By Greg Grabianowski  Sports Editor

ALGONA—Jensen Eischen and Jett Neuberger hooked up in good old fashioned pitcher’s duel on Monday, June 13 at Bulldog Park as Clear Lake edged Algona 2-1 in very entertaining North Central Conference baseball game.

By Greg Grabianowski  Sports Editor

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan trailed 5-2 early but exploded for 17 of the next 18 runs and went onto a 19-6 non-conference baseball victory on Thursday, June 9 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The home team scored twice in the bottom of the first inning for an early 2-0 advantage. Justin Bauer led of the frame with a walk, stole second and went to third when the throw sailed into centerfield.

By Greg Grabianowski  Sports Editor

BISHOP GARRIGAN—Anytime the cross-town rivals of Algona and Bishop Garrigan High Schools meet in any sport, the event is always hyped up for city bragging rights. 

On Thursday, June 9, the softball contest between the two in town schools was a classic pitcher’s duel as Molly Peterson’s seventh inning bloop single down the right field line scored Ava Hough from second base in a 2-1 Golden Bear victory.

SPENCER—Beth Streuber belted a two-out, grand slam home run in the top of sixth inning to rally No. 2 ranked North Union to a 4-2 non-conference softball win on Thursday, June 9 over the Spencer Tigers.

The green-black-and-silver trailed 2-0 after the home team plated two runs in the bottom of the fifth frame before Streuber’s big fly lifted the Warriors to the come-from-behind victory.

HUMBOLDT—Humboldt blanked the Algona Bulldogs by the score of 7-0 on Friday, June 10 in a key North Central Conference softball contest for the two rival schools.

The Wildcats pushed across a single run in the bottom of third inning before tacking on three more tallies in both the fourth and fifth stanzas to move to 8-1 overall and 4-1 in the league while the red-and-black fell to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in conference action.

ALGONA—In the battle of the Bulldogs, Hampton-Dumont edged Algona 5-2 on Wednesday, June 8 in a North Central Conference baseball contest played at Bulldog Park.

Hampton-Dumont scored single runs in the second and seventh innings and three tallies in fifth in the victory as the home team pushed across a run in the first frame and another one on the fourth stanza.

FOREST CITY—Each team had 10 hits but Forest City turned their hits into more runs in an 8-4 Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory on Wednesday, June 8 over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears.

The home team scored single runs in the first and fifth innings along with three runs in the third and fourth frames while the black-and-gold plated two runs in both the first and fifth stanzas.

GILMORE CITY—North Iowa defeated the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines by the score of 13-1 in five innings in a non-conference baseball contest played on Tuesday, June 7.

The Bison used three big innings with four runs in both the third and fifth stanzas and tacked on five more in the fourth while the purple-and-gold scored their only run in the bottom of the fifth frame.

BANCROFT—Ryan Haukoos pitched six solid innings to help lead the North Union Warriors baseball team to a 9-3 Top of Iowa Conference victory on Tuesday, June 7 over the West Hancock Eagles.

Haukoos allowed three runs, two of them earned, on four hits while fanning three, issued four base-on-balls and hit a batter. Jay Heinen pitched a scoreless seventh frame and gave up one hit.

BANCROFT—For the second time in 24 hours, the North Union Warriors baseball team earned a Top of Iowa Conference victory with an 8-4 win on Wednesday, June 8 over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

Eagle Grove took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the home team took a 3-2 advantage after three innings. The Warriors scored three more in the bottom of the fourth before each squad tallied twice in the fifth frame.

ALGONA—Derek Green took over the top spot with five laps to go and won the Beck’s Hybrid Stock Car Special at the Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, June 9.

All of the six class feature winners found victory lane in Algona for the first time this season. The exciting night of dirt track racing brought a total of 74 cars, including eight vintage cars with the stock cars leading the way with 18 entries and there was hobby stock drivers.

SWEA CITY—North Union jumped out to an early 11-0 lead after two innings and never looked back in a 12-0, four-inning Top of Iowa Conference softball victory on Tuesday, June 7 over the West Hancock Eagles.

The green-black-and-silver started fast with five runs in the bottom of the first inning and tacked on six more in the second stanza. The Warriors ended the game early with one run in the bottom of the fourth frame.

FOREST CITY—Darius Goche tossed a four-inning shutout as the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears softball squad defeated the Forest City Indians by the score of 12-0 on Wednesday, June 8.

Goche earned the win in the chalked circle for the black-and-gold as she allowed no runs on just three hits while fanning three hitters and issued a pair of base-on-balls.

ALGONA—Algona pounded out a total of 12 hits in a wild 17-8 North Central Conference softball victory on Wednesday, June 8 over the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs.

The home team scored twice in the bottom of the first but Hampton-Dumont answered with six in the top of the second inning. Algona erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of second stanza to take a 12-6 advantage.

SPIRIT LAKE—North Union split a pair of softball contests on Saturday, June 11 at the Spirit Lake tournament. The green-black-and-silver needed extra innings to defeat Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union 8-3 in eight innings and was blanked by Spirit Lake 2-0.