Algona went on the road and came home with a narrow, 57-54, nonconference girls basketball victory over the Pocahontas Area Indians in Pocahontas Feb. 13.
The Bulldogs trailed 17-10 at the end of the first period before rallying to hold a 31-29 advantage at halftime. The visitors led 48-39 heading into the fourth quarter before holding off a late Indians comeback for the win.
Get all the action in the Feb. 20 Advance.

Madison Hough sank a free throw with 10 seconds remaining to spoil a great comeback effort by the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines, and the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans edged the Wolverines 45-44 in the opening round of the Class 1A regional girls basketball tournament Feb. 13 in West Bend.

Freshman center Audi Crooks poured in 35 points to lead fourth-ranked (Class 1A) Bishop Garrigan to an exciting, 55-54 Top of Iowa Conference victory over the second-rated (2A) West Hancock in Britt in Feb. 7.
The loss was the Eagles first in the league since Jan. 19, 2018, when red and white fell to North Union 72-54 at Britt.
Read more in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Algona stayed in the North Central Conference boys basketball race with a huge, 56-50 road victory on Feb. 7 over the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs.
Algona improved to 13-3 overall and sit at 9-2 in North Central Conference games. Hampton-Dumont fell to 3-14 overall and are 1-11 in the league.
Get all the action in the Feb. 13 Advance.

The football districts in all classes were released Feb. 5 by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The new districts will be on a one-year scheuling cycle instead of the two-year cycle used in the past.
The 2020 season will feature a nine-game regular season with 16 playoff qualifiers in all classes. It begins Aug. 29, while the postseason begins Oct. 30 for all classes.
Read more about it in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The postseason regional pairings were released last Wednesday for the four area girls basketball squads as they begin their journey toward a trip to the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Get the details in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

North Union snapped a 16-game losing streak, and it took a triple overtime to do it as the green, black and silver outlasted Eagle Grove 70-67 in Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball action in Eagle Grove.

Fifth-ranked Bishop Garrigan broke open a four-point game in the second stanza and went on to a 66-47 Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball victory over the West Hancock Eagles in Britt Feb. 7.
The black and gold led 16-12 at the conclusion of the first period before blowing the contest open in the second quarter to take a 37-18 advantage at halftime. The visitors also led 52-31 at the end of the third period.
Read more in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

West Bend-Mallard snapped a six-game losing streak with a 56-45 Twin Lakes Conference boys basketball victory at home over the  Manson Northwest Cougars Feb. 4.
The home team led 16-4 at the conclusion of the first period and increased that advantage to 31-15 at intermission. The Wolverines also enjoyed a 41-27 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Get all the action in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Trailing by two points heading into the final frame, the Algona Bulldogs outscored Clear Lake 12-7 in the final eight minutes to upset the fourth-ranked Lions 48-45 in North Central Conference girls basketball action Feb. 4.
Aliyah Buscher drained a late 3-pointer to break a 45-45 deadlock and gave the Bulldogs the victory. Two players reached double digits for the red and black. Abbey Holmes led the way with 15 points, and Buscher added 14.

North Union built a big lead early and cruised to a 67-39 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles.
The green, black and silver led 22-7 at the conclusion of the first quarter and extended that advantage to 34-17 at intermission. The Warriors also held a comfortable 48-30 lead heading into the fourth period.
Get all the action in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The West Bend-Mallard Wolverines dropped a 63-36 Twin Lakes Conference decision on Feb. 7 to Pocahontas in West Bend.
The Indians held a 21-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The visitors enjoyed a 30-21 lead at intermission and held a 46-26 lead as the game's final eight minutes of action began.
Read the whole story in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Five Algona wretlers advance to this week's district tournament at Algona High School from the Class 2A sectional meet Feb. 8. The top two wrestlers from each weight on Saturday advance to the state wrestling tournament.
Three red and black grapplers (Jacob Zabka, Cole Lewis and Andrew Hamilton) earned sectional titles while two other teammates (Luke McKenna and Gavin Meints) took second.
Get all the details in the Feb. 13 Advance.

Connor Fehr and Donovan Hanson won sectional titles, highlighting the performances of the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines wrestling squad at the Class 1A meet Feb. 8.
Teammate Landon Studer placed second to also advance to the district tournament in Sioux Rapids on Saturday as the top five finishers in each weight class will advance to the state wrestling tournament.
Read all about the meet in the Feb. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Both Trevor Kruse and Jake Anderson finished in second place to advance to this Saturday's district wrestling tournament in Sioux Rapids, highlighting the performances of the North Union Warriors squad at the Class 1A sectional tourney Feb. 8.