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SERGEANT BLUFF — Akron-Westfield and Kingsley-Pierson were among the 15 wrestling teams in competition at the Sergeant Bluff-Luton Tournament held Saturday. The Panthers finished 10th in the team standings while the Westerners were the final team in scoring...

SLOAN — The Hinton basketball teams picked up a pair of non-conference road wins over Westwood on Saturday. For the Lady Blackhawks, it was the first win over the Rebels since the 2012 season as they had lost four straight in the series prior to securing a 60-58 win...

KINGSLEY — Class 1A No. 6 Kingsley-Pierson moved to 3-0 with a 66-45 win over OABCIG in their girls basketball meeting Friday. The Panthers jumped out to a 24-8 lead after a quarter and won despite getting outshot 39 percent to 33 percent in total field goals. Part of that deficit was made up by making 16-of-21 free throws compared to just 7-of-19 for the Falcons and getting six 3-point shots to fall compared to just two for their opponent...

AKRON — The Akron-Westfield basketball teams split their games with South O’Brien in action Friday night. The Lady Westerners used a strong second half to secure a 52-39 win. The team trailed by three at halftime, but outscored the Wolverines by five in the third quarter and 11 in the final frame to earn their fifth straight victory in the series. The last loss for the Westerners against South O’Brien came in the 2013-14 season...

At-Large - Luke Mosinski, Audubon, SR TE/WR - Brett Livesay, Collins-Maxwell, SR TE/WR - Isaac Ihren, Harris-Lake Park, SR At-Large - Eddie Burgess, Montezuma, SO TE/WR - Jensen Dodge, Midland Wyoming, SR At-Large - Britan Martens, Midland Wyoming, SR...

Noah Schroeder, Remsen St. Mary’s, SR Blaine Harpenau, Remsen St. Mary’s, JR Skyler Waldschmitt, Remsen St. Mary’s, SR Brady Homan, Remsen St. Mary’s, SR Jeremy Koenck, Remsen St. Mary’s, JR Isaac Ihnen, Harris-Lake Park, SR Abdulla Elbuytari, Harris-Lake Park, SR...

Daniel Wright, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR Carter Schumacher, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR Deric Fitzgerald, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR Sean Owens, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR Wade Phair, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR Jacob Imming, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SO Spencer Kleene, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, SR...

QB - Derek Anderson, Hinton, JR QB - KC Nicks, MMCRU, FR RB - Tristan Wilson, South O’Brien, SR RB - Kade Hoefling, Hinton, JR RB - Mitchell Peters, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, SR RB/WR - Jacob Nemmers, Gehlen Catholic, SR WR - Keanen Wieseler, Hinton, SR...

HINTON — The Le Mars Community and Hinton wrestling teams posted winning marks at the Blackhawk Duals held Friday. The Bulldogs went 4-1 at the event while the host team finished 3-2. Le Mars posted a 61-12 win in the meeting of the Plymouth County schools. Kylie Hessenius earned a forfeit win for Le Mars at 113 pounds to start off the dual. Hinton answered with a win as Aiden Christiansen picked up a 7-1 decision over Blake Dirksen...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s managed just 16 points in the first half, but began to find their way in the second half as they pulled past Harris-Lake Park for a 51-43 win Friday. While it was an ugly way to win, RSM co-head coach Scott Ruden said it’s still early in the season with plenty of time to improve from mistakes...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s claimed their largest margin of victory in three years with a 51-14 win over Harris-Lake Park on Friday. The 37-point spread was the largest since the Hawks won by the same margin against Gehlen Catholic on December 9, 2016...

LE MARS — The Gehlen Catholic boys basketball team finally got a win in their third close game to start the season as they followed up the Lady Jays’ third win in as many tries in a sweep of Trinity Christian on Friday. After an overtime loss and a 19-point lead turning into a loss started the season for the Gehlen boys, they were able to come out on top in a 52-50 win over the Tigers as Keaton Bonderson hit a pair of free throws with 12.9 seconds left in the game to give the Jays the lead and Keaton Logan added another point on a free throw with 1.7 seconds left to seal the win.. ...

