West Bend-Mallard put up a good battle, but eight errors in the field were too much to overcome in an 11-7 Twin Lakes Conference softball loss to the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans.
The purple and gold gave up just one earned run in the contest played June 24. The Wolverines fell to 1-17 overall and are now 1-9 in the conference while the Titans improved to 11-13 overall and 5-6 in the league.
Get all the details in the June 27 Kossuth County Advance.

Ben Schultze passed Rob Hughes with two laps to go to claim the feature win in the modified class to end an exciting night of dirt track racing at the Kossuth County Speedway June 20.
Schultze held the lead at the end of the first lap of the feature that went green-white-checkered before Hughes took over the top spot on lap number three.
Read all about it in the June 27 Kossuth County Advance.

The 20-year-old swim blocks were worn out, according to Algona Swim Team Booster Club Secretary Jodi Alt. Now, the swim team has new swim blocks.
Swim blocks are similar to starting blocks for sprinters at a track event. Swimmers get on the block, hold on to two handles and propel themselves forward into the water in a diving fashion.
Read more about it in the June 20 Advance.

Algona pounded out 15 hits as a team in a 16-6, six-inning North Central Conference baseball victory over Hampton-Dumont June 12 as the home team in every inning but one.
The red and black started early with five runs in the bottom of the first inning as Matt Grein and Carson Devine opened the contest with walks. After an out was recorded, Andrew Hamilton coaxed a base-on-balls to load the bases.
Get all the game action in the June 20 Advance.

Bishop Garrigan continued their stellar play on the softball diamond June 15 at the Newman Classic with a pair of non-conference victories. The 11th-ranked team in Class 1A defeated Springville 8-6 and Hudson by the score of 9-1.
In the opener, the Orioles gave the black and gold a good battle as the Golden Bears scored a pair of runs in the top of the first inning to start the game. Mackenzie Meister laced a one-out double and scored on an RBI single by Emma Fogarty.

Cody Nielsen was the big winner of the evening, as the Spencer driver won the $1,000 first place prize in the Thunderdome Hobby Stock Shoot Out at the Kossuth County Speedway in Algona June 13.
The exciting night of dirt track racing saw a total of 77 cars signed in for the evening with stock cars leading the way with 20 cars, followed by hobby stock with 17. There were also 13 modifieds at the track.
Get all the racing details in the June 20 Advance.

North Union defeated West Hancock 9-4 in a Top of Iowa Conference softball contest June 9. A five-run fourth inning was the difference in the league contest.
Each squad scored a run in the opening frame, and the score remained that way until the bottom of the fifth inning when the home team pushed across five runs for a 6-1 advantage.
Get all the action in the June 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Algona received two strong pitching performances and placed second in the annual Algona Classic softball tournament June 8. The red and black topped Eagle Grove 10-2 in the opener but lost to North Butler by a score of 1-0 in the finals.
The championship game was a pitcher's duel, as the Bearcats scored the only run of the game in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI triple by Kyia Johnson.
Get all the details in the June 13 Advance.

Lake Mills placed two runs in the top of the first inning and never trailed in an 8-2 Top of Iowa Conference baseball victory over the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bears in the league contest June 7.
The contest remained at 2-0 until the fifth inning when the visitors added another tally for a 3-0 advantage. The black and gold got on the scoreboard in the bottom frame when John Joyce singled and later scored on a wild pitch to cut the lead to 3-1.

Kaytee Devries of Spencer, in the sport compacts, and Kelly Shryock of Fertile, in the stock cars, won for the second time this summer to highlight night number four at the Kossuth County Speedway June 6.
The night saw a total of 67 cars signed in for an exciting night of racing, with the stock car class leading the way with 17 drivers. The hobby stock class was right behind with 15 cars.
Get all the racing action in the June 13 Kossuth County Advance.

With al four runners graduated from a squad that qualified for the state tournament last spring, the Bishop Garrigan shuttle hurdle quartet capped it off by placing eighth and earning medals at the Class 1A state track meet over the weekend.
The unit of Gracie Rosenmeyer, Reese Rosenmeyer, Laurel Degen and Emma Grandgenett crossed the finish line in 1:11.31 to earn their medals.
Get all the details in the May 23 Kossuth County Advance.

North Union's Elliott Hagebock picked a great time to post a career best in the high jump as the Warrior senior cleard the bar at 6'6" to win the Class 1A state title Friday.
"It was just an unreal feeling; it has not really sunk in yet that it actually happened," said Hagebock after the event.
Read the whole story in the May 23 Advance.

Trey Engen of Algona proved he was the best distance runner in Class 3A this season as the red-and-black senior completed the "distant double" by winning the state title in both the 3,200- and 1,600-meter runs on the beautiful blue oval of Drake Stadium in Des Moines this past weekend.

Last year as a freshman in the Class 1A state track meet, West Bend Mallard's Rachel Fehr was nipped at the finish line for a state title in the 400 meter dash.
Fast forward 360 days and the Wolverine sophomore made sure the same scenario did not repeat itself. She broke the tape first in the event with her school record clocking of 56.92 to become the first purple-and-gold female in the school's history to capture a state title.

Abbey Holmes placed 10th in the 100-meter hurdles to highlight the performance of the Algona Bulldogs girls squad at the Class 3A state track meet May 16-18.
Holmes cleared the 10 barrieres set at 30 inches with her clocking of 15.88 and missed qualifying for the finals in the event by .03 for the red and black.
Get the rest of the results in the May 23 Advance.