WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard outscored Harris-Lake Park 18-10 in the final eight minutes to rally for a 58-54 non-conference boys basketball win over Harris-Lake Park on Monday, Feb. 3 to end an 11-game losing streak.

ALGONA—Led by three players in double figures, No. 10 ranked Bishop Garrigan rolled to a 65-42 Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball victory on Tuesday, Jan. 28 over the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals.

Amaury Thomas and Carter Schwab both tossed in 16 points with Michael Joyce adding 10 more and Drew Muller narrowly missed double digits with nine points.

ARMSTRONG—Maisey Bierstedt drained a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to give the North Union Warrior girls basketball team an exciting 42-40 Top of Iowa Conference win over Belmond-Klemme on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Bierstedt also led the winners in scoring with 20 points and was joined in double figures by Ainsley Ulrich with 10 points. Alexis Cummins tallied six points as Shallie Walders tossed in four and Ava Steinberger rounded out the scoring with two points.

FORT DODGE—St. Edmond built a big first period lead and never looked back in a 60-32 non-conference boys basketball victory on Thursday, Jan. 30 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The eighth-rated green-and-white squad raced out to a commanding 27-10 lead at the end of the first stanza, increased their advantage to 55-17 at intermission and led 73-27 heading into the fourth quarter.

ALGONA—Trailing by five points coming into the final eight minutes, the Webster City Lynx boys basketball team out-scored the Algona Bulldogs 17-10 in the final frame to stun the home team with a come-from-behind 56-54 North Central Conference win on Friday, Jan. 31.

FORT DODGE—Eighth-ranked St. Edmond outscored Algona 51-30 in the second half to post an 82-61 North Central Conference boys basketball victory over the red-and-black on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Ben Helmers poured in a team-leading 28 points in the loss and was joined in double figures by Nathan Manske with 14, as Evan Allie just missed double digits with nine points.

ROCKWELL CITY—A big second quarter gave South Central Calhoun a 15-point halftime advantage and the Titans never let up in a 78-45 Twin Lakes Conference boys basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

Three Wolverines reached double figures in the loss as Kacen Flynn led the way with 13 points while both Abner Zaugg and Carson Schneider tallied 11 points each.

ROCKWELL CITY—South Central Calhoun defeated West Bend-Mallard 49-38 on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in a Twin Lakes Conference girls basketball contest.

Hailey Stalzer was the only purple-and-gold player in double figures with 17 points, including splashing four three-pointers. Hannah Stalzer contributed seven points as both Addie Montag and Tiffany Fehr added five points and Olivia Dickey rounded out the scoring with four points.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

ALGONA—For the second straight year and 11^th time in the school’s history, the Algona Bulldog boys wrestling team are crowned the North Central Conference champions as the squad amassed a winning total of 238.5 points to easily win the title in the 58^th annual North Central Conference tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 25.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

SAINT ANSGAR—Senior Brennen Bollinger placed third to highlight the performances of the North Union Warriors wrestling team at the annual Top of Iowa Conference tournament held on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Bollinger received a first round bye before pinning Dominic Holder of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura in 26 seconds in the quarterfinal round but lost by fall in 0:26 to fourth-ranked Ledyer Nehfs of Osage in the 285-pound semi-finals.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

MASON CITY—In their final meet of the 2024-2025 regular season, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys swim team won three events on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The black-and-gold dropped the meet to the Mason City Riverhawks by the final score of 116-48.

ALGONA—A wise person could say that the eyes of Algona’s Ben Helmers light up each and every time he sees Pocahontas Area on his team’s schedule.

Last year at Pocahontas, Helmers tied the Bulldog school record with 45 points and on Thursday, Jan. 23, Ben erupted for a new school record 51 points in an 87-62 non-conference boys basketball victory for the Bulldogs over the Indians.

ARMSTRONG—A strong first period gave North Union a big lead on Friday, Jan. 24, and the green-black-and-silver never looked back in a 67-54 Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball victory over the West Hancock Eagles.

The Warriors drained 10 three-pointers in the league win as they jumped out to a 25-9 lead at the end of the first stanza. The home team took a 42-23 advantage to the locker room at intermission and led 60-42 heading into the fourth quarter of action.

EAGLE GROVE—Fourth-ranked Bishop Garrigan is known for their high powered offense that hits a lot of three-pointers and averages over 60 points a game.

One thing that is often overlooked for the talented squad is the great defense they play. That aspect of the team was on display again on Friday, Jan. 24 as they rolled to a 62-17 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball win over the Eagle Grove Eagles as the swarming black-and-gold defense forced 30 Eagle turnovers.

ALGONA—Algona stepped outside of North Central Conference girls basketball play on Thursday, Jan, 23 as the squad held on for a narrow 59-56 non-conference win over a stubborn Pocahontas Area Indians team.

The home team led 15-13 after the first minutes of play and took a 36-27 advantage to the locker room at halftime. The red-and-black led by four points at 50-46 as the third period concluded.