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LE MARS — The Gehlen Catholic boys basketball team got off to a fast start in their War Eagle Conference contest against Akron-Westfield on Tuesday and ended up winning by a final score of 84-54. “I was pretty happy at all four quarters,” Gehlen Head Coach Mike Langel said. “We didn’t really have too many letdowns. It was a nice all-around game.”...

LE MARS — Akron-Westfield picked up a War Eagle Conference road win over Gehlen Catholic on Tuesday, edging out the host school by a 45-40 score. “A hard-fought win,” Akron-Westfield Head Coach Kent Johnson said. “Lucky we came ahead at the end. I’m proud of the girls. We’re young, we’re inexperienced and we’re learning. That’s all part of the game is to learn and keep growing.”...

REMSEN — Whitney Jensen was asked what she looks for in a steal and what she sees on the basketball court after doing so. “We look to see if there is someone up-court, or we just take it,” said the 5-foot-10 Remsen St. Mary’s junior, who entered Tuesday night’s game at the Jerry and Marlene Harpenau Family Gym leading the state’s fourth-ranked Class 1A team with 44 points and 15 steals. “We look for the open girl or we draw it out and we look for a play. It depends what the defense brings.”...

REMSEN — Defending War Eagle Conference boys basketball champion Remsen St. Mary’s was coming off last Friday’s 66-47 win over Akron-Westfield. South O’Brien edged Sheldon 51-50 in a non-conference tilt on the same night. Still, the Wolverines, like the Hawks, are well-known for their defense...

KINGSLEY — Kingsley-Pierson hosted Westwood in a Western Valley Conference basketball doubleheader on Tuesday. The K-P girls jumped out to an early lead against the Class 1A No. 5 ranked Rebels, but could not secure the upset, eventually falling by a 51-47 score...

HINTON — The Hinton basketball teams had little trouble with Trinity Christian on Tuesday in a War Eagle Conference doubleheader, winning both games by at least 30. The Class 2A No. 14 ranked Hinton girls bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 62-32 win...

LAKE PARK — The MMCRU basketball teams traveled to play Harris-Lake Park in a War Eagle Conference doubleheader on Tuesday. The MMCRU girls won by a final score of 53-41. Kora Alesch led the Royals and ended with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. She ended an assist shy of a triple-double and also led the team with five steals...

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Le Mars Community basketball teams traveled to play a Missouri River Activities Conference doubleheader with Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday. The Le Mars girls didn’t hold a lead for most of the game, but had it when it mattered most, when the buzzer sounded, claiming a 46-42 win. ...

HINTON — Hinton boys basketball coach John Spies wasn’t quite sure what to expect out of his team in their first game of the season Saturday against Westwood. The Blackhawks graduated four of their top five scorers off of last year’s team including leading scorer Caleb Holmes, who was responsible for nearly 23 of the team’s points each contest...

HINTON — In a matchup of ranked girls basketball teams, Class 1A No. 5 Westwood got the better of Class 2A No. 14 Hinton in a non-conference contest on Saturday. Westwood closed the first quarter on a 17-2 run to lead by 13 after the first eight minutes and the final margin stayed at 13 as the Rebels claimed the 64-51 victory...

MARCUS — Gehlen Head Coach Brandon Schaecher’s game plan worked. Miyah Whitehead scored 20 points, 10 in each half, as Gehlen Catholic’s girls basketball team ended a four-game losing streak with a 51-42 win over MMCRU Friday night. A 5-foot-10 senior, Whitehead converted 9-of-12 field goal attempts for a squad that shot a season-best 48.8 percent (21-of-43) from the field. Four of her five outings this season have featured double-digit scoring...

MARCUS — Gehlen Catholic’s 65-56 War Eagle Conference boys basketball win over MMCRU on Friday night was a tale of two halves. MMCRU’s season opener was unlike anything the Jays had faced while rolling past Lawton-Bronson and Cherokee during the course of the week. ...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community basketball teams opened conference play against Missouri River Activities Conference foe Sergeant Bluff-Luton on Friday. The Le Mars girls earned a 45-42 win. After losing two one-possession games to begin the season, the Bulldogs got on the winning side of a one-possession game against the Warriors...

IDA GROVE — Kingsley-Pierson split their basketball games with OABCIG in Western Valley Conference action on Friday. The Panthers earned a win in the girls game by a 72-35 score. The team had two double digit scorers as Sydney Doeschot led the team with 23 points and Makenna Bowman added 19 points. The pair combined for five of the team’s eight 3-pointers in the game. Doeschot added five rebounds and Bowman had four steals...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s hosted Akron-Westfield in a basketball doubleheader on Friday and came away with a pair of wins. The Class 1A No. 4 ranked Remsen St. Mary’s girls picked up a 60-27 win over the Westerners. The RSM defense clamped down in the second half, holding their opponent to just six points in the final 16 minutes...

