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Second half rally falls short for AHS boys at Humboldt

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

HUMBOLDT—A great second half rally by the Algona Bulldog boys basketball team fell just short as they dropped a 73-65 North Central Conference contest to the Humboldt Wildcats on Friday, Jan. 17.

The big second half comeback was propelled by good shooting as the Bulldogs connected on 18 of 27 field goals in the second half for 66.6 percent.

No. 3 Newell-Fonda defeat Wolverines

NEWELL—West Bend-Mallard put up a good battle, but third-ranked Newell-Fonda prevailed by the final score of 75-44 in a Twin Lakes Conference girls basketball contest played on Friday, Jan. 17.

The purple-and-gold were within 11 points late in the third quarter, but the Mustangs finished the game strong for the win. The aggressive Newell-Fonda defense forced 33 Wolverine turnovers in the loss while committing 20 turnovers of their own.

Algona rallies late to top Lions in NCC play

ALGONA—Algona only led twice in the game, but the last time came at the best point as the ninth-ranked Bulldogs rallied late for an exciting 47-44 North Central Conference girls basketball victory over the Clear Lake Lions on Monday, Jan. 20.

The red-and-black trailed the entire first 30 minutes of the contest before taking their first lead with 2:15 to play in the game on a field goal by Maya Lentz.

Algona wins key NCC road contest 54-42

HUMBOLDT—A big third quarter got the Algona Bulldog girls basketball team the lead after trailing the entire first half, and they went onto a hard-fought 54-42 North Central Conference victory on Friday, Jan. 17 over the Humboldt Wildcats.

Humboldt raced out to a 13-2 lead at the end of the first period, held a 13-7 advantage after the first quarter of play and led 25-23 at intermission.

Career-high by Thomas leads BG past Newman

ALGONA—Junior Amaury Thomas poured in a career-high 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to help lead the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys basketball team to a 66-58 non-conference win over the Mason City Newman Knights on Thursday, Jan. 16.

AHS girls wrestlers move to 12-0 in dual meets

HAMPTON—The Algona Bulldog girls wrestling squad remained undefeated on the year in dual meets on Monday, Jan. 20 with three more wins in a quadrangular meet held in Hampton.

The red-and-black moved to 12-0 on the season by defeating Nevada 66-18, toppling Hampton-Dumont by the final score of 64-12 and beating Perry by the count of 60-17.

Algona boys claim NCC dual meet wrestling title

CLEAR LAKE—The Algona Bulldog boys wrestling team completed a perfect run through the North Central Conference on Thursday, Jan. 16 to capture the league dual meet crown with a perfect 7-0 mark.

The red-and-black defeated the Clear Lake Lions by the final score of 61-16 before toppling the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs by the count of 51-19.

Fifth straight win for NU girls

GRAETTINGER—For the fifth consecutive game, the North Union Warrior girls basketball squad added to the win column with latest victory coming on Tuesday, Jan. 14 with a 55-37 non-conference triumph over the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans.

The contest was dead-locked at 14-14 after a well-played opening frame before the visitors pulled out to a 31-22 advantage at intermission. The green-black-and-silver also led 42-37 heading into the fourth quarter.

Big third quarter propels Bishop Garrigan past Bronco girls

ALGONA—A big third quarter broke open a five-point contest at intermission as the fourth-ranked Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls basketball squad defeated the Belmond-Klemme Broncos by the final score of 68-46 in a Top of Iowa Conference game.

The black-and-gold led by one point at 13-12 at the end of the first period and led 29-24 at halftime. The home team out-scored the Broncos 24-9 in the third frame and took a 53-33 advantage into the final eight minutes of action.

North Union wrestlers take second at AGWSR tourney

ACKLEY—With their best performance of the season, the North Union Warrior wrestling squad were the runner-ups in the eight-team Cougar Invitational held on Saturday, Jan. 18.

The green-black-and-silver amassed a total of 137 team points during the day of wrestling and were topped only by the first place Southeast Warrens’ total of 163.5 points.

Warriors split league match at Newman

MASON CITY—The North Union Warrior wrestling squad split a Top of Iowa Conference wrestling triangular meet held on Thursday, Jan. 16.

The green-black-and-silver defeated the West Fork Warhawks by the final score of 48-15, but fell to the Mason City Newman Knights by the count of 42-36.

Mason Knapp improves to 23-2 for WB-M wrestlers

SIOUX RAPIDS—West Bend-Mallard dropped three matches in a wrestling quadrangular meet held on Thursday, Jan. 16 against a pair of Twin Lakes Conference foes along with a non-conference match.

The purple-and-gold lost a 48-18 non-conference match to Marcus Meriden Cleghorn Remsen Union before dropping league matches to Sioux Central by the final score of 77-6 and Southeast Valley 47-15.

Mustangs gallop past WB-Mallard 70-35

NEWELL—Newell-Fonda handed the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys basketball team a 70-35 Twin Lakes Conference loss on Friday, Jan. 17.

The Mustangs raced out to a 23-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and increased their advantage to 43-10 at halftime. The blue and white also led 53-21 heading into the final eight minutes of play.

No. 2 Lions cruise past Algona 82-43

ALGONA—After a tight first quarter, second-ranked Clear Lake pulled away the final three periods and cruised to an 82-43 North Central Conference boys basketball victory on Monday, Jan. 20 over the Algona Bulldogs.

The red-and-black trailed by just three points at 17-14 after the first eight minutes of play, the Lions outscored the home team 28-7 in the second frame to take a 45-21 advantage to the locker room at halftime and led 67-32 moving forward into the fourth quarter.

Titan boys topple North Union 55-48

GRAETTINGER—North Union dropped a non-conference boys basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 14 to the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans by the final score of  55-48.

The home team led 14-11 at the conclusion of the first period and held a narrow 25-23 advantage at intermission. The Titans led 42-36 heading into the fourth quarter of action.

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