Zach Lester hit a fade-away three-pointer over the out-stretched arms of Riley Helmers at the buzzer in the first overtime to give the Clear Lake Lions a 75-74 win over the Algona Bulldogs.
Lester had 28 points in the game but that was only the third best scoring total of the evening as teammate Thomas Strobeck poured in 32 points and Jackson Helmers tossed in 31 tallies for the Bulldogs.

Freshman Cade Winkel poured in a career-high 28 points to help lead the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys’ basketball team to an 84-64 Top of Iowa Conference win in a contest played in Algona on Friday, Dec. 9.
The freshman connected on 12-of-15 field goals from the floor and hit 4-of-6 free throws to go along with grabbing eight rebounds, passed out a pair of assists, came up with one steal and blocked one shot in the game for the black-and-gold.

Morgan Castenson nailed her fifth three-pointer of the game with eight seconds remaining to make a 38-38 dead-lock and give the Southeast Valley Jaguars a 41-38 non-conference victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls’ basketball squad.
The home played well in the first quarter as they led 9-6 at the end of the first eight minutes of action and held a narrow 20-19 advantage as the two squads headed to the locker-room for intermission.

Bishop Garrigan scored the first 12 points of the game to set the tempo of the game and went onto an easy 57-19 non-conference girls’ basketball victory over the Northwood-Kensett Vikings in a contest played in Algona on Saturday, Dec. 3.
The black-and-gold got seven points from Whitney Hovey, five from Jenna Boelter and two from Gracie McGuire to build a 14-2 advantage at the end of the game’s first eight minutes of play.

Janna Julius laid in an easy basket off a nice feed from Abbey Holmes to just beat the buzzer to give the Algona Bulldogs an exciting 43-41 North Central Conference girls’ basketball win over the Humboldt Wildcats in a game played in Algona on Friday, Dec. 2.

Bishop Garrigan tossed in nine three-point field goals and got some quality minutes from its bench in a 50-30 season-opening non-conference victory over the St. Edmond Gaels in a contest played in Fort Dodge.
The black-and-gold came out hot behind the three-point arc, splashing 5-of-7 treys in the opening eight minutes and led 16-9 at the conclusion of the first quarter.

ALGONA—Three players hit double digits in the scoring department to help lead the Algona Bulldog boys’ basketball team to a convincing 66-34 non-conference win over the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets.
After a slow start, the red-and-black held a 16-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and increased its advantage to 27-11 at the halftime break.  The Bulldogs also led 43-26 as the fourth period of action began.

It was billed as a battle between the best two defensive football teams in Class A for the state championship at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Thursday, Nov. 17.
Both Bishop Garrigan and Gladbrook-Reinbeck did not disappoint the large crowd as the Rebels scored a touchdown with six minutes left to edge the black-and-gold by the score of 20-19.

All season long, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears’ defense has been outstanding and a big reason why the squad was 11-0.  Friday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls in the Class A state football semi-finals, the defense was called on late one more time for the a trip to the state championship game.

For the first time since 2005, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears football team is headed back to the UNI-Dome.  The black-and-gold defeated third-rated West Hancock 12-8 a defensive, physical football contest between the two rivals played at Conway Field on Friday, Nov. 4.

In her first year out for cross-country, Bishop Garrigan junior Alisa Altman placed 94th at the Class 1A state meet held at the Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 29 with her time of 22:47.4.
“Alisa did an awesome job today,” said Golden Bear Coach Cassie Rowley.  “She was very nervous before the race and I told her at the starting line to relax and take things in because she is going to be right back here next season.

In her third appearance in the Class 3A state cross-country meet in her career, Algona senior Morgan VanZante finished in 97th place with her time of 21:19.9.
The meet was held on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Lakeside Golf Course inside Kennedy Park just north of Fort Dodge on a beautiful fall afternoon.

Trey Engen’s second straight trip to the Class 3A cross-country meet saw the Bulldog sophomore ending up in 79th place with his time of 17:35.8 on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the Lakeside Golf Course just north of Fort Dodge.
Last season at the same location, Trey finished in 68th place for the red-and-black with his clocking of 17:37.9, which was his best time of the year last fall while his best clocking this season came at the district meet at Spencer in 16:55.55.

Bishop Garrigan senior Ryan Kenyon ran at the state meet for the first time in his career and ended up in 77th place for the black-and-gold with his clocking of 18:17.7
“Ryan did a great job,” said Bishop Garrigan Coach Cassie Rowley.  “It was not his personal best but I thought he gave everything he had and ran a solid race.  He usually likes to start slow and he did that again today.

Only the finish line was biggest obstacle keeping Riley Bauer from a state title.  The North Union junior captured the Class 1A state title by cruising to the win with a time of 16:09.7, 23 seconds ahead of runner-up Shane Breheny of Treynor in the meet held in Fort Dodge on Saturday, Oct. 29.