HINTON — It was a successful day for the two Plymouth County teams in attendance at the Blackhawk Duals on Friday. Le Mars Community went 5-0 at the event while the host Hinton team went 4-1 with their only loss to the Bulldogs. In the head-to-head matchup, Le Mars won 52-22 over Hinton. ...

OKOBOJI — The Le Mars Community girls wrestling team crowned seven division champions at a tournament hosted by Okoboji on Friday. In a 103-108 pound division, Keira Hessenius took the title with a pair of wins. She outscored Marin Rhode of Canton for a 10-0 major decision and won by fall in the first place match, taking down Ridge View’s Kim Meyer in 1:55...

TREYNOR — The Kingsley-Pierson wrestling team had four individuals win their weight classes at the Treynor Invitational on Saturday. At 113 pounds, Gavin Wiig swept through his opponents with wins by fall after opening with a bye. He pinned Lane Shellburg of Riverside in 1:52, Oscar Pena of the new Buena Vista High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in a time of 3:40 and won the first place match over Lawton-Bronson’s Carter Bartolo in 23 seconds...

MOVILLE — Akron-Westfield split a pair of duals on Thursday. The Westerners doubled up Sioux Center by a 50-25 score. The Warriors started off with wins in the first two weight classes, 160 and 170. Brodie Van Regenmorter won 8-0 over Connor Wendel and Solomon Tea edged Kaden Joy 5-4...

KINGSLEY — The Kingsley-Pierson boys basketball team opened the season with a 54-45 win over Lawton-Bronson on Thursday. Being the first game of the season, it wasn’t quite as polished of a game, but K-P Head Coach Lance Howe said the only thing that matters at the end is having the higher score at the end of the game...

KINGSLEY — The Kingsley-Pierson girls basketball team led for most of Thursday’s game against Lawton-Bronson, but found themselves down by one with less than a minute to go. The Panthers tied the game with just over 30 seconds left on a free throw and then got the winning basket with just under 10 seconds left to clinch the 47-45 victory...

LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic split a non-conference doubleheader against Cherokee on Thursday. The Gehlen girls stayed competitive with Class 3A No. 7 ranked Cherokee, but fell by a final score of 73-60. Miyah Whitehead had a double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds for the Jays in the loss. ...

ORANGE CITY — The Le Mars Community girls basketball team took Class 3A No. 2 ranked Unity Christian down to the wire, but came up a point short in a 56-55 loss in a non-conference game on Thursday. Sarah Brown led Le Mars with 18 points as she made four 3-pointers in the contest. Metta Skov was the team’s other player in double digits, scoring 16. She added six rebounds and four assists which were also second on the team...

SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community boys wrestling team earned a pair of dual wins over Missouri River Activities Conference foes on Thursday. “The boys wrestled pretty good tonight, we battled when we needed to battle, beating a very good Bishop Heelan team,” Le Mars Head Coach Shane Hessenius said. “We coaches were very proud of our young guys who gave it their all tonight against some tough opponents.”...

HULL — The Hinton girls basketball team went on the road and picked up a win over Western Christian in a non-conference game Monday. The Blackhawks won by a final score of 62-38. Hinton jumped out to a 14-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and added to their lead in each of the next three frames...

DES MOINES — The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and the Iowa Football Coaches Association have announced their 2022 all-state football teams. Dozens of sports writers and coaches from across the state met either in-person at Dowling Catholic High School or over Zoom to select this year’s teams with first and second teams being selected in each class...

Jaxon Bunkers, Senior, Remsen St. Mary’s Brenden Fisch, Senior, Remsen St. Mary’s Cael Ortmann, Senior, Remsen St. Mary’s Alex Schroeder, Senior, Remsen St. Mary’s Ryan Willman, Senior, Remsen St. Mary’s Mason Dicks, Senior, Newell-Fonda Ryan Greenfield, Senior, Newell-Fonda...

Kooper Ebel, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Travis Kamradt, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Lance Berends, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elijah Groeneweg, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Keevyn Jacobsma, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Ethan Diehm, 12, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn...

QB - Conner Carver, Fort Dodge, 12 RB - Jaxon Cherry*, Webster City, 11 RB - Adrian Carrillo, Spencer, 11 TE - Keegan Hisler, Webster City, 11 WR - Javion Jondle, Fort Dodge, 12 WR - Connor Jalas, Le Mars, 12 WR - Campbell Wessels, Spencer, 12 OL - Logan Huckfelt*, Spencer, 12...

