CHEROKEE—Senior Brennen Bollinger placed first to highlight the performances of the North Union Warriors wrestling team at the Paul Fuhrman Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Bollinger opened the day with a fall in 1:12 over Jordan Livermore of Sioux Central and followed that up with a pin in 3:20 over Jacob Kraft of Kingsley-Pierson in the semi-finals.

BRITT—Algona finished second and West Bend-Mallard placed sixth at the Al DeLeon Invitational held on Saturday, Dec. 21. The red-and-black compiled 215 points and the Wolverines scored 59 points during the day.

FORT DODGE—Crowning one champion, the Algona Bulldog girls wrestling squad finished in third place overall with 139.5 points at the Fort Dodge Invitational held on Friday, Dec. 20. Laura Stohr was the lone champion for the red-and-black as she won four matches to take the title at 110 pounds.

GARNER—Bishop Garrigan overcame a sluggish first period and went onto a 64-42 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball victory on Tuesday, Dec. 17 over the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals.

The black-and-gold trailed 15-11 at the conclusion of the first quarter before rebounding to take a 32-27 lead to the locker room at halftime. The visitors also led 50-33 after three quarters of basketball.

GARNER—Sophomore Amaury Thomas recorded a double-double to help the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys basketball team to a 68-43 Top of Iowa Conference victory over the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals.

Thomas poured in 20 points and yanked down 10 rebounds in the contest for the black-and-gold, who improved to 3-0 in the league.

BELMOND—North Union picked up a hard-fought Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball road victory on Tuesday, Dec. 17 over the Belmond-Klemme Broncos by the final score of 48-43.

The contest was tight throughout as the visitors led 8-6 at the end of the first quarter, held a 15-14 advantage at intermission and led 32-31 heading into the fourth quarter.

BUFFALO CENTER—North Iowa shot the basketball well in the opening frame by building a big lead and never looked back in an 80-49 non-conference boys basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Thursday, Dec. 19.

The blue-and-white raced out to a huge 26-8 lead at the end of the first quarter and took a 46-21 advantage to the locker room at halftime. The Bison also led 59-36 as the fourth period began.

WEBSTER CITY—Webster City outscored Algona 35-24 in the second half to rally for a 54-47 North Central Conference boys basketball victory on Friday, Dec. 20 over the red-and-black.

The Bulldogs led 14-8 at the end of the first quarter and took a 23-19 advantage to the locker room at intermission as the visitors never trailed in the game’s first 16 minutes.

ALGONA—Algona improved to 3-0 in North Central Conference boys wrestling matches after picking up a pair of league victories on Thursday, Dec. 19.

The red-and-black defeated Iowa Falls-Alden 72-3 before handing the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows Cowboys a conference loss by the final score of 42-17.

Thomas Zabka, Isaac Wilson, Barrett Morgan, Ashton Moreno, Tate Slagle and Tayten Rummel all went 2-0 during the evening for the Bulldogs.

BELMOND—North Union went on the road on Tuesday, Dec. 17 for Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball play and ended up with a 72-43 league loss to the Belmond-Klemme Broncos.

The home team took control of the game in the first quarter, taking an 18-6 advantage. The Broncos also led 33-17 at intermission and 56-30 at the end of the third period.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard scored the first 10 points of the game and never took their feet off the gas in a 70-19 Twin Lakes Conference girls basketball victory over Storm Lake St. Mary’s on Friday, Dec. 13.

The aggressive purple-and-gold defense forced the Panthers into 36 turnovers, including 26 steals that led to many easy baskets in transition.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

HUMBOLDT—Recording eight pins during the evening, the Algona Bulldog girls wrestling squad defeated the Humboldt Wildcats 58-24 in a North Central Conference match on Thursday, Dec. 12.

After Mara Davis earned a forfeit at 100 pounds, Alyssa Olson won by fall in 1:16 at 105 and Reese Taylor earned six points at 110 pounds via forfeit.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

SWEA CITY—North Union hosted three other wrestling squads on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in a quadrangular non-conference meet in Swea City.

The Warriors defeated Pocahontas Area 48-30 and West Bend-Mallard by the final score of 66-6, but lost to Sioux Central by the score of 46-18. West Bend-Mallard also fell to Sioux Central 48-24 and Pocahontas Area 47-18 during the evening.

CLEAR LAKE—Algona built a big first half lead and held off a late Clear Lake comeback as the eighth-ranked red-and-black girls basketball squad defeated the Lions 47-44 in a North Central Conference contest on Friday, Dec. 13.

The Bulldogs started fast, taking a 14-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and took a 29-16 to the locker room at intermission. Clear Lake cut the lead to 38-34 heading into the final eight minutes of action.