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Golden Bears run past Eagle Grove

ALGONA—Fourth-ranked Bishop Garrigan took the lead right away and never looked back in a 73-17 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball victory on Thursday, Jan. 9 over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The home team led 18-4 at the conclusion of the first quarter before increasing that advantage to 41-13 at halftime. The black-and-gold took a commanding 61-13 lead into the fourth period after holding the Eagles scoreless in the third frame.

BG girls cruise past West Hancock 72-23

BRITT—Bishop Garrigan did not allow a single point in the opening frame as the fourth-ranked (Class 1A) Golden Bears cruised to a 72-23 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball win on Friday, Jan. 10 over the West Hancock Eagles.

The black-and-gold held a 24-0 advantage after the first eight minutes of action and increased their lead to 47-8 at intermission. The visitors then took a commanding 63-19 lead into the final quarter of play.

AHS girls take 56-30 win over Fort Dodge

ALGONA—Stepping outside North Central Conference play on Monday, Jan. 13, the Algona Bulldog girls’ basketball squad earned a 56-30 non-conference victory over the Fort Dodge Dodgers.

The contest was dead-locked at 14-14 after the first eight minutes of play before the home team took a 27-19 lead to the locker room at halftime. The Bulldogs also led 42-28 heading into the fourth quarter of action.

Stohr 2nd at Ogden Invitational

OGDEN—Laura Stohr was the runner-up at 115 pounds to highlight the performances of the Algona Bulldogs girls wrestling squad on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the Odgen Invitational as the red-and-black ended up in fifth place in the team standings with a team score of 139 points.

AHS boys dominate at NCC triangular

WEBSTER CITY—The second-ranked Algona Bulldog boys wrestling team was dominant on the mat on Thursday, Jan. 9 in a North Central Conference triangular meet as the squad dropped just two matches the entire evening.

The red-and-black pounded the St. Edmond Gaels by the final score of 75-6 before throttling the Webster City Lynx on their purple-and-gold home mat by the tally of 65-6. Ashton Moreno picked up his 100th career win during the night.

Bollinger, Knapp each claim individual title at Graettinger

GRAETTINGER—Brennen Bollinger of North Union and Mason Knapp of West Bend-Mallard both earned individual titles on Saturday, Jan. 11 to highlight the performances of the two area squads at the Graettinger Invitational.

Bollinger pinned three opponents to claim the title at 285 pounds as he improved to 30-2 on the year while Knapp also recorded three pins to place first at 106 pounds as he advanced his season overall record to 20-2.

Late rally steers Warrior boys to first league win

EAGLE GROVE—North Union rallied to take the lead in the final 90 seconds of the game and squeezed out their first Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball victory of the season on Tuesday, Jan. 7 with an exciting 51-50 win over the Eagle Grove Eagles.

The green-black-and-silver trailed most of the game after an early first period lead, trailing by as many as 15 points in the contest before rallying for the league victory.

NU girls roll past Eagle Grove 64-28

EAGLE GROVE—Overcoming a sluggish first stanza, the North Union Warrior girls basketball squad rolled to a 64-28 Top of Iowa Conference victory over the Eagle Grove Eagles on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

The visitors led 14-11 at the end of the first period before increasing their advantage to 41-21 at intermission. The green-black-and-silver also held a commanding 54-25 lead after three quarters of basketball.

Stalzer leads WB-M girls to 10th victory

CHURDAN—Senior Hailey Stalzer poured in a game-high 36 points to lead undefeated West Bend-Mallard to a 65-32 non-conference girls basketball win on Thursday, Jan. 9 over the Paton-Churdan Rockets.

The purple-and-gold forced the home team into 40 turnovers as they put up an incredible 97 shots during the contest, including a total of 45 behind the three-point arc.

Garner steals non-conference win from Algona boys

GARNER—Garner-Hayfield/Ventura out-scored Algona 17-7 in the final eight minutes to rally and steal a 51-49 non-conference boys basketball victory on Saturday, Jan. 11 over the Bulldogs.

The home team led 18-13 at the end of the first quarter before Algona took a 25-21 advantage to the locker room at halftime. The visitors also led 42-34 going into the fourth period before the Cardinals rallied for the come-from-behind win.

Sioux Central rolls past Wolverine boys 70-37

WEST BEND—Sioux Central rolled to a 70-37 Twin Lakes Conference boys basketball victory on Friday, Jan. 10 over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines.

The home team scored the first five points of the contest, but the Rebels finished the opening frame with a 14-4 run to hold a 14-9 lead at the conclusion of the first period.

Sioux Central deals WB-M girls first loss of season

WEST BEND—For the first time in the 2024-2025 season, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls basketball squad tasted defeat as the Sioux Central Rebels handed the purple-and-gold a 62-49 Twin Lakes Conference loss on Friday, Jan. 10.

The Rebels led 13-11 at the end of the first period and increased their advantage to 32-20 as the two teams headed to the locker room at halftime. The visitors also led 43-38 moving forward into the fourth and final quarter of play.

Blaser’s buzzer-beater topples No. 8 Golden Bears

ALGONA—Sophomore  Cooper Blaser drained a 14-foot jump shot from left wing at the final buzzer to give the Forest City Indians a 59-57 Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball upset win on Tuesday, Jan. 7 over eighth-ranked Bishop Garrigan.

The contest was tight most of the game, although the visitors did have a nine-point advantage early in the fourth frame before the black-and-gold roared back.

Torrid shooting leads No. 4 Forest City past No. 3 Golden Bear girls

ALGONA—Some torrid shooting by fourth-ranked (Class 3A) and undefeated Forest City held off a great comeback effort by third-ranked (1A) Bishop Garrigan in 69-64 Top of Iowa Conference girls basketball contest on Tuesday, Jan. 7.

West Bend-Mallard boys drop non-conference road tilt

CHURDAN—West Bend-Mallard stepped out of Twin Lakes Conference boys basketball play on Thursday, Jan. 9 and dropped a 61-51 contest to Paton-Churdan.

The home team held a narrow 14-12 lead after the first quarter of play and took a 28-23 advantage to the locker room at intermission. The Rockets also led 48-39 heading into the final eight minutes of action.

WB-M girls remain perfect at 8-0 with 54-23 win

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

WEST BEND—West Bend-Mallard remains undefeated on the season with their 54-23 non-conference girls basketball victory over the South O’Brien Wolverines on Friday, Jan. 3.

The home team forced a lot of early turnovers to roll out to a 22-4 lead at the end of the first quarter with 15 points combined from the Stalzer twins.

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