AKRON — The Class 1A No. 5 ranked Westwood girls basketball team beat Akron-Westfield by a 71-44 score in a non-conference game on Monday. A-W Head Coach Kent Johnson said Westwood was a tough opponent for a team with several new players in the starting lineup to have to go up against in their first game...

AKRON — In a game of back-and-forth runs, Westwood took down Akron-Westfield by a 67-56 score on Monday in a non-conference contest. “We went on our run and then they kind of went on a run and extended to about 10 or 15,” A-W Head Coach Chad Clay said...

LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic and Lawton-Bronson split a non-conference basketball doubleheader on Monday. The Gehlen boys came up with a 79-44 victory over the Eagles in the season opener for both squads. The Jays jumped out to a 21-8 lead after a quarter and cruised to a 35 point win...

HUMBOLDT — In a close battle, Humboldt edged out a win over Le Mars Community in a girls wrestling dual on Monday by a 42-36 score. Humboldt got wins in the 135, 140, 145 and 155 pound weight classes to begin the dual. The first two were wins by fall as Claire Weydert won over Autumn Olsen and Mia Harris pinned Emily Ward in 1:37. The next two wins were by forfeit...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community bowling teams hosted Sioux City North in a Missouri River Activities Conference contest at Sweet 16 Lanes on Monday. The Le Mars boys won 2,914-2,646 over the Stars. There was a tie for the best series score of the day. Trevor Fisher of Le Mars and Talan Willson of North both ended with a 402 total. North’s Carter Sulzbach was close behind with a 399 total as he tied with Tyson Alcorn of Le Mars for the best individual game of the day as they both had 224 games...

The Remsen St. Mary’s football team finished with an 13-0 overall record and went 6-0 in district play. The Hawks claimed the 8-player state championship as they finished off their perfect season with a 38-16 win over WACO in the title game. Team statistics...

The Remsen St. Mary’s volleyball team went 20-7 overall on the season and finished with a 7-3 record in War Eagle Conference play. The Hawks were led by Head Coach Stacy Bunkers along with assistants Ashley Mohning, Melissa Jensen and Jakki Tentinger. The team graduates seniors Gracyn Schroeder and Olivia Pottebaum...

CEDAR FALLS — Seven football players took home awards recognizing their play during the 2022 Iowa high school football state championships at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Hog of the Game (HOG) awards went to the outstanding offensive lineman in each of the championship games...

SIOUX RAPIDS/REMSEN — The Class 1A No. 4 ranked Remsen St. Mary’s girls basketball team opened with a pair of non-conference wins last week. On Monday, the Hawks hit the road to play Sioux Central. After building up a 39-24 lead after three quarters, RSM had to fend off a late surge by the Rebels to claim a 47-40 win...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community girls basketball team hosted Spencer in a non-conference battle on Tuesday to begin the season. In a close game between the former Lakes Conference foes, Spencer emerged victorious by a 65-62 final score. The Tigers jumped out to an 18-13 lead after a quarter, but Le Mars pulled to a 32-32 tie by halftime. The Bulldogs held a 49-45 lead at the end of three quarters before the Tigers got the momentum in the fourth and pulled in front for the win...

The MMCRU football team finished with a 3-6 overall record in 2022 and 1-5 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Jonah Petersen 93-178, 1,425 yards, 13 TDs, 11 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

The MMCRU volleyball team went 10-16 overall on the season and finished with a 4-6 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team graduates seniors Avery Schlenger, Torey Tentinger, Emma Reuter, Kora Alesch, Hannah Neddermeyer and Isabelle Olson. The Royals were led by head coach Heather Youde and assistant coaches Kayla Means and Kendra Knapp...

HINTON — The Hinton girls basketball team opened their season with a non-conference win over Sioux City North on Tuesday. The Blackhawks scored a 57-47 victory. Hinton held a four point advantage after a quarter and continued to slowly build on their lead the rest of the contest as they outscored the Stars by one in the second, four in the third and one in the fourth...

ORANGE CITY — Class 3A No. 2 ranked Unity Christian won 65-35 over Gehlen Catholic in a girls basketball game on Tuesday. “We had too many turnovers and couldn’t get the ball into the hoop,” Gehlen Head Coach Brandon Schaecher said. “It was a combination of what happened Monday. Unity probably wasn’t as aggressive going for steals as Kingsley-Pierson was, but we allowed their defense to push us around on the outside and couldn’t take advantage of our down low game.”...

