CHEROKEE—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys track team competed on Thursday, April 10 at the Lynn Jolly Relays against a field of 12 teams.

The purple-and-gold scored seven points and placed 12^th in the team standings as the Spencer Tigers won the team title with their score of 114 points.

BANCROFT—In the Top of Iowa Conference opener for both teams, the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear girls golf team defeated the North Union Warriors 203-243 in a league match played at the North Kossuth Golf Club on Thursday, April 10.

Hanna Merron of Bishop Garrigan was the medalist of the meet with her score of 48 while teammate Gabby Buscher took the runner-up medalist with her round of 50.

WEST BEND—Both the West Bend-Mallard boys and girls golf teams opened the 2025 season on Thursday, April 10 at home at the West Bend Golf & Country Club with a Twin Lakes Conference meet against the Southeast Valley Jaguars.

The purple-and-gold fell to the Jaguars by the final score of 232-255 while the boys dropped their conference match to Southeast Valley by the final score of 177-200.

On Wednesday, April 9 at the Izaak Walton League trap range, the Algona-Bishop Garrigan teams hosted a five-team meet to begin the week.

The Emmet County Clay Busters had the best score of the day with a team score of 228 as the Humboldt Wildcats were second with a 220, one stroke ahead of Algona High’s score of 219.

Kollyn Weimers of Bishop Garrigan turned in the high male score with his 49 while Algona’s Porter Divis had the second best total of 46.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

ALGONA—Area racing at the Kossuth County Speedway draws closer and closer despite Mother Nature recently battling a tug-of-war game between spring and winter.

The track will have some changes this season as Kevin Long is the new track manager and Austin Wolf will be in charge of the track preparation.

ALGONA—The Algona High School Wall of Fame Committee is pleased to announce the 2025 Class of the Wall of Fame. This year’s three individuals and two teams will be inducted prior to our first home football game.

Our hope is not only to honor the past but to inspire our current students to strive to be part of the rich tradition and history of Algona High School.

1972 Class 3A Wrestling State Champions

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

VERMILLION, SD—Former Bishop Garrigan all-state point guard Molly Joyce recently entered the transfer portal and will be taking her basketball talents next year to the University of South Dakota.

Joyce has spent the past two seasons at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo. and she had a lot of success the past two years for the Bulldogs.

SAC CITY—Powered by gold medal performances in three different events, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls’ track squad placed fourth in the team standings with 79 points at the Raider Relays on Friday, April 4.

Placing first for the purple-and-gold was Allie Fehr with a leap of 4’ 10” in the high jump; Tyra Schupbach in the 3,000-meter run in 10:40.58 and the 4 x 800-meter relay crew of Addie Montag, Lily Morey, Mackenzie Fehr and Allie Fehr with a time of 11:19.51.

SAC CITY—In their second outdoor meet of the 2025 season, the West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys’ track team competed in the Raider Relays on Friday, April 4.

The purple-and-gold scored seven team points to finish in 11^th place overall in the 12-team meet as Westwood of Sloan captured the team title with 142 points.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

ALGONA—The Algona and Bishop Garrigan High School trap-shoot squads hosted the first ever Larry Lenz Invitational on Saturday, April 5 at the East Fork Izaak Walton League.

The meet was held in honor of Lenz who was instrumental in getting the area high school trap-shoot teams getting started back in 2010.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

BOONE—The 2025 and 2026 high school football schedules were released on Monday by the Iowa High School Athletic Union for the four area high school teams.

The 2026 schedule will be the same teams as the 2025 schedule with the only difference is that the team that was the home team in 2025 will be on the road in 2026.

By Greg Grabianowski, Sports Editor

ALGONA—Youth dominates the 28th annual edition of the Kossuth County Advance boys all-area teams as there are just three seniors among this year’s 10 honorees.

Leading the squad is a three-year member who was a prolific scorer, as Algona’s Ben Helmers, who poured in over 1,500 career points during his career and was one of the leading scorers in the entire state this winter joins the team again.

CLEAR LAKE—Algona won four events and set new meet records in all four events as the red-and-black finished second in the team standings in the North Iowa Indoor Championships held on Friday, March 28.

The Bulldogs amassed a team total of 103 points in the 14-team field that was topped only by Clear Lake’s score of 107 as the two squads ran away from the field as Waverly-Shell Rock was distant third place with a team score of 67 points.

CLEAR LAKE—On the strength of winning three different events, the Algona Bulldog girls track squad finished in second place overall with 78 points at the North Iowa Indoor Championships held on Thursday, March 27.

Clear Lake won the team title in the indoor meet with a team score of 96.5 points as a total of 15 teams competed in the meet.

BROOKINGS, SD—The North Union Warrior girls track squad competed on Saturday, March 29 at the Ruth Marske Invite held on the campus of South Dakota State University with a total of 30 teams competing in the indoor meet.

The green-black-and-silver had four top 30 finishes during the day led by a 14^th place showing by the 4 x 400-meter relay group of Alexis Cummins, Peyton Jenkins, Marissa Nielsen and Sienna Hanson in 4:45.38.