SPIRIT LAKE—A pair of runner-up finishes highlighted the performances of the North Union Warrior girls track squad at the Spirit Lake Relays on Tuesday, April 15.

The green-black-and-silver girls scored a total of 33 points during the meet to finish in sixth place overall as Spirit Lake won the team title with 182 points.

ALGONA—A large group of 11 Algona track athletes and one West Bend-Mallard high jumper have qualified for the 115^th running of the Drake Relays this week in Des Moines.

ARMSTONG—North Union defeated West Bend-Mallard 174-187 in a non-conference boys golf match played at the Country Greens Golf Course on Monday, April 21.

The green-black-and-silver turned in the top two scores of the day as Drew Henderson shot a one-under 35 to earn the medalist honors as teammate Cole Nicoson took home the runner-up medal with his nine-hole score of 45.

BANCROFT—For the first time this spring, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls golf squad tasted victory as the team earned their first win of the season on Monday, April 21 at the North Kossuth Golf Club.

The purple-and-gold had a team total of 234 to win the non-conference match as North Union had just three golfers and no team score.

ESTHERVILLE—The Algona Bulldog girls golf squad had an impressive showing on Monday, April 21 with a second place showing in the Estherville Invitational played at the Estherville Golf & Country Club.

The red-and-black’s 18-hole team total of 395 was topped only the Spencer Tigers’ score of 393 in the field of six different girls teams.

CLEAR LAKE—Turning in some more season-best performances, the Algona Bulldog boys track team had a solid showing at the annual Lion Relays held on Tuesday, April 15.

The squad won five events and scored a team total of 123 points to place second in the eight-team field that was topped only by Clear Lake’s winning score of 125 points.

MANSON—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys track team competed in the Emily Market Co-Ed Relays held on Thursday, April 17 and finished in 10^th place overall with 12 team points.

The top purple-and-gold place winner was the 4 x 200-meter relay unit of Grady Goddard, Silas Bindel, Abner Zaugg and Leydan Grimm that crossed the finish line in fifth place in 1:42.44 and Grimm was sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.91.

LIVERMORE—Both the Bishop Garrigan boys and girls golf teams swept a tight Top of Iowa Conference held at the Spring Valley Golf Course on Tuesday, April 15.

The black-and-gold girls edged Garner-Hayfield/Ventura by just one stroke 207-208 while the Golden Bear boys also squeezed out a tight league victory with a team score of 182 as West Hancock was second with a 184 and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura placed third with a score of 188.

LAKE MILLS—Two North Union golfers earned runner-up medals in Top of Iowa Conference triangular match played at the Rice Lake Golf Club on Tuesday, April 15.

Forest City won the boys meet with a winning team score of 162 as Lake Mills took second with a 175 and North Union ended up in third place with a team total of 187.

ESTHERVILLE—Ella Welp earned the runner-up medalist honor to lead the Algona Bulldog girls golf squad to a non-conference triangular win on Thursday, April 17 at the Estherville Golf & Country Club.

The red-and-black turned in the low team score of the day with a 204 total, five strokes better than Estherville-Lincoln Central’s team score of 209 as North Union had just three golfers and no team score.

ALGONA—Carding the top three scores of the day, the Algona Bulldog boys golf team defeated the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines 169-205 on Tuesday, April 15 in a non-conference match played at the newly named Eagle Hills Country Club.

Nathan Manske of Algona earned the medalist honors with a nine-hole score of 39 while West Bend-Mallard’s Carson Schneider was the runner-up medalist with his round of 42.

SAC CITY—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine golf teams went on the road on Thursday, April 17 with a Twin Lakes Conference match against East Sac County at the Sac City Golf Club.

The purple-and-gold boys team fell by the final score of 154-189 while the Wolverine girls squad was on the short end of a 211-224 decision.

Tyler Hansen led the West Bend-Mallard boys with a round of 44 as Weston Nielsen carded a 46 and Houston Nielsen contributed a 48.

MANSON—Winning a pair of events were the highlights of the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls track squad at the Emily Market Co-Ed Relays held on Thursday, April 17.

The purple-and-gold scored 51 points in the meet to finish in eighth place in the final team standings as a total of 11 teams competed in the meet.

The gold medal winners included Tyra Schupbach in the 3,000-meter run in 11:02.01 and Maddie Fehr in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.62.

GOWRIE—A trio of West Bend-Mallard relays were the runner-ups to highlight the performances of the purple-and-gold boys track team on Tuesday, April 15 at the Southeast Valley Relays.

The Wolverines scored a team total of 45 points to take seventh place in the final team standings as Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire won the team title with 140 points.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

HUMBOLDT—Algona had another automatic qualifier for the 2025 Drake Relays to highlight the performances of the Bulldog boys track team at the annual Charlie Bunn Relays on Friday, April 11.