Bailey Boeve, Hinton, 9 Isabelle Elliott, Sumner-Fredericksburg, 11 Jadyn Petersen, Dike-New Hartford, 11 Kayla Knowles, Denver, 12 Madelyn Norton, Dike-New Hartford, 12 Molly Shafer, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 10 Payton Petersen, Dike-New Hartford, 11...

The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team went 8-22 overall on the season and finished with a 2-7 record in Western Valley Conference play. The team graduates seniors Abby Thompson, Avery Schroeder, Carly Huth, Allison Reinking, Makenna Bowman, Gabby Boustead and Reagan Vos from this year’s squad. The team was led by Head Coach Torey Hill...

The Kingsley-Pierson football team finished with a 4-5 overall record in 2022 and 4-2 record in district play. The team qualified for the playoffs, but bowed out in the first round with a loss to GTRA. The Panthers were led by head coach Geoff Olson...

LE MARS — Kingsley-Pierson freshman Sydney Doeschot made quite the debut in Monday’s non-conference win over Gehlen Catholic. In the season-opening 68-47 win, Doeschot finished with 37 points. She was 16-of-25 from the field, a 64 percent shooting percentage, and was 4-of-6 from 3-point range. She led the team with four steals and tied for the team lead in rebounds (6) and assists (3)...

HOLSTEIN — The Le Mars Community girls wrestling team took to the mat at the Ridge View Invitational on Saturday. The Bulldogs finished sixth out of 20 teams at the tournament. Le Mars finished with one division champion at the event. Keira Hessenius was the winner of the 105-pound Gold division. ...

The Hinton football team finished with a 6-4 overall record in 2022 and 4-2 record in district play. The Blackhawks advanced to the playoffs where they beat Logan-Magnolia in the first round. The team fell to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in the round of 16...

The Hinton volleyball team went 27-3 overall on the season and finished with an 9-1 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2013 and finished as a state semifinalist. Hinton graduates seniors Natalee Junck and Aubree Lake. The Blackhawks were led by co-head coaches Robin Mohr and Kate Ortegren and assistant coach Nolan Heese...

SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community girls wrestling team won their first tournament in the inaugural sanctioned season for the sport by the IGHSAU. The Bulldogs faced off against the rest of the Missouri River Activities Conference teams in a conference tournament hosted by Sioux City North on Thursday...

Abby Verburg, Western Christian, 12 Ashlyn Badding, Kuemper Catholic, 12 Ashlyn Kovarna, Hinton, 11 Avery Nobel, Boyden-Hull, 12 Bailey Boeve, Hinton, 9 Brooklyn Roder, Lawton-Bronson, 12 Carly Hicklin, Hinton, 11 Chloe Elston, Alta-Aurelia, 12 Dionne Jansma, Central Lyon, 12...

The Akron-Westfield volleyball team went 13-11 overall on the season and finished with a 5-5 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team will graduate Ellie Martinsen, Katie Johnson, Natalie Olson, Lauryn Saathoff and Alyssa Nemesio from this year’s roster...

Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Conner Wendel 94-156, 1,004 yards, 7 TDs, 8 INTs Laytin Koch 51-85, 469 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs Tatum Wilken 5-10, 86 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs) Ian Blowe 114 carries, 598 yards, 3 TDs...

Victory gives Hawks third state title, second in three year span

CEDAR FALLS — Remsen St. Mary’s (12-0) will face WACO of Wayland (13-0) in the 8-player championship game on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. WACO won their semifinal game over Newell-Fonda by a final score of 29-21. RSM beat Newell-Fonda 61-13 in their district meeting earlier this season...

The Gehlen Catholic volleyball team went 22-8 overall and finished with an 8-2 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team fell a match short of making a trip to state, losing to Riverside in a Class 1A regional final. The team graduates seniors Sophie Ruden, Jasmine Lubben, Cadence Goebel, Jayden Barthole and Miyah Whitehead...

The Gehlen Catholic football team finished with a 8-2 overall record in 2022 and 5-1 record in district play. The team qualified for the playoffs and beat Tri-Center in the opening round before falling to Woodbury Central in the Round of 16. The team was led by Head Coach Jeremy Schindler...

The Le Mars Bulldogs went 7-28 overall on the season and finished with a 2-5 record in Missouri River Activities Conference play. The team will graduate seniors Karly Ellis, Jenna Allen, Payton Wright, Ireland Sitzmann, Libby Leraas, Elizabeth Theeler, Meridith Arnold, Brooklyn Bockelmann and Caitlyn Gregg...

The Le Mars Community football team finished with a 6-4 overall record in 2022 and 3-2 record in district play. The Bulldogs qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2013. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int)...