By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—On a night when the feature winners all earn six-foot trophies, a solid car count of 69 competed in front of nice crowd in the grandstand on Thursday, Aug. 3 in the Kossuth County Fair race.

Charles Prime  ▪  Britt

Sport Compacts

How many years have you been racing: Three Years

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: My dad, he raced for as long as I can remember

What is your most memorable racing moment: Has to be running in these the Salute to Veterans’ races

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: Got to be the pulled pork sandwiches

Brett Doege  ▪  Buffalo Center Hobby Stocks

How many years have you been racing: Four Years

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: My dad, he used to race here in a stock car

What is your most memorable racing moment: Probably the Salute to Veterans’ races, it is such a cool event

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: Walking tacos

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—Hall of Famer Jeff Aikey won the closest race of the 2023 SLMR series of the summer to highlight a special Saturday night edition of dirt track racing during the Harken-Hovinga Memorial race at the Kossuth County Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 5.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

Bishop Garrigan senior catcher Garrett Heying was rewarded for an outstanding senior campaign by being selected to the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association “Super Team”.

The “Super Team” consists of 16 players regardless of the class they played in during the 2023 season. Heying along with a pair of Mason City Newman players were the only Class 1A players named to the squad.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

Bishop Garrigan’s Abbie Capesius was chosen to the Class 1A second-team all-state squad by the Iowa Softball Coaches Association. The junior shortstop moved up from last year’s selection to third team.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

A trio of North Union senior softball players were picked to one of the Class 2A all-state teams recently by the Iowa Softball Coaches Association.

Pitcher Emily Meyer was chosen to the first-team all-state unit as catcher Shelby Fraker was second-team choice with shortstop Olivia Von Bank making the third-team all-state squad.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

Algona’s eighth-grader Reagan Haynes received her highest post-season honor as the talented Bulldog catcher was chosen to the Class 3A third-team all-state squad by the Iowa Softball Coaches Association.

Haynes was one of just three eighth-graders named to the three teams that totaled 68 players that garnered the all-state honors.

Kevin Opheim  ▪  Mason City  ▪  Stock Cars

How many years have you been racing: This is my 30^th year

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: That would be Roland Pope, a guy they used to call “Shorty” and Skip Rose, they got me into this thing

What is your most memorable racing moment: Winning the Super Nationals in 2007

Matt Looft  ▪  Swea City  ▪  Sport Mods

How many years have you been racing: 15 years

Who is the biggest influence or person that got you started racing: Kurt and Gary Anderson of Swea City

What is your most memorable racing moment: Winning Super Nationals last year on my oldest boys’ birthday, that was pretty cool

What is your favorite food at Kossuth County Speedway: The steak sandwiches when they have them

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—It was the eighth annual “Salute to Veterans” night at the Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, July 27 as the event just continues to break more records every year.

An event-high 137 cars signed in the pit shack to compete for an increased purse but more importantly a hand-carved trophy and an opportunity to give a veteran a prize worth at least $300 with a top three finish.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

ALGONA—The Kossuth County Racing Hall of Fame will induct four new members in its 2023 class of inductees as the ceremony will take place during the Kossuth County fair races on Thursday, August 3.

Drivers Ed Wolf, Mike Henja and Dan Haugland will be inducted along with Ken Ubben, a former flagman at the Algona and Britt tracks.

By Greg Grabianowski

Sports Editor

All three area softball teams had at least one player named to an all-district softball team in their respective class by the Iowa High School Softball Coaches Association.

Bishop Garrigan junior Abbie Capesius (SS) was named to the Class 1A North Central All-District squad while Algona eighth-grader Reagan Haynes (C) was chosen to the Class 3A Central All-District unit.

Titonka Conservation Club

First Team

*Isaiah Busick Humboldt 10 P

*Keagan Hisler Webster City 11 Of

*Ty McKinney Webster City 12 Inf

*Josh Stansfield Webster City 11 C

*Andrew Theis Clear Lake 11 P

*Josh Thurm Humboldt 12 Inf

Hayden Derrig St. Edmond 11 Inf

Jensen Eischen Algona 12 Inf

Nevan Foss Clarion-Goldfield/Dows 12 Of

Jayden Gargano Humboldt 12 P

Zeke Nelson Clear Lake 12 Of