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Titans defeat West Bend-Mallard 65-43

GRAETTINGER—Graettinger-Terri/Ruthven-Ayrshire raced out to a huge first period lead and went onto a 65-43 non-conference boys’ basketball victory on Thursday, Dec. 1 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The home team started fast with a 26-7 advantage at the end of the first stanza. The Titans led by 11 points at intermission at 37-26 and led 48-32 at the conclusion of the third quarter of play.

EL-C Midgets top North Union 54-36

ARMSTRONG—Estherville-Lincoln Central built an eight-point first quarter advantage and went onto a 54-36 non-conference boys’ basketball win over the North Union Warriors on Monday, Dec. 5.

The visitors led 19-11 at the end of the first period of action and were ahead 32-22 at intermission. The Midgets also led 44-31 after three periods of basketball play.

Strong second half leads Warriors past WB-M boys

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

WEST BEND—North Union rallied from a four-point halftime deficit by outscoring West Bend-Mallard 36-16 in the second half to a 50-34 non-conference boys’ basketball season opening win over the purple-and-gold on Monday, Nov. 28.

North Union girls run past Wolverines in season opener

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

ARMSTRONG—A scrappy, pesky North Union defense pocketed 22 steals that led to many easy baskets in a 74-36 season-opening non-conference girls’ basketball victory on Tuesday, Nov. 22 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

Golden Bear boys cruise in season opener 76-40

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

FORT DODGE—Bishop Garrigan broke a 2-2 tie with a 13-0 run and never looked back, cruising to a 76-40 non-conference season opening boys’ basketball victory on Monday, Nov. 28 over the St. Edmond Gaels.

After Jack Grandgenett and Jackson Palmer traded hoops to start the contest, the visitors rattled off 13 straight points to take a 15-2 advantage.

Golden Bears go 1-1 at Twin Cities Tip-Off Classic

MINNEAPOLIS—Competing against a couple of outstanding Minnesota girls’ basketball teams, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears split a pair of contest over the weekend in the Twin Cities Tip-Off Classic played at the St. Thomas Academy High School.

Fast start propels Algona boys past Midgets 81-69

ALGONA—Algona came out hot in the first quarter by making 10 field goals, including four triples and never trailed in a season-opening 81-69 non-conference boys’ basketball win over Monday, Nov. 28 over Estherville-Lincoln Central.

The home team raced out to 24-15 advantage at the end of the first period and took a 46-39 lead to the locker room at intermission. The red-and-black also led 60-53 heading into the game’s final eight minutes of action.

Five Bulldogs go 3-0 at Riverhawk Invitational

MASON CITY—Five members of the Algona Bulldog girls’ wrestling squad went 3-0 on the night to place first on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at the Riverhawk Invitational.

No team scores were kept as a total of nine different teams competed at the meet. The red-and-black had a great showing on the evening as they went 22-6 the matches they wrestled and recorded a total of 20 falls.

Bulldogs edge Forest City 39-38

ALGONA—Playing for the second time in 24 hours, the Algona Bulldog girls’ basketball squad edged the Forest City Indians 39-38 in non-conference basketball action played on Tuesday, Nov. 22.

Lauren McLaughlin hit the game-winning three-point field goal with 19 seconds remaining and A’Lailah Perry registered a huge block with four seconds left before a last-ditch 12-foot jumper by the Indians rattled harmlessly off the rim at the buzzer.

Class 3A District #2 All-District Teams

 

First Team

Gabe Christensen , Ballard 12 LB

Lance Coon, Humboldt 11 RB

Nick Cox, North Polk 12 DB

Brayden Foster , North Polk 11 LB

Will Hawthorne , Gilbert 11 RB

Owen Hubbell , Humboldt 12 LB

Colton Leslie, Nevada 12 OL

Jack Limbaugh , Algona 10 OL

Tayeton Lohaus , Humboldt 12 DL

Alex Manske, Algona 10 DB

Carson Mather , Nevada 12 OL

Class A District #2 All-District Teams

 

First Team

Aric Arndorfer , North Union 12 OL

Logan Bacon, Lake Mills 11 DB

Ryan Barnes, West Hancock 12 LB

Max Burt, Mason City Newman 12 QB

Josiah Chibambo, West Fork 12 LB

Rhett Eisenmann, West Hancock 12 QB

Ryan Hackbarth, Saint Ansgar 12 DL

Noah Hamilton, Mason City Newman 12 WR

Beau Kauffman, Lake Mills 11 RB

Connor King, Saint Ansgar 11 RB

Top-ranked E-LC too much for Bulldog girls

ALGONA—Defending Class 3A state champions Estherville-Lincoln Central outscored Algona 24-0 in the second quarter and cruised to a 64-30 non-conference girls’ basketball victory over the red-and-black on Monday, Nov. 28.

No. 2 Mustangs’ quickness too much for Algona

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

ALGONA—Second-ranked Newell-Fonda’s quickness forced 31 Algona turnovers during the evening on Monday, Nov. 21 as the blue-and-white cruised past the locals by the final score of 82-25 in the season opener for both squads.

The Mustangs overcame an early 7-2 deficit in the contest by finishing the first the first half with a 51-5 run to build a commanding 53-12 advantage at intermission.

Tobin, Davis place first at Nevada

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

NEVADA—Two Algona girls’ wrestlers placed first and the team placed fourth in a 19-team field on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Central Iowa Kickoff Tournament held here.

The red-and-black scored a team total of 155 points and was edged out of third place by just one point by Dallas Center-Grimes with 156 as Perry placed first with 190 points and Raccoon River-Northwest was second with a team score of 173.

18th Annual All-Area Football Team

 

First Team Defense

Logan Grimm

West Bend-Mallard,

Junior Linebacker

Lucas Fehr selected first-team all-state

DES MOINES—West Bend-Mallard senior Lucas Fehr was named to the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association eight-man first-team all-state team while Wolverine classmate Ethan Zaugg and Ben Massner were chosen to the second team.

Fehr was picked to the first team as a punt returner with Zaugg being selected to the second team as an offensive lineman and Massner made the squad as a defensive lineman.

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