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Fast start leads warriors to easy win

North Union came out of the gate on fire, built a commanding 27-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and cruised to a 75-24 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball victory over the North Iowa Lady Bison.
See the complete story in the Dec. 6 Advance.

No. 6 Algona nips Lynx 51-48

Webster City rallied in the fourth quarter, but sixth-ranked Algona had built too big of a lead as the red and black handed the Lynx a narrow 51-48 North Central Conference loss.
The Bulldogs held a two-point lead at 15-13 at the conclusion of the first stanza....
Get the game details in the Dec. 6 Kossuth County Advance.

Golden Bears earn league win

Bishop Garrigan structured a 17-point lead at intermission and went on to a 53-32 victory over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos in the Top of Iowa Conference opener for both teams.
The black and gold led 12-7 at the end of the first period, extended their advantage 28-11 at intermission and held a 37-25 lead going into the fourth quarter of action.
Get the game details in the Dec. 6 Kossuth County Advance.

Lewis 4th at 32-team tourney

Cole Lewis finished in fourth place to highlight the performances of the Algona Bulldogs wrestling squad in the two-day, 32-team Cliff Kenn Invitational held over the weekend on Friday and Saturday. Algona ended up in 27th place in the team race with 83 points....
Get all the details in the Dec. 6 Kossuth County Advance.

Bison edge North Union

North Iowa out-pointed North Union 52-47 in the season opener for the green, black and silver in a Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball contest.
The 2018-19 season started well for the Warriors as Noah Morphew drilled a three-pointer on the team's opening possession before the home team got on the scoreboard with a hoop by Dominyk Price.
Get the game details in the Dec. 6 Kossuth County Advance.

Golden Bears rally by St. Ed's

Bishop Garrigan outscored St. Edmond 36-16 in the second half to rally from an eight-point halftime deficit to earn a 62-50 non-conference boys basketball victory over the Gaels in the season opener for both clubs on Monday, Nov. 26.
Get the game details in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

Bolden Bears edge St. Ed's 32-31

A young Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears girls basketball squad found a way to earn a hard-fought 32-31 non-conference, season-opening victory over the St. Edmond Gaels on Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Get the full game in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

Balanced AHS boys win opener

A Balanced scoring attack was one of the key factors in the Algona Bulldong boys basketball squad 65-46 season-opening, non-conference victory over the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets on Monday, Nov. 26.
Get the game details in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

North Union rolls by WB-M

North Union used a 17-3 run in the first half and 19-0 run in the third quarter to cruise to a 63-26 season-opening, non-conference basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.
Get the complete game in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

Capesius Class A first team pick

Four members of the Bishop garrigan and one from the North Union Warriors were chosen to the all-state team in Class A by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association in Des Moines Nov. 17.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

Wegener, Lewis on class 2A 1st team

A great season on the field this fall turned into fruitful rewards for members of the Algona Bulldons football squad as five players off the 9-2 team were named all-state by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association on Nov. 17 in Des Moines.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

Senors headline 14th annual all-area football team

The 14th annual All-Area Football Team features five players that make the unit for the third time in their high school careers while 11 other young men return off last year's squad.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

Four players return to first team

Youth has a dominating sparkle in the 14th Annual All-Area Volleyball Team as the first team features eight underclassmen, and there are three more making the second team.
Four players return to the squad headed by a three-time selection in Algona’s Aliyah Buscher, while teammates Molly McCauley and Abbey Holmes, along with Emma Fogarty of Bishop Garrigan, are repeaters from last season.
See the full story in the Nov. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

Defending 2A champions rally to nip Algona 24-21

WAUKON—Waukon is the defending state champion in Class 2A and Algona gave them all they could handle as the orange-and-black continued their hopes of repeating with a hard-fought 24-21 quarterfinal round victory over the Bulldogs on Friday, Nov. 2.
The Indians jumped out to a quick 12-0 lead, but the red-and-black fought back to take the lead at 14-12 and enjoy a 21-18 advantage at halftime before the defending champions rallied for the victory and another trip to the UNI-Dome.

Errors doom Golden Bears in 6-0 loss

ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan out-gained Edgewood-Colesburg by almost 100 yards, but five turnovers were too much for the Golden Bears to overcome as the Vikings nipped the black-and-gold 6-0 in a Class A football quarterfinal round contest played on Friday, Nov. 2.
Uncharacteristically, Bishop Garrigan put the football on the ground five times, losing four of those fumbles, threw an interception and also committed seven penalties for 75 yards.

BGHS gives Wadle 200th career win

ALGONA—It was a very eventful evening at Conway Field on Friday, Oct. 12 as the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears defeated West Fork 57-26. The victory gave the black-and-gold a piece of their fourth straight district title and head coach Marty Wadle the 200th win of his career.

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