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Titans defeat WB-M boys 58-40

 

WEST BEND—South Central Calhoun jumped out to a big early lead and never looked back in a 58-40 Twin Lakes Conference boys’ basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Landon Montag was the only Wolverine in double digits with 13 points with Abner Zaugg adding eight more points.

Humboldt hands Bulldog girls first NCC loss

 

HUMBOLDT—Humboldt handed 10th ranked Algona their first North Central Conference girls’ basketball loss on Tuesday, Jan. 23 as the purple-and-gold defeated the Bulldogs by the final score of 59-49.

Hayden Kuhlmann led the red-and-black in scoring with 18 points and was joined in double figures by Casey VanOtterloo with 15 points.

Wolverine girls drop low scoring league contest

 

WEST BEND—After an 11-11 deadlock in the first quarter, both West Bend-Mallard and East Sac County had trouble putting the ball in hoop as the visitors won a low scoring 33-24 Twin Lakes Conference girls’ basketball win on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Tiffany Fehr was the leading scorer with eight points for the Wolverines as Abi Schmidt added six more. Kierstin Montag contributed four points as both Hannah Stalzer and Lexi Welter tossed in three points to round out the scoring.

Wildcats rout Algona boys 98-62

ALGONA—Humboldt buried 12 three-point field goals and routed the Algona Bulldog boys’ basketball team 98-62 in a North Central Conference contest played on Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Three red-and-black players reached double figures led by Ben Helmers with 19 points as Landon Welp chipped in with 11 points and Alex Manske added             10 more.

Capesius, Eastman lead Bishop Garrigan past Cardinals

 

GARNER—Senior Abbie Capesius and freshman Graclyn Eastman each scored over 20 points to help lead seventh-ranked Bishop Garrigan to a 64-51 Top of Iowa Conference victory on Tuesday, Jan. 23 over the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals.

Capesius poured in a game-high 22 points as Eastman chipped in with 21 more to lead the black-and-gold to their 16th win of the 2023-2024 campaign.

Warrior boys roll past Belmond-Klemme 88-28

 

BELMOND—North Union built an enormous 30-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and was never challenged in an 88-28 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball victory on Tuesday, Jan. 23 over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

A dozen different Warriors scored in the rout led by Danyal Fothergill with 16 points. He was joined in double figures by Kody Irmiter with 13 and both Kyan Jones and Aiden Lofstrom added 11 points.

Bulldog girls have seven champs at Clear Lake

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

CLEAR LAKE—Algona won the team title with 193 points as the red-and-black girls’ wrestling squad crowned seven individual champions on Friday, Jan. 19.

The meet was called the Clear Lake Invitational but was the unofficial North Central Conference tournament as just four of the eight league schools currently have a girls’ wrestling program.

AHS boys’ wrestlers earn 10th NCC title

 

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

CLEAR LAKE—For the first time since 2004, the Algona Bulldog boys’ wrestling team captured another North Central Conference title on Saturday, Jan. 20.

Despite the 20-year drought, the title was the 10th for the tradition-rich wrestling school. The red-and-black wrestled the best when it counted the most, going 21-3 in the final two rounds and were 10-2 in the final round.

AHS girls remain perfect in conference games

 

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

ALGONA—Algona remained perfect in North Central Conference girls’ basketball play with a 77-40 win over the Webster City Lynx on Friday, Jan. 19.

The red-and-black led 20-9 at the conclusion of the first quarter as Lauren McLaughlin scored seven points in the frame and Hayden Kuhlmann added five more.

Three Warrior wrestlers place fourth at conference meet

 

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

 

OSAGE—Three North Union Warrior wrestlers placed fourth to earn a medal in the star-studded Top of Iowa Conference wrestling tournament held here on Saturday, Jan. 20.

Ethan Preston at 113 pounds, Brennan Bollinger at 215 and Kolton Wolter at 285 pounds all finished fourth for the green-black-and-silver during the day.

North Union boys roll past Bison 71-50

BUFFALO CENTER—North Union improved to 14-2 overall and 10-1 in Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball play with a 71-50 victory over the North Iowa Bison on Monday, Jan.22.

The green-black-and-silver led 14-9 at the end of the first period and increased their advantage to 35-21 at intermission. The visitors also led 55-31 heading into the final eight minutes of action.

Algona edges Webster City boys 47-44 in NCC play

ALGONA—It was not a pretty thing with numerous turnovers from both squads as Algona nipped Webster City 47-44 in a North Central Conference boys’ basketball contest played in Friday, Jan. 19.

The home team led 14-7 at the end of the first period and the two teams went to the locker room at halftime deadlocked at 22-22.

The Lynx led 33-29 after three quarters as the red-and-black outscored Webster City 18-11 in the final eight minutes to rally for the league victory.

Warrior girls defeat West Hancock 46-39

BRITT—North Union remained in a second place tie with Forest City in the Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball standings with a hard-fought 46-39 league victory on Friday, Jan, 19 over the West Hancock Eagles.

The Warriors trailed 12-10 at the end of the first period before taking a 30-21 advantage to the locker room at intermission. The green-black-and-silver also led 38-31 after three quarters of play.

Golden Bears improve to 10-0 in conference play

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan remained undefeated in Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball play on Friday, Jan. 19 with a 62-24 victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The seventh-ranked black-and-gold led 13-6 at the end of the first quarter before blowing out to a 35-16 advantage at halftime and held a 48-20 lead at the conclusion of the third period.

Titans edge WB-M girls 52-48

GRAETTINGER—Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire avenged a loss earlier this season with a hard-fought 52-48 Twin Lakes Conference girls’ basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Friday, Jan. 19.

The Wolverines topped the Titans 58-51 the opening week of the season on Nov. 28 at West Bend but turned the tables the second time around.

Bishop Garrigan hands Wolverines 59-38 defeat

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan built a big first half lead and cruised to a 59-38 non-conference boys’ basketball victory on Saturday, Jan. 20 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The home team led 15-7 after the first eight minutes of action and extended that advantage to 34-10 at halftime. The black-and-gold also led 48-22 after three quarters of basketball.

Carter Schwab led the Golden Bears in scoring with 20 points and both Michael Joyce and Nick Leerar added 13 points.

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