ALGONA—Lake Mills improved to 13-0 overall and 11-0 in the conference with a 74-47 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

The contest was dead-locked at 14-14 after the first eight minutes of play before the visitors took a 34-22 lead to the locker room at halftime. The purple-and-gold also held a 53-40 advantage after three quarters of action.

EAGLE GROVE—Bishop Garrigan went on the road on Friday, Jan. 20 in Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball play and returned home with a 75-49 victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

Three black-and-gold players reached double figures in the scoring department led by Ryan Noonan with 16 points Aiden Hovey added 12 points and Jack Grandgenett scored 11 more.

ALGONA—Algona took a lead early and never looked back in a 72-45 non-conference boys’ basketball victory on Saturday, Jan. 21 over the Pocahontas Area Indians.

The home team jumped out to a 21-13 lead after the first eight minutes of basketball. The Bulldogs increased the lead to 38-24 at intermission and held a 52-37 advantage after the third period of play.

EAGLE GROVE—Earning their 10^th win of 2022-2023 season, the North Union Warrior boys’ basketball team picked up a 68-45 Top of Iowa Conference victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles on Monday, Jan. 23.

The green-black-and-silver led 18-8 at the conclusion of the first period before taking a 32-18 advantage to the locker room at intermission and led 51-31 at the end of the third quarter.

EAGLE GROVE—Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan’s Top of Iowa Conference winning streak reached 50 consecutive games on Friday, Jan. 20 with an 80-34 victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The black-and-gold improved to 14-1 overall and are now 11-0 in league contests as they continued to roll forward to yet another conference title.

EAGLE GROVE—North Union improved to 13-2 overall and 10-1 in Top of Iowa Conference play after a 62-28 league victory on Monday, Jan. 23 over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The 10^th ranked green-black-and-silver jumped out to 14-9 lead after the first stanza and increased that advantage to 38-20 at intermission. The Warriors also led 56-24 moving in the final eight minutes of action.

HAMPTON—Despite a cold shooting evening from the floor, the Algona Bulldog girls’ basketball squad found a way to win in a low scoring 34-28 North Central Conference win over the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Algona led 10-7 at the end of the first stanza before the home team rallied to lead 16-13 at intermission. The visitors battled back to take a 22-18 advantage into the final eight minutes of action.

FOREST CITY—North Union built an early lead and slowly pulled away in a 62-48 Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball contest victory over the Forest City Indians.

The 11^th ranked (Class 2A) Warriors held a narrow 12-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and led 22-15 at halftime. The green-black-and-silver enjoyed a 40-29 advantage moving into the fourth period of action.

WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard outpointed East Sac County 33-17 in the second half to rally for a 56-48 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball victory over the Raiders on Tuesday, Jan. 17.

The purple-and-gold led 12-11 at the conclusion of the opening frame before the visitors rallied to take a 31-23 advantage at intermission. The Wolverines battled back to regain the lead at 40-39 at the end of three quarters of play.

FOREST CITY—North Union outscored Forest City 43-25 in the second half to rally from a halftime deficit and went onto a 69-53 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball win on Tuesday, Jan, 17 over the Indians.

Forest City led by one point 16-15 at the end of the first quarter and held a two-point lead 28-26 at intermission. The green-black-and-silver out-pointed the home team 20-14 in the third stanza to lead 46-42 going into the fourth quarter.

HAMPTON—Going on the road in North Central Conference boys’ basketball play on Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Algona Bulldogs won their third consecutive league contest by the score of 68-50 over the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs.

The visitors took a 21-17 lead after the first quarter before taking a 35-31 to the locker room at halftime and enjoyed a 50-41 advantage heading into the fourth period of action.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

EMMETSBURG—Freshman Mason Knapp won the title at 106 pounds to highlight the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines wrestling team at the Twin Lakes Conference tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 14.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—After dropping their 2022-2023 season opener to a nationally-ranked team, the No. 1 squad in Class 1A, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls’ basketball squad has rattled off 11 consecutive victories.

The last triumph came on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at home as the black-and-gold earned their 48^th straight Top of Iowa Conference win with an 85-38 victory over Belmond-Klemme.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—In a high-scoring non-conference boys’ basketball contest on Thursday, Jan. 12, the Newell-Fonda Mustangs ran past the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears by the final score of 91-76.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

WEST BEND—Sam Fehr poured in a game-high 24 points but it was not enough as the West Bend-Mallard fell to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 74-54 in non-conference boys’ basketball play on Thursday, Jan. 12.