ALGONA HIGH—It was a battle two top-eight ranked teams in the annual girls cross-town basketball contest that was played on Saturday, Dec. 21 in front of the usual nice crowd.
Both squads came into the game with outstanding seasons as Bishop Garrigan’s only loss came to No. 2 ranked Newell Fonda (1A) while Algona’s two losses were to Estherville-Lincoln Central (No. 2 in 3A) and Forest City (No. 4 in 3A).
ALGONA HIGH—A big second half led the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys basketball team to a 59-38 win over the Algona Bulldogs in the annual cross-town contest played on Saturday, Dec. 21.
The black-and-gold outscored the home team by the count of 31-15 in the second half as they broke open the contest that was tight throughout the first half. Each team committed 21 turnovers in the annual cross-town battle.
ALGONA—Bishop Garrigan out-scored North Union 35-12 in the second half to rally from a six-point halftime deficit to earn a 56-39 come-from-behind Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball victory over the Warriors on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The green-black-and-silver started fast, scoring the first nine points of the contest. They took a commanding 16-3 lead after the first eight minutes of play and took a 27-21 advantage to the locker room at intermission.
ALGONA—Third-ranked Bishop Garrigan forced 23 turnovers as the black-and-gold defeated North Union 67-33 in a Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball contest played on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The Golden Bears took good care of the basketball as they committed only six turnovers, and the offense came alive as Bishop Garrigan drained 11 three-pointers in the contest.
BUFFALO CENTER—Led by senior point guard Hailey Stalzer, the West Bend-Mallard girls basketball squad defeated the North Iowa Lady Bison 47-30 in a non-conference contest played on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The purple-and-gold held an 11-3 lead after the first eight minutes of play and took a 22-13 advantage to the locker room at intermission. The Wolverines also led 32-21 heading into the fourth quarter of action.
EAGLE GROVE—North Union defeated West Bend-Mallard in a non-conference wrestling quadrangular held on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The green-black-and-silver topped the Wolverines by the final score of 63-6, but fell to Eagle Grove 52-30 and Manson Northwest Webster by the final score of 48-30.
FORT DODGE—The Algona Bulldog boys wrestling team finished in second place in the 14-team field at the Don Miller Invitational held on Saturday, Dec. 21.
The red-and-black’s team total of 204.5 was topped only by Humboldt’s winning total of 217.5 as the team placed seven wrestlers in the top three in their weight classes.
HOLSTEIN—Making the best of a long road trip, the Algona Bulldog girls wrestling squad earned three victories in a quadrangular held on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
The red-and-black started the evening with a 69-12 victory over Western Iowa before defeating Sheldon 72-12 and ended the night with a 64-15 win over Ridge View.
Mara Davis, Reese Taylor, Laura Stohr, Alissa Engel, Sienna Fehr, Regan Jensen and Reagan Haynes all went 3-0 on Tuesday while teammate Alyssa Olson went 2-0.
FORT DODGE—The Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys swim team concluded the pre-Christmas part of their 2024-2025 season with a dual meet on Thursday, Dec. 19.
The black-and-gold fell to Marshalltown by the score of 70-14 and lost to Fort Dodge 64-28 as Marshalltown also defeated Fort Dodge 76-18.
ALGONA—St. Edmond pulled away in the second half on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to earn a 69-53 North Central Conference boys basketball victory over the Algona Bulldogs.
The home team played well the entire first half and held a 17-12 lead at the conclusion of the first period. The red-and-black continued to hold the lead until a late St. Edmond run before intermission gave the green-and-white a 30-27 lead at halftime.
ALTA—Heading into the Christmas break on a positive note, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys basketball team earned a 48-39 Twin Lakes Conference win on Friday, Dec. 20 over the Alta-Aurelia Warriors.
The win improves the purple-and-gold’s overall record to 2-5 and the Wolverines are now 2-1 in conference games while the Warriors fell to 2-6 overall and are now 1-2 in the league.
WEBSTER CITY—Remaining perfect in North Central Conference play, the Algona Bulldog girls basketball squad earned a 63-35 road win on Friday, Dec. 20 over the Webster City Lynx.
The red-and-black scored the first 18 points of the game and never looked back as the home team’s first points came with 5:22 left in the first half.
ALTA—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls basketball squad remained unbeaten on the season with a hard-fought 57-51 Twin Lakes Conference win over the Alta-Aurelia Warriors on Friday, Dec. 20.
The purple-and-gold will head into the Christmas break with a perfect 7-0 overall record and are tied for the lead in the conference at 3-0 while the Warriors fell to 3-6 overall and are 1-2 in the league.
MASON CITY—Algona went on the road on Thursday, Dec. 19 in non-conference girls basketball play and came home with a 64-27 victory over the Mason City Newman Knights.
The visitors took a 14-9 lead at the conclusion of the first period, extended the advantage to 36-14 at intermission and took a commanding 50-20 lead into the fourth stanza.
