ALGONA—Senior Aidan Hovey tossed in 15 points, grabbed 12 rebounds, handed out four assists and registered a pair of steals to help lead the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys’ basketball team over the North Union Warriors on Monday, Dec. 19 in Top of Iowa Conference play.

The Golden Bears led 16-10 at the conclusion of the first quarter and took a 35-28 advantage to the locker room at halftime. The home team also led 47-38 heading into the fourth period of action.

HUMBOLDT—Humboldt outscored Algona 28-9 in the final eight minutes of action to break open a tight, fast paced North Central Conference boys’ basketball game played on Tuesday, Dec. 13 as the Wildcats posted an 83-63 victory.

Algona led 23-20 at the conclusion of the first quarter of play and the contest was deadlocked at 37-37 at intermission and the home team held a narrow 55-54 lead heading into the final stanza.

ARMSTRONG—North Union built a nice first period advantage and remained perfect in Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball play on Tuesday, Dec. 13 with an easy 76-20 victory over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

The home team built a 20-5 lead at the end of the first quarter of action and increased their advantage to 37-13 at intermission. The green-black-and-silver also led 61-20 heading into the fourth period of play.

GARNER—Garner-Hayfield/Ventura remained undefeated on the year with a 74-49 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

The home team got off to a fast start as they built a 22-9 advantage at the end of the first period and increased their lead to 42-23 at halftime. The Cardinals led 63-34 at the conclusion of three quarters of basketball.

SIOUX CITY—Braving some winter weather, the North Union Warrior boys’ basketball team made a long road trip to Sioux City to face Westwood at the Tyson Events Center in the “Arena Invitational Basketball Showcase” and came home with an impressive 80-55 non-conference victory.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—The Algona Bulldog girls’ wrestling squad put on an impressive performance as the red-and-black hosted the first ever Algona Girls Invitational on Friday, Dec. 9 with eight different schools competing.

The Bulldogs had a total of 10 young ladies placed first in their weight class as the Algona squad as a team compiled a record of 28-9 during the evening.

By Greg

Grabianowski

Sports Editor

WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard used an up-tempo pace to run away from the Storm Lake St. Mary’s Panthers by the score of 62-26 in Twin Lakes Conference boys’ basketball action played on Friday, Dec. 9.

The purple-and-gold started fast by scoring the first eight points of the contest before the visitors scored their first basket at the 5:24 mark of the opening frame.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

WEST BEND—Sophomore point guard Hailey Stalzer led the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls’ basketball squad to their second straight Twin Lakes Conference victory on Friday, Dec. 9 with a 67-12 win over the Storm Lake St. Mary’s Panthers.

Stalzer poured in a game-high 18 points, grabbed five rebounds, pocketed three steals and handed out four assists in the conference rout.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

SIBLEY—The North Union Warriors wrestling team finished in third place with 227 points at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Invitational held on Saturday, Dec. 10.

Hinton and MOC/Floyd Valley tied for first place in the team standings with 246 points each. Ethan Preston and Landon Price placed first for the green-black-and-silver while teammates Liam Kollasch and Brennen Bollinger took second.

LAKE MILLS—Bishop Garrigan led by 14 points in the third quarter but Lake Mills slowly battled back and rallied for 66-61 Top of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball win on Tuesday, Dec. 6 over the black-and-gold.

The home team led 14-7 at the conclusion of the first eight minutes of play. The Golden Bears used a strong second stanza to lead 27-26 at halftime and led 50-42 heading into the fourth quarter.

ARMSTRONG—For the first time since they joined the Top of Iowa Conference, the North Union Warrior boys’ basketball team defeated the Forest City Indians 62-55 in a contest played on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

The game was deadlocked at 9-9 at the end of the first quarter and the home team led 24-21 at intermission. The Warriors had a 46-32 advantage at the conclusion of the third period.

ALGONA—Senior Caden Weber poured in a career-high 30 points to help lead the Algona Bulldogs to an 80-35 non-conference boys’ basketball victory on Monday, Dec. 12 over the Forest City Indians.

Weber went 14 of 18 from the floor while making one of three attempts behind the three-point arc and converted his only free throw try on his big evening.

ARMSTRONG—An 8-0 run to finish the game propelled North Union to 52-46 Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball victory on Tuesday, Dec. 6 over the Forest City Indians.

The green-black-and-silver held a slim 10-9 advantage at the end of the first period and increased it by one point to 20-18 at intermission.

LAKE MILLS—Senior Audi Crooks yanked down the 1,000^th rebound of her great high school career to help lead No. 1 ranked Bishop Garrigan to a 73-39 Top of Iowa Conference girls’ basketball win over the Lake Mills Bulldogs.

Lake Mills played well in opening eight minutes and trailed just 19-16 at the quarter break. The black-and-gold used a big second frame to take control of the game and led 44-24 at halftime and also led 65-30 heading into the fourth period.

WEBSTER CITY—The Algona Bulldog girls’ basketball squad made the most of a long road trip to Webster City on Friday, Dec. 9 by defeating the Lynx by the score of 61-39 in North Central Conference action.

The visitors raced out to an 18-8 lead at the conclusion of the first stanza and extended their advantage to 35-18 at intermission. The red-and-black led 44-26 heading into the final period of action.