By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—Knowing that win and they were in, the Algona Bulldogs earned a 21-7 district win over a stubborn and talented Hampton-Dumont squad on Friday, Oct. 20 to qualify for the Class 3A playoffs.

The red-and-black (6-3) will now travel to face 8-1 Sioux Center on Friday in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—After a season opening loss, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears’ football team have now rattled off eight consecutive victories.

The latest win came on Friday, Oct. 20 at Conway Field in the opening round of the eight-man playoffs with a 63-6 drubbing of the Janesville Wildcats.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ELDORA—A tall and talented South Hardin squad was too much for North Union to overcome in the Class 2A regional volleyball semi-finals as the 12th ranked Tigers defeated the green-black-and-silver in three straight sets.

SPENCER—North Union teammates Alexis Cummins and Jacey Welbig each qualified for the Class 1A state cross-country meet on Friday, Oct. 27 at the Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Freshman Cummins finished in second place overall with her time of 20:22.75 while junior teammate Welbig crossed the finish line in fourth place with her clocking of 20:45.00.

SPENCER—Last season North Union’s Gavyn Morphew just missed qualifying for the state cross-country meet by one place.

This fall, the green-black-and-silver senior made sure he would be running at Fort Dodge next week as he came across the finish line in sixth place overall with his time of 17:44.02 at the Class 1A district meet at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course on Thursday, Oct. 19.

SPENCER—Before they started the Class 3A district meet on Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Algona Bulldog boys’ cross-country team knew they had a tough task ahead of them.

Things proved to be that way as the red-and-black finished in eighth place with 211 points in the meet held at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course.