GOWRIE—Both the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys and girls cross-country squads opened the 2021 season at the Southeast Valley Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 26.
Both squads did not have enough runners for a team score.
 
See the full story in the Sept. 2 Advance.

SPENCER—Junior Ryan Stundahl was the runner-up while his team placed fourth overall in the season opening cross-country meet for the Algona Bulldogs at the Spencer Invitational on Thursday, Aug. 26.
The red-and-black were fourth in the 12-team field. Bishop Garrigan also competed.
 
See the full story in the Sept. 2 Advance.

SPENCER—Junior Moriah Knapp opened the 2021 season in impressive fashion by placing first on Thursday, Aug. 26 by over a minute at the Spencer Invitational for the Algona Bulldog girls’ cross-country squad.
The red-and-black also had a good debut as a team as the Bulldogs finished in second place. Bishop Garrigan runners also competed.
 
See the full story in the Sept. 2 Advance.

ALGONA—Two teams and three individuals will be inducted into the 2021 Algona High School Wall of Fame Friday, Aug. 27.
Tom Claude, an athlete and community member; Howie Stephenson, a basketball coach; Dave Rosonke, a basketball coach; the 1996 boys basketball team and the 2005 volleyball team are being honored. 

ALGONA—Ben Kern has previously won the Randy Buscher Memorial Algona Am four times before this year during his outstanding golfing career.
But it is a good bet that the former Algona High School graduate will not soon forget his fifth one. Kern chipped in from about 25 yards out off the ninth green for an eagle to win the 2021 title on the 45th and final hole of the tournament on Sunday, Aug. 8.

ALGONA—If you moved up in the field during a feature race at the Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, Aug. 12, you had great success as all six of the feature winners on the evening were the hard chargers in their class.
The second-to-last night of dirt track racing at the track drew 70 cars plus seven vintage cars with the sport mods class leading the way with 16 drivers closely followed by stock cars with 15 and the hobby stock class had 14 cars.
 

Just five seniors make the 16th Annual Kossuth County Advance all-area softball squad as youth dominates the 2021 unit. This year’s team includes the five seniors that are joined by two juniors, eight talented sophomores and a trio of freshmen.

ALGONA—A six-foot trophy always attracts a good car count and the Kossuth County Fair draws attracts a good crowd in the grandstand . The pair made for another great night of dirt track racing at the Kossuth County Speedway on Thursday, Aug. 5.

ALGONA—An Algona High School graduate has qualified for the Ironman World Championships to be held in Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Eric Prilipp placed eighth in his age division on May 22 in Tulsa, Okla., to qualify for the world championship. The ironman race in which he competes consists of a 2.4-mile swim followed by 112-mile bike ride and concludes with a 26.2-mile run.
 
See the Aug. 5 Advance print edition for the complete story.

ALGONA—Returning to the home of its birthplace five years ago, Night No. 2 of the Hunting With Heroes Salute to Veterans Night was a huge success.
Cody Laney in the modifieds and Kelly Shryock in the stock car class were the big winners of the huge show at the Kossuth County Speedway. The grandstand was packed with many veterans and race fans for the exciting night of dirt track racing.

North Union junior outfielder Sam Nielsen along with sophomore shortstop Olivia Von Bank and sophomore pitcher Emily Meyer were all named to the Class 2A first-team all-state softball team while teammate junior third baseman Cassie Beadle was a second team choice.
Lillian Etherington of Algona was selected to the Class 3A third-team all-state softball squad as she led the red-and-black in eight different offensive categories this summer.

A group of five talented players will return to the 16th annual Kossuth County Advance All-Area Baseball first team this season.
Algona’s Cameren Rindone and Bishop Garrigan’s Isaiah Byrkeland make the squad for the third time while Algona’s Aaron Weringa, Wyatt Streit and Tyler Manske all are two-time choices.

ALGONA—Adel’s Dylan Nelson led all 25 laps to collect the $1,000 first place winnings in the second annual Jess Weishaar Memorial and IMCA Mid-Summer Hobby Stock Shootout held on Thursday, July 22, at the Kossuth County Speedway.
 
Get the full racing report in the July 29 Kossuth County Advance.

   ALGONA—It just keeps getting bigger every year. The fifth annual “Hunting With Heroes Salute to Veterans” is expanding this summer into a three track tour.
The event has become the biggest draw at the Kossuth County Speedway during the season and will expand this year to Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer on Wednesday, July 28.

FORT DODGE—Earlham started quickly and turned away a possible seventh inning rally in a 7-4, first-round victory over the North Union Warriors on Monday, July 19, in the Class 2A state softball tournament.
Pella Christian scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 3-3 deadlock and give the Eagles an upset 5-3 victory over the North Union Warriors on Tuesday, July 20 in the consolation round of the Class 2A state softball tournament.