By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

DES MOINES—So far this season, the Algona Bulldog boys track team has put up some outstanding times and distances, including setting a couple of new school records.

On April 24-26, the red-and-black had a chance to compete with the big dogs at the 115^th running of the annual Drake Relays inside Drake Stadium and came on Saturday with some more solid performances.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ESTHERVILLE—Both the Bishop Garrigan and North Union girls track squads competed in the 51^st annual Estherville-Lincoln Central Relays held on Friday, April 25.

The black-and-gold finished in sixth place in the team standings with a team score of 58 points while the green-black-and-silver ended up in eighth place with a team total of 41 points.

SPIRIT LAKE—On the strength of winning four different events, the Algona Bulldog girls track squad finished in second place at the annual Sheryl Maahs Co-Ed Relays on Tuesday, April 22.

The red-and-black’s team total of 129 points was topped only by Spirit Lake’s first place score of 147. Charli Dodds was the only individual winner for the Bulldogs as she crossed the finish line first in the 800-meter run in 2:29.14.

NEWELL—Maddie Fehr won the 100-meter dash to highlight the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls track squad at the Mustang Relays on Friday, April 25.

The purple-and-gold ended up in sixth place in the team standings with a team total of 44 points in the nine-team field.

GARNER—Competing in the Class A Division, the North Union Warrior girls track squad ran at the Cardinal Relays in Garner on Tuesday, April 22.

The squad ended up in seventh place overall in the nine-team meet with 40 points as Forest City took home the team title with a score of 204 points.

POCAHONTAS—Owen Murphy of Bishop Garrigan was a double winner to highlight the top performance of a pair of area boys track teams at the annual Pocahontas Relays on Friday, April 25.

The Golden Bears finished in second place in Class B with a team score of 142 points while North Union scored a total of 80 points to take fourth place in the six-team field. Murphy sprinted to gold medals in both the 100-meter dash in 11.65 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.37.

BELMOND—Bishop Garrigan won a pair of relays to highlight the performances of the team at the Bronco Relays on Tuesday, April 22.

The black-and-gold finished in fifth place in the 10-team field with a team total of 69 points as West Hancock won the team title with a team score of 129 points.

NEWELL—A pair of fourth place relay finishes highlighted the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys track team at the Mustangs Relays in Newell on Friday, April 25.

The purple-and-gold scored a total of 15 points to end up in sixth place in the final team standings in the eight-team meet as Southeast Valley won the team title with a score of 170 points.

EAGLE GROVE—Hitting the road on Friday, April 25 in a Top of Iowa Conference triangular match, both the North Union Warrior boys and girls golf teams competed against Lake Mills and Eagle Grove.

Lake Mills had the low total in the boys’ match with a team score of 167 as North Union was second with a 177 and Eagle Grove placed third with a team total of 192.

BELMOND—Hitting the road for a Top of Iowa Conference triangular match on Friday, April 25, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys and girls golf team split a league match played at the Belmond Golf & Country Club.

Belmond-Klemme played first in the boys league match with a team score of 175 as Bishop Garrigan took second with a team total of 179 and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura finished third with a score of 190.

FORT DODGE—Cruising to an easy league victory on Tuesday, April 22, the Algona Bulldog girls golf squad won a North Central Conference triangular match played at the Lakeside Golf Course just north of Fort Dodge.

The red-and-black posted a team total of 184 to easily win the match as Hampton-Dumont was a distant second with a 227 and St. Edmond placed third with a score of 280.

BRITT—Junior Drew Henderson carded a two-under par 34 to highlight the performances of the North Union Warriors golf teams in a Top of Iowa Conference triangular match held on Tuesday, April 22 at the Britt Country Club.

The Warrior boys won the league meet with a team total of 162 as West Hancock placed second with a 168 and Eagle Grove took third place with a 185.

GARNER—Freshman Madelyn Tigges won the 400-meter dash to highlight the performances of the Bishop Garrrigan Golden Bear girls track squad at the Cardinal Relays on Tuesday, April 22.

The black-and-gold amassed a total of 91 points during the evening to finish in fourth place in the Class B team standings as a total of nine teams participated.

SPIRIT LAKE—Continuing their outstanding 2025 campaign, the Algona Bulldog boys track team put on another strong performance by winning seven events at the annual Sheryl Maahs Co-Ed Relays on Tuesday, April 22.

The red-and-black amassed a total of 130 team points in the meet that was topped only by Spirit Lake’s team score of 154 points to place first in the meet.

ALGONA—Both teams shot well, but the Algona Bulldog girls golf squad was a little better in a key North Central Conference match played at the River Road Golf Course on Friday, April 25.

The red-and-black shot their best score of the season with a total of 181 as Clear Lake also shot well with a team score of 194. The Bulldogs improved to 10-1 overall on the season and are a perfect 3-0 in league matches so far this spring.