SERGEANT BLUFF — Le Mars Community and Sergeant Bluff-Luton split a pair of three-point final margins in Missouri River Activities Conference action Thursday. The Lady Bulldogs scored their second win of the season with a 49-46 win over the Warriors, a nearly identical score to their season-opening 48-46 win over Spencer...

HINTON — Trailing by two entering the final quarter, the Hinton boys basketball team outscored Woodbury Central 25-12 in the final frame Thursday for a 73-62 win. The Blackhawks were fueled by a night where they took 47 free-throw shots and converted 33 of them compared to a 7-of-13 night at the foul line for the Wildcats...

Kaci Beesecker, Wapsie Valley, 12 Maddy Duncan, Sidney, 12 Takoa Kopriva, North Tama, 12 Alex Knopp, East Mills, 12 Saari Kuehl, Gladbrook Reinbeck, 11 Sydney Livermore, Gehlen Catholic, 12 Julia Meister, Janesville, 12 Kassi Randolph, Holy Trinity, 10...

Delaney Esterling, Lewis Central, 12 Ashley Hall, Harlan, 11 Kinzie Zinnel, Boone, 11 Haleigh Hadley, Gilbert, 12 Elle Sneller, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 12 Alayna Finucan, Webster City, 10 Megan Witte, Lewis Central, 12 Kenzie Foley, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 12...

^2019 WVC Tournament Champions Liz Zobel, OABCIG, Sr. Abby Bender, OABCIG, Sr. Kylee Weber, OABCIG, Sr. Kenzie Wunschel, Ridge View, Sr. Katie Kofmehl, Ridge View, Sr. Emma Vohs, Ridge View, Sr. Riley Doenhoefer, Siouxland Christian, Sr. Sophie Klynsma, Siouxland Christian, Sr...

Hannah Baker, Trinity Christian, Sr. Shayden Blankenship, West Sioux, Sr. Jaylen Bork, MMCRU, Jr. Chloe Bunkers, Gehlen Catholic, Sr. Micah Byl, Unity Christian, Sr. Anna Coffee, Hinton, So. Paige Dagel, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, Sr. Alyssa Fischer, Hinton, Sr...

Kenzie Foley, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Senior, Outside Hitter Elaine Bohnet, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Senior, Outside Hitter Elle Sneller, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Senior, Middle Blocker Sam Christiansen, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Senior, Setter...

HINTON — The Hinton wrestling team dominated their competition in their season-opening duals Tuesday. The team won 61-3 over Lawton-Bronson. The Eagles got their points as Brock Mitchell won a 5-0 decision over Jack Wolff at 138 pounds, but the Blackhawks won the rest of the way. ...

AKRON — Akron-Westfield saw 13 players score points in a 74-15 blowout win over Harris-Lake Park on Tuesday. It was the team’s highest scoring output since scoring the same amount of points in a win over MMCRU on Jan. 13, 2017. Mckenna Henrich led the team with 14 points with 10 of those points coming in the first half as the team entered the locker room with a 43-5 lead...

LE MARS — Leading by as many as 19 points in the game, the Gehlen Catholic boys basketball team saw that advantage quickly evaporate in a 59-56 loss to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Tuesday. A close game after a quarter with Gehlen holding just a two point advantage, the Jays opened the game up the next six minutes by going on a 21-2 run. ...

LE MARS — Addison Weber scored the first 11 points of the game for Gehlen Catholic and eventually the rest of her teammates followed in a 77-33 victory over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Tuesday. Of Gehlen’s 11 players, only Chloe Bunkers didn’t find the scorebook as she left the game early with an injury. Head Coach Brandon Schaecher was pleased with the production from the entire roster...

SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community bowling teams hit the road to take on Sioux City North at the Plaza Bowl on Monday. While the team’s scores were lower than their season opener at their home Sweet 16 Lanes, it was a good outing for the Bulldogs. “It was nice to get to Sioux City and get our kids out of town to see what they have in a different place,” Le Mars coach Gail Swanberg said...

The Hinton football team finished with a 6-3 overall record in 2019 and 4-1 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Derek Anderson 77-157, 1,054 yards, 10 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

The Hinton volleyball team went 5-21 overall on the season and finished with a 4-6 record in War Eagle Conference play. Hinton graduates just one senior in libero Alyssa Fischer. Team statistics Individual statistics Kills Kill Efficiency (Min. 200 attacks)...

