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Warriors snap Lake Mills’ 54-game league winning streak

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

LAKE MILLS—North Union led the entire game except for a ten-second period in the opening quarter in a key Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball 47-43 victory over the Lake Mills Bulldogs on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

The win snapped a 54-game consecutive conference winning streak by the purple-and-gold as the two teams are now tied with Forest City with a 5-1 league record for first place.

Bulldogs end Clear Lake’s 45-game NCC winning streak

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

CLEAR LAKE—Algona outscored Clear Lake 22-7 in a crucial second quarter and went onto a 57-46 win in a battle of unbeaten ranked Class 3A girls’ basketball squads on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

Bulldog boys go 2-1 at Garner

GARNER—Wrapping up the pre-Christmas part of their schedule with a non-conference quadrangular at Garner, the Algona Bulldogs went 2-1 on Tuesday, Dec. 19.

The red-and-black defeated Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 48-28. Cohen Reffer, Isaac Wilson, Tate Slagle and Gavin Goche each won by fall while teammates Elijah Wilhite, Ethan Bradford, Barrett Morgan and Ashton Moreno won by forfeit.

No. 8 Bishop Garrigan improves to 9-1 overall

ALGONA—Eighth-ranked Bishop Garrigan moved into the Christmas break with an overall record of 9-1 with the latest victory a 71-41 win over the North Iowa Lady Bison.

The black-and-gold is tied for the Top of Iowa Conference lead at 6-0 with Forest City with their only loss coming at Class 1A state runner-up Newell-Fonda.

North Union girls notch seventh win of season

ARMSTRONG—Notching their seventh win of the season on Thursday, Dec. 21, the North union Warrior girls’ basketball squad defeated the Eagle Grove Eagles 48-34 in Top of Iowa Conference action.

The green-black-and-silver led the whole way and had a 13-4 lead at the end of the first period. The Warriors increased their advantage to 34-13 at halftime and led 42-24 as the fourth quarter began.

WB-M girls are 5-2 heading into X-mas break

EAGLE GROVE—West Bend-Mallard heads into the Christmas break with a 5-2 overall mark and the Wolverine girls are 2-0 in Twin Lakes Conference contests.

The latest victory came on Monday, Dec. 18 with an exciting 39-36 non-conference win over the Eagle Grove Eagles as the visitors outscored Eagle Grove 25-18 in the second half for the victory.

Golden Bears top Bison 72-46 in conference tilt

ALGONA—A big second half led the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys; basketball team to a 72-46 Top of Iowa Conference victory on Tuesday, Dec. 19 over the North Iowa Bison.

The black-and-gold outscored the Bison 40-16 in the second half to break open a tight 32-30 contest at intermission.

The Golden Bears trailed 15-14 at the end of the first quarter and took a 50-38 advantage into the final eight minutes of action.

Unbeaten Clear Lake tops Bulldogs 67-54

CLEAR LAKE—Clear Lake remained undefeated on the year on Tuesday, Dec. 19 with a 67-54 victory over the Algona Bulldog boys’ basketball team in a key North Central Conference contest.

The home team outscored the red-and-black 21-13 in the final eight minutes to break open a close game and earned their seventh overall and second conference win of the season.

WB-M boys drop non-conference road tilt

EAGLE GROVE—Ending their pre-Christmas schedule on the road on Monday, Dec. 18, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys’ basketball team were defeated by the Eagle Grove Eagles by the score of 74-49.

The visitors trailed 19-12 at the end of the first quarter as the Eagles held a 32-21 advantage at intermission. The home team also led 52-30 heading into the final eight minutes of plays.

Warrior wrestlers go 1-2 at Rockford

ROCKFORD—Finishing their pre-Christmas schedule on the road on Thursday, Dec. 21, the North Union Warriors wrestling team went 1-2 in a Top of Iowa quadrangular.

The green-black-and-silver defeated Rockford 60-12 but lost to Nashua-Plainfield 66-15 and Forest City by the score of 54-30.

Both Gavyn Morphew (144) and Kolton Walter (285) went 3-0 on the evening while teammates Jackson Hutchinson (132), Liam Kollasch (138) and Lucas Dreyer (175) went 2-1.

 

North Union girls defeat  Lake Mills 48-36

LAKE MILLS—North Union earned a Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball victory on Tuesday, Dec. 19 with a hard-fought 48-36 win over the Lake Mills Bulldogs.

The visitors took a 13-5 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter and held a 26-17 advantage at halftime. The green-black-and-silver also led 44-28 heading into the fourth period of play.

North Union boys 9-2 going into X-mas break

ARMSTRONG—North Union improved to 9-2 overall and 6-1 in the Top of Iowa Conference on Thursday, Dec. 21 with 68-58 victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The green-black-and-silver move into the Christmas break tied with Forest City and Lake Mills at 6-1 for the lead in the Top of Iowa Conference play with victories over both of those clubs already this season.

Golden Bear boys defeat St. Edmond 61-53

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan held off a stubborn St. Edmond Gael boys’ basketball team on Thursday, Dec. 21 by the final score of 61-53 in a non-conference game that was rescheduled from Nov. 27.

The visitors led 16-13 at the conclusion of the first eight minutes of play before the black-and-gold rallied to take a 34-26 advantage at intermission.

The home team still led 50-43 at the end of the third quarter before the green-and-white made things interesting.

Bulldog boys run past Bishop Garrigan 66-49

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

BISHOP GARRIGAN—Algona built a 10-point first period advantage and maintained that lead most of the game in a 66-49 non-conference cross-town victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears on Saturday, Dec. 16.

The red-and-black connected on 32 of 63 overall field goals for 50.7 percent, sank two of 12 three-pointers for 16.6 percent and converted two of six free throws for 33.3 percent.

Golden Bear girls win ranked cross-town battle

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

BISHOP GARRIGAN—Bishop Garrigan broke open a tight contest after the first period with a big second quarter and went onto a 62-42 girls’ basketball victory over the Algona Bulldogs on Saturday, Dec. 16.

For the first time in many years in the battle, both teams came in ranked as Algona was rated No. 10 in Class 3A and defending state champion Bishop Garrigan is number eighth in Class 1A.

Bollinger, Morphew earn titles at Cherokee

 

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

CHEROKEE—Both Brennen Bollinger and Gavyn Morphew won three matches to win individual titles to highlight the performances of the North Union Warriors wrestling team at the Paul Fuhrman Invitational on Saturday, Dec.16.

The green-black-and-silver finished in fourth place in the team standings with 170.5 points in the 10-team field of teams.

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