BUFFALO CENTER—Both the North Union Warrior boys and girls golf squads opened the 2021 season with a Top of Iowa Conference victory on Friday, April 9 at the Gruis Recreation Area Golf Course.
The green-black-and-silver boys posted a team score of 185 to top North Iowa’s total of 193 and West Hancock was third with a 213 while the Warrior girls defeated North Iowa by the score of 228 to 306.
 
Get more on North Union sports in the April 15 Advance.

ALGONA—The Algona and Bishop Garrigan High School Trapshooting team started a new season with 41 male and female shooters on the squad this spring after missing the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
 
Get the complete season preview in the April 8 Advance.

HUMBOLDT—Senior Anna Berke was the medalist and junior Annie Burns earned the runner-up for the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls’ golf squad on Monday, April 5 in the season opener.
 
Get all the details in the April 8 Advance.

SPENCER—Senior Kyle Schaaf earned the runner-up medal to highlight the performances on Monday, April 5 for the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys’ golf team in their season opener in a triangular held at the spacious Spencer Golf and Country Club.
 
Get more information in the April 8 Advance.

ALGONA—The Algona Community Schools Wall of Fame Committee has announced the class of 2021 Wall of Fame inductees. This year’s selections are as follows: 
 
See who is joining the Wall of Fame in the April 8 Advance.

BRITT—Senior Joey Trainer won the 200-meter dash to highlight the performances of the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys’ track squad on Monday, April 5 at the Bob Sanger Relays.
 
Get the full story and the meet results in the April 8 Advance.

ALGONA—With the snow melted and temperatures on the rise, Thursday night dirt track racing at the Kossuth County Speedway cannot be far away as the plan is for a test and tune evening on April 29 with the 2021 season opener scheduled for Thursday, May 6.
 
Get a complete story and the racing schedule in the April 8 Advance!

See the April 1 Advance for the Spring Sports Preview for Algona, Bishop Garrigan, North Union and West Bend-Mallard track and golf teams - a photo and a story for each.
 

JEFFERSON—A young Algona Bulldog boys track squad opened the 2021 season on Monday, March 29, on a warm, windy day at the Greene County Relays.
No team scores were kept as teams from Greene County, Manson Northwest Webster, North Polk, Ogden, Southeast Valley, South Hamilton and St. Edmond also competed.
The red-and-black placed third in three events.
 
See the full report in the April 1 Advance.

The 24th edition of the Kossuth County Advance Girls All-Area Basketball Team is highlight by a trio of all-staters from Class 1A state runner-up Bishop Garrigan as all three returned to the first-team again this winter.

DES MOINES—When one talks about basketball tradition in Class 1A girls basketball, the name Newell-Fonda is the first name to appear as the blue-and-white has long state tourney history.
This year was the 16th state tournament appearance since 1995 as the squad earned their third straight title and fourth overall on Saturday, March 6 with a 66-52 over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears.

MASON CITY—On to state. It never gets old said the two seniors who are headed for the Class 1A state tournament for the third time in four years on the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls basketball team.
The top-ranked Golden Bears scored the first six points of the game along with 16 of first 20 points while cruising to a 63-31 victory on Wednesday, Feb. 24, over the BCLUW Comets in the regional final.

ALGONA—Senior guard Noah Nelson did everything in his power to help advance the Algona Bulldog boys basketball team to the Class 3A substate final.
But Humboldt’s Caden Matson banked in a left elbow jumper from 15 feet to give the Wildcats a thrilling 71-69 buzzer-beating victory over the Bulldogs on Thursday, Feb. 25, in the substate semifinal contest.
Nelson was almost unstoppable during the game as he poured in a career-high 38 points. 
 

CLEAR LAKE—Bishop Garrigan built an 11-point lead early in the third quarter before second-ranked Lake Mills rallied late in the game to earn a hard-fought, 63-59, Class 1A district final boys basketball victory on Tuesday, Feb. 23, over the black-and-gold.
The two teams traded punches throughout the game before the Golden Bears pulled away early in the third frame but the second-ranked Bulldogs used a big fourth period to earn the win.
 

March 6, 2021
Same matchup, same results.
Newell-Fonda is the Class 1A state champion for the third consecutive year. The Mustangs got some clutch play and free throw shooting from all-tournament captain Macy Sievers in the closing minutes and beat Bishop Garrigan of Algona 66-52 for its fourth title overall.