Sophomore Moriah Knapp qualified for the Class 3A state girls’ cross-country meet with a top 15 finish on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in the regional meet held at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course to highlight the performances of the Algona Bulldogs squad.

Tens of thousands of hunters in blaze orange will take to the fields when Iowa’s pheasant season opens this Saturday, Oct. 31. 
With pheasant populations on par with the best counts in the past decade, including six of the nine survey regions averaging more than 20 pheasants per route – the most since 2007 – hunters can afford to be optimistic.

Junior Quinn Swift of Bishop Garrigan finished in the top 10 runners on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Pioneer Town and Country Club to earn a chance to run in the Class 1A state cross-country meet to highlight the performances of the black-and-gold team.
Swift came across the finish line in ninth-place overall with his season-best clocking of 17:36.38. The Golden Bear junior will run at the Lakeside Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m.
 

North Union’s Nick Schiltz earned a Class 1A state cross-country berth with a top 10 finish on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the district meet to highlight the performances of a pair of area squads at the meet.
Schiltz ended up in ninth place overall with his time of 18:39.90 to earn his state berth. The Warrior junior will run at the Class 1A state meet at the Lakeside Golf Course just north of Fort Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m.
 

Algona sophomore Ryan Stundahl narrowly missed a state cross-country meet bid at the Class 3A boys’ district meet on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course.
Stundahl crossed the finish line in 18th place overall with his season-best time of 17:12.91 as the top 15 runners earned a place in the state meet to held this week in Fort Dodge.
 

Three first half turnovers and 16 penalties were too much for the Algona Bulldogs football team to overcome as the red-and-black fell to the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets 36-20 on Friday, Oct. 23, in the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.
The three turnovers turned into just seven points for the home team but the 16 penalties for 118 yards caused more harm, including five in one drive in the third quarter that eventually led to a blocked punt for a safety.
 

North Butler rallied to take the first set and then rolled to victories in the next two games to advance to the Class 1A volleyball regional final with a win in three straight sets on Monday, Oct. 26, over the Bishop Garrrigan Golden Bears.

ALGONA—Algona rushed 40 times for 353 yards and six touchdowns to run past the Cherokee Braves by the score of 42-2 on Friday, Oct. 16 in the opening round of the Class 2A football playoffs.
The win improves the red-and-black’s season record to 4-3, and they will travel to play the Midgets of Estherville-Lincoln Central in the second round. Game time is 7 p.m.
 
Get all of the details about Algona's big playoff victory in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance. 

LAKE MILLS—Lake Mills erupted for 44 first half points and went on to a 63-34 victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears Friday, Oct. 16, in the opening round of the Class A football playoffs.
 
Get all of the story in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

SHEFFIELD—West Fork scored 28 points in the second half to break a 14-14 deadlock at halftime and went on to a 42-28 victory over the North Union Warriors on Friday, Oct. 16, in the opening round of the Class A football playoffs.
 
Get all of the results from this close game in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

NEWELL—Seventh-ranked Newell-Fonda built a 41-0 halftime advantage and cruised to a 54-6 first round eight-man football victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Friday, Oct. 16.
 
Get complete details from the game in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

CLEAR LAKE—Ryan Stundahl placed fourth overall to earn all-conference honors to highlight the performances of the Algona Bulldog boys’ cross-country team at the North Central Conference meet held Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the All-Vets Golf Course.
 
Get all of the conference cross-country meet results in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.
 
 

CLEAR LAKE—Sophomore Moriah Knapp earned all-conference honors for the Algona Bulldog girls’ cross-country squad on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the North Central Conference meet at the All-Vets Golf Course.
 
Get all of the conference meet results in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.
 

EAGLE GROVE—The North Union Warrior girls’ cross-country squad finished in third place in the team standings on Thursday, Oct. 15 to highlight the performances of the green-black-and-silver and Bishop Garrigan teams in the Top of Iowa Conference meet held at the Eagle Grove Country Club.
 
Get all of the results from the conference cross-country meet in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

POCAHONTAS—Julia Fehr placed fourth overall to highlight the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine cross-country squads at the annual Twin Lakes Conference meet held at the Pocahontas Golf Club on Saturday, Oct. 17.
 
Get all of the details on the cross-country meet in the Oct. 22 Kossuth County Advance.