By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ESTHERVILLE—A dominating performance by the Algona offensive line opened some gaping holes all night long as the red-and-black defeated Estherville-Lincoln Central 33-28 in non-district football play on Friday, Sept. 8.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

EMMETSBURG—West Bend-Mallard’s Tyra Schupbach won her third straight individual title to highlight the performances of three area girls’ cross-country squads at the Emmetsburg Invitational on Monday, Sept. 11.

Schupbach crossed the finish line with a winning time of 20:31.5 as North Union’s Alexis Cummins was the runner-up in 21:24.9 and Warrior teammate Jacey Welbig took fifth with a clocking of 22:51.7.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

EMMETSBURG—Gavyn Morphew of North Union came across the finish line in eighth place overall at the Emmetsburg Invitational to highlight the performances of three area cross-country teams on Monday, Sept. 11.

Morphew stopped the watches at 19:50.7 while Warrior teammate Aiden Bauer was 14th in 21:45.0 as Nick Arndorfer placed 23rd with a time of 22:53.5 and Kade Madden was 28th in 24:47.1.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan scored early and often in a 49-13 eight-man district victory on Friday, Sept. 8 over the North Iowa Bison.

The home team started the game’s scoring at the 6:52 mark of the first quarter on a 38-yard pass play from Tate Foertsch to Owen Murphy.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

BELMOND—North Union scored on their first play of the game and never looked back in a 46-0 shutout win on Friday, Sept. 8 in Class A district football action over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

The green-black-and-silver’s offense was in high gear all night long as they rolled up 636 total yards during the evening.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

WEST BEND—Defending state champion and fifth-ranked Remsen St. Mary’s topped West Bend-Mallard 34-18 on Friday, Sept. 8 in non-district football contest.

The home team’s Jaxon Zaugg recovered a Hawk fumble on the first play of the game and purple-and-gold made them pay as Landon Montag scored on an eight-yard run with just over two minutes gone in the contest for an early 6-0 advantage.

GARNER—Bishop Garrigan picked up a Top of Iowa Conference volleyball road victory on Thursday, Sept. 7 over the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals in three straight games.

The black-and-gold won the opening set by the score of 25-19 before taking the second game by the score of 25-12. The visitors ended the match with a 25-19 victory in set number three.

FORT DODGE—Algona picked up a North Central Conference volleyball road match victory on Thursday, Sept. 7 over the St. Edmond Gaels in three straight sets.

The red-and-black won the opening game by the score of 25-21. A 7-0 run broke the game opened before the visitors held off a late rally as Najolie Price registered five kills in that set to lead the way.

ARMSTRONG—North Union won the first set but Estherville-Lincoln Central took the next three games to earn a non-conference volleyball victory over the green-black-and-silver on Thursday, Sept. 7.

The Warriors won the opening set by the score of 25-15 before the Midgets rallied back to win 23-25, 17-25 and 14-25 to take the match.

Beth Streuber led North Union in kills with nine closely followed by Olivia Merrill with eight and Brylie Deim added six more.

LAKE VIEW—West Bend-Mallard tasted defeat for the first time in 2023 in Twin Lakes Conference volleyball play as they fell to East Sac County in three straight sets on Thursday, Sept. 7.

The home team took a tight opening game by the score of 23-25 before winning the second set by the count of 12-25 and ended the match with a 14-25 win in game number three.

PERRY—Picking up a pair of individual wins highlighted a night of performances for the Algona swim team in a triangular meet held here on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

First place winners for the red-and-black included Ella Welp in the 50-yard freestyle race in 26.44 and Reese Taylor in the one-meter diving event with her score of 201.30.

HOLSTEIN—A pair of Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls’ cross-country runners competed on Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Tim Thomas Invitational and CYO meets.

Abbie Capesius ended up in 45^th place at the Tim Thomas Invitational with her clocking of 24:39.01 while teammate Rosanne Curtis took 86^th place in 29:13.48.

ESTHERVILLE—Running truly in a pack, the Algona Bulldog boys’ cross-country team was the runner-up at the Estherville Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to highlight the performances of the four area squads.

The red-and-black had eight runners finish between the 10^th and 21^st spots in amassing a team score of 59. North Union was sixth with 158 points followed by Bishop Garrigan with 187 and West Bend-Mallard did not have enough runners for a team total.

Nick Meyer  ▪  Whittemore

Modifieds

How many years have you been racing: 20 Years

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: My dad

What is your most memorable racing moment: Maybe winning either the sport mods nationals in Britt or the Hawkeye Dirt Tour in Algona during the fair

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: Nachos with meat

Jake Simpson  ▪  Algona

Sport Mods

How many years have you been racing: 24 Years

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: Tim Erpelding, I helped him out as a kid and that got me hooked on the sport

What is your most memorable racing moment: Winning my first feature race along with track championships and fair races

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: Nachos