By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

CLARION—In their 2025 outdoor season opener, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys track team claimed first place in seven events, including five relays at the Cowboy Relays held on Thursday, April 10.

The black-and-gold scored a team total of 99 points to take third in the six-team field as the West Hancock Eagles took the team title with a total of 120 points.

EAGLE GROVE—Winning seven events, including three relays, the Algona Bulldog girls track squad won the team title with 134 points at the Lady Eagle Relays held on Thursday, April 10.

Bishop Garrigan also competed in the 10-team meet and finished in eighth place with a team score of 38 points and won one event, as freshman Julia Swift won the 3,000-meter run in 12:02.72.

CHEROKEE—Junior Tyra Schupbach ran to an easy victory in the 3,000-meter run to highlight the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls track squad at the annual Lynn Jolly Relays on Thursday, April 10.

The purple-and-gold junior topped the field in that event with her winning time of 10:53.7, just off her school record clocking she ran earlier in the week.

CLEAR LAKE—Both the Algona and Bishop Garrigan girls track squads competed on Tuesday, April 8 at the annual Lion Relays against six other teams.

Algona captured first place in the meet with a team score of 156 points, five points better than runner-up Clear Lake, while Bishop Garrigan scored 40 points to finish in eighth place overall.

EAGLE GROVE—Placing first in seven different events, the Algona Bulldog boys track team claimed the Class A title at the Umstead Relays on Tuesday, April 8 with a team total of 145 points.

Gavin Weber was a double winner for the red-and-black by taking the 800-meter run in 2:02.41 and the 1,600-meter run with his time of 4:42.86 as Brooks Morgan was the other individual winner in the 3,200-meter run in 10:54.31.

MILFORD—Capturing a pair of first places during the night, the North Union Warrior girls track squad opened their 2025 outdoor season on Tuesday, April 8 at the annual Okoboji Relays.

The green-black-and-silver finished in fifth place with a team total of 37 points as the Spencer Tigers won the meet with a team score of 126 points.

MILFORD—Aiden Bauer won the 1,600-meter run in a career-best 5:11.88 to highlight the performances of the North Union Warrior boys track team at the annual Okoboji Early Bird Relays on Tuesday, April 8.

The green-black-and-silver scored 34 points during the meet to finish in fifth place in the team standings as the Spencer Tigers won the team title with a team score of 115 points.

ARMSRONG—Drew Henderson fired a one-over par 37 to help lead the North Union Warrior boys golf team to a Top of Iowa Conference triangular victory on Thursday, April 10 at the Country Greens Golf Course.

The green-black-and-gold had the lowest team total of the day with a 174 as Bishop Garrigan took second with a 193 and North Iowa finished in third place with a score of 213.

LIVERMORE—Senior Hanna Merron claimed the medalist honors for the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls golf squad in their season opener held on Tuesday, April 8 at the beautiful Spring Valley Golf Course.

Merron won the medalist honor with her nine-hole score of 43 as Spencer’s Megan Irvine took the runner-up medal with her score of 45.

HUMBOLDT—The Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys golf team opened the 2025 season on the road on Tuesday, April 8 at the Humboldt Country Club with a non-conference triangular meet.

The black-and-gold finished in third place in the season opener with a team score of 195 as Spencer took first place with a good early season total of 151 and Humboldt was second with a 158 score.

WEST BEND—Led by the medalist in the meet, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys golf team won a tight Twin Lakes Conference quadrangular meet held at the West Bend Golf & Country Club on Monday, April 14.

The purple-and-gold along with Pocahontas Area both had a team score of 187, but the Wolverines won the meet via the fifth score tie-breaker as Newell-Fonda was third with a 198 and Sioux Central was fourth with a team total of 213.

POCAHONTAS—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls golf squad dropped a Twin Lakes Conference quadrangular meet on Monday, April 14 held at the Pocahontas Golf Club.

Newell-Fonda had the low score of the day with a team total of 209 as Sioux Central was the runner-up with a 219, Pocahontas Area finished in third place with a 224 and West Bend-Mallard placed fourth with a score of 236.

CHEROKEE—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys track team competed on Thursday, April 10 at the Lynn Jolly Relays against a field of 12 teams.

The purple-and-gold scored seven points and placed 12^th in the team standings as the Spencer Tigers won the team title with their score of 114 points.

BANCROFT—In the Top of Iowa Conference opener for both teams, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls golf team defeated the North Union Warriors 203-243 in a league match played at the North Kossuth Golf Club on Thursday, April 10.

Hanna Merron of Bishop Garrigan was the medalist of the meet with her score of 48 while teammate Gabby Buscher took the runner-up medalist with her round of 50.

WEST BEND—Both the West Bend-Mallard boys and girls golf teams opened the 2025 season on Thursday, April 10 at home at the West Bend Golf & Country Club with a Twin Lakes Conference meet against the Southeast Valley Jaguars.

The purple-and-gold fell to the Jaguars by the final score of 232-255 while the boys dropped their conference match to Southeast Valley by the final score of 177-200.