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Eagle Grove shuts out Warriors 5-0

BANCROFT—Eagle Grove blanked North Union 5-0 in a Top of Iowa Conference baseball contest played at Bancroft Memorial Park on Tuesday, June 27.

The visitors plated single runs in both the first and third innings and added three big insurance runs in the top of the fifth frame in the win.

Cayden Schultz was sharp on the bump for the Eagles as he allowed no runs on just two hits while striking out 11 and walked one.

Cowgirls defeat Algona 11-8 in NCC action

ALGONA—A six-run second inning was too much to overcome as the Algona Bulldogs’ softball squad fell to Clarion-Goldfield/Dows Cowgirls by the score of 11-8 in North Central Conference action on Wednesday, June 28.

Each team scored a run in the opening frame before the visitors erupted for six runs in the second and one more in the third to take a commanding 8-1 advantage.

BG softball ends regular season with 12-0

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan concluded the 2023 regular season with a dominating 12-0, four-inning Top of Iowa Conference softball victory over the West Hancock Eagles on Wednesday, June 28.

The black-and-gold ended the regular season with an overall record of 15-8 and finished in second place in the league with a mark of 13-3.

Warriors edge Eagle Grove 4-3

SWEA CITY—Eagle Grove almost pulled off the biggest upset in the Top of Iowa Conference softball campaign as the Eagles lost 4-3 to the league champions North Union on Tuesday, June 27.

The home team scored first in the bottom of the first stanza but Eagle Grove dead-locked the contest at 1-1 in the third frame.

Bulldogs end regular season with 11-9 win

 

 

CLEAR LAKE—Algona snapped a three-game losing streak on Friday, June 30 with an 11-9 North Central Conference victory over the Clear Lake Lions in the regular season finale.

The red-and-black finished the 2023 regular season with an overall record of 9-13 and was 6-8 in the conference, good for fifth place in the league standings.

Sixth straight win for Algona baseball team

 

 

ALGONA—A team wants to be playing their best heading into the post-season and the Algona Bulldogs’ baseball team definitely fits that bill.

Two four-run outburst led the red-and-black to their sixth straight victory on Friday, June 30 with a 9-2 North Central Conference win over the Clear Lake Lions.

Class 3A sub-state baseball pairings recently released

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

BOONE—The post-season sub-state baseball pairings were released last week by the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

Algona (15-14) was assigned to Sub-State No. 2 and is the sixth seed. The red-and-black will travel to Clear Lake on Friday, July 7 to take on the third-seeded Lions (13-11).

Moore leads Forest City by Golden Bears

 

 

FOREST CITY—Senior Kellen Moore of Forest City led his team to a hard-fought 3-2 Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory on Tuesday, June 27 over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears.

Moore had the biggest hit of the evening as he ripped a three-run double in the right center gap in the fifth inning and came on in relief in the seventh inning to strike out three batters on the mound to earn the save in the game.

Golden Bears earned piece of conference title

 

 

ALGONA—For the first time in 11 years, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears’ baseball team are conference champions.

The black-and-gold defeated the West Hancock Eagles 16-1 in four innings on Wednesday, June 28 to share the Top of Iowa Conference title with the Forest City Indians.

Fourth-ranked E-LC defeats Warriors 10-0

 

 

BANCROFT—Fourth-ranked in Class 2A, the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets blanked the North Union Warriors by the score of 10-0 in six innings in a non-conference contest played on Thursday, June 29.

The Midgets broke a scoreless dead-lock in the top of the third inning with four runs and added four more tallies in the fourth stanza before ending the contest early with a pair of runs in the sixth frame.

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No. 9 E-LC shuts out Algona 9-0

 

 

ESTHERVILLE—Ninth-ranked Estherville-Lincoln Central scored in every inning but the first in a 9-0 non-conference softball victory on Tuesday, June 27 over the Algona Bulldogs.

The Midgettes scored two runs in the second and fifth frames, one on both the third and sixth stanzas and tallied three times in the fourth inning.

Golden Bears roll past Forest City 13-3

 

 

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan rolled to a 13-3, five-inning Top of Iowa Conference softball victory over the Forest City Indians on Tuesday, June 27.

The black-and-gold scored three times in the first, added single runs in both the second and third frames and exploded for seven runs in the fourth as the home team scored twice in the opening frame and once in the second.

Looft wins Wyffels Hybrid Sport Mods Special

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

ALGONA—All summer long, Swea City’s Matt Looft has simply dominated the sport mods class at the Kossuth County Speedway.

On Thursday, June 30, things remained the same as Looft led 18 of the 25-lap, $1,000 to win Wyffels Hybrid Sport Mods Special at the track to highlight the evening of exciting dirt track racing.

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How many years have you been racing: Eight years now

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: My dad

What is your most memorable racing moment: I would have to say when I got a second place to my dad in a race at Britt in 2021

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: Cheeseburger

Big inning leads Golden Bears past North Union baseball team

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

BANCROFT—A six-run explosion in the top of second inning proved to be the difference in the game as the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears defeated the North Union Warriors 9-4 in a Top of Iowa Conference baseball contest on Friday, June 23.

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