ALGONA—Mason City topped the Algona swim team 94-67 on Thursday, Oct. 7, at the Algona Family YMCA in the team’s second home meet of the season. The red-and-black won five events and was the runner-up in four more during the meet.

DES MOINES—The post-season regional volleyball pairings were released last week by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
All four of the area squads will open on the same evening on Monday, Oct. 18. Here in town, Bishop Garrigan (10-15) will entertain the West Bend-Mallard (6-16).

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan wrapped up Top of Iowa Conference volleyball play on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at home with victory over the West Hancock Eagles in three straight sets.
The home team took the opening game by the score of 25-17 before winning the second set 25-16. They ended the match with a 25-8 victory in game number three.
 
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ALGONA—Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire rebounded from its first loss of the season last week by topping the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears 54-16 at Conway Field on Friday, Oct. 8.
 
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GILBERT—Going on the road for the first time in Class 3A district play, the 10th-ranked Algona Bulldogs football team defeated a stubborn Gilbert Tigers squad by the score of 27-13 on Friday, Oct. 1.
The red-and-black run defense was outstanding all evening long as they limited the home team to 38 yards rushing as a team on 24 carries.
 
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WEST BEND—Landon Montag scored four touchdowns as the West Bend-Mallard defense set the tempo early by not allowing a first down in the first quarter in a 44-14, eight-man district win over the North Iowa Bison on Friday, Oct. 1.
 
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SHEFFIELD—North Union erupted for 22 first period points and never looked back on Friday, Oct. 1, in a 50-20 Class A district football victory over the West Fork Warhawks.
The green-black-and-silver started fast as they held a 22-6 advantage at the conclusion of the opening frame and extended their lead to 43-6 at intermission.

LAKE MILLS—Turning in their best performance of the season, the North Union Warrior boys cross-country team placed third overall in the final team standings with 76 points on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Lake Mills Invitational ran at the Rice Lake Golf Course.
 
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LAKE MILLS—For the first time in the program’s history, the North Union Warrior girls cross-country squad took home the team title on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Rice Lake Golf Course in the Lake Mills Invitational.
The green-black-and-silver topped the eight-team field with a winning team score of 36 points as the Warriors placed three young ladies in the top nine runners in the meet.
 
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    ALGONA—It was homecoming night on Friday, Oct. 1, at Conway Field but the St. Edmond Gaels spoiled the fun as the green-and-white defeated the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears by the score of 38-20 in eight-man district action as veteran Gael coach Matt Dillon earned his 200th career victory.
The game started slowly as the contest was scoreless after the first period. The visitors scored twice early in the second frame on pass plays of 19 and 24 yards for a 12-0 advantage.

ARMSTRONG—The North Union Warriors volleyball squad earned a Top of Iowa Conference victory on Thursday, Sept. 30, in three straight sets over the Eagle Grove Eagles.
The green-black-and-silver took the opening game 25-11 before winning the second set by the score of 25-15 and ended the match with a 25-11 victory in game number three.
 
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FOREST CITY—Bishop Garrigan handed Forest City their conference set loss of the season but the Indians still prevailed in four games in a Top of Iowa Conference volleyball match played on Tuesday, Sept. 28.
The home team took the opening two sets by identical scores of 25-14 before the black-and-gold dominated in game number three with a 25-15 victory.
 
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ALTA—Alta-Aurelia defeated the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines volleyball squad in three straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 30, in a Twin Lakes Conference match.
The Warriors took the opening game 25-12 before winning the second set by the score of 25-11 and ended the match in game number three with a 25-16 victory.
 
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POCAHONTAS—On Saturday, Oct. 2, both the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys and girls cross-country squads competed in the Pocahontas Area Invitational.
On the boys side of things, Damon Fehr finished in 34th place with a time of 20:49.74.
 
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ALGONA—Algona turned away a North Polk two-point conversion try with 47 seconds left to play in the game to secure an exciting, 28-27, Class 3A district opening victory on Friday, Sept. 24, over the Comets.
The red-and-black got huge nights from seniors Trevon Smith and Tyler Manske in the win and homecoming king Wyatt Garman sealed the deal in the final minute by recovering an attempted onside kick by the visitors.
 
Get the full report in the Sept. 30 Advance.