The Remsen St. Mary’s football team finished with an 11-1 overall record in 2019 and 6-0 record in district play. The Hawks won a pair of home playoff games over East Mills and Fremont-Mills to advance to the UNI-Dome for the second time in three years. RSM fell to Audubon by a 39-28 score in the state semifinals as the Wheelers avenged an earlier 26-25 loss to the Hawks...

The Remsen St. Mary’s volleyball team went 10-19 overall on the season and finished with a 3-7 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team graduates seniors Samantha Sauer and Ashley Willman. Team statistics Individual statistics Kills Kill Efficiency (Min. 200 attacks)...

The Le Mars Bulldogs went 19-19 overall on the season and finished with a 4-3 record in Missouri River Activities Conference play. The team won its opening round postseason matchup over Storm Lake before falling to top-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the regional semifinals...

The Le Mars Community High School football team finished with a 5-4 overall record in 2019 and 2-3 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Tate Westhoff 159-286, 2,436 yards, 25 TDs, 4 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

The Gehlen Catholic volleyball team went 25-8 overall on the season and finished with an 8-2 record in War Eagle Conference play, finishing in second place in the conference. The team came away with wins over Kingsley-Pierson, George-Little Rock and Newell-Fonda to advance to the state tournament for the 10th time in the last 11 years. ...

The Gehlen Catholic football team finished with a 5-4 overall record in 2019 and 3-2 record in district play. The team was led by Head Coach Jeremy Schindler. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Ryan Livermore 78-155, 1,263 yards, 8 TDs, 7 INTs...

KINGSLEY — Class 1A No. 6 ranked Kingsley-Pierson pulled away from Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Monday in the season opener for both teams as the Panthers claimed a 52-40 win. K-P led by three points entering the fourth quarter before pulling away across the final eight minutes...

SPENCER — The Le Mars Community girls basketball team overcame a double digit deficit in the second half to edge out a 48-46 win over former Lakes Conference rival Spencer in a non-conference game to start the season Monday. Le Mars had dominated the series in recent years, securing the last six in the series dating back to the start of the 2016-17 season. The closest of those meetings was a 17 point Le Mars victory...

HINTON — The Lady Blackhawks knocked down nine shots from the perimeter en route to a 58-32 win over a shorthanded Siouxland Christian team in the season opener for both squads Monday. It was Hinton’s first season-opening win since the 2015-16 campaign...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community bowling teams got off to a strong start to the season at Sweet 16 Lanes on Monday, beating Sioux Central/Spencer in both the boys and girls matches. The Le Mars boys return a good portion of their roster from last year and the experience helped them to an impressive 3,248 score which easily topped their opponent who ended with 1,895 for the match...

The Akron-Westfield volleyball team went 17-8 overall on the season and finished with a 7-3 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team won its opening round postseason matchup over Woodbury Central before falling to Siouxland Christian in the regional quarterfinals...

The Akron-Westfield football team finished with a 1-8 overall record in 2019 and 1-4 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Cade Walkingstick 101-226, 1,032 yards, 2 TDs, 20 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

ANKENY — A week after competing at the state cross country meet, Le Mars Community’s Chloe Calhoun was back in action along with a pair of her Le Mars teammates for the IATC Senior All-Star Meet held at the DMACC Campus in Ankeny on Saturday, Nov. 9...

Girls- 4th of 8 complete teams Individual- Out of 54 runners Chloe Calhoun, 11th, 20:39.51 Kara Albrecht, 13th, 21:10.34 Kylee Britt, 23rd, 22:03.76 Paige Washburn, 26th, 22:08.05 Emily Chamberlain, 28th, 22:17.26 Lilly McNaughton, 37th, 23:11.96 Katie Cunningham, 43rd, 24:18.92...

The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team went 15-21 overall on the season and finished with a 4-6 record in Western Valley Conference play. The Panthers won their regional opener in five sets over Remsen St. Mary’s before falling to eventual state qualifier Gehlen Catholic the next round. The team graduates one senior, Kara Schmid, from this year’s squad. The team was coached by Head Coach Torey Hill and Assistant Coach Seth Snakenberg...

The Kingsley-Pierson football team finished with a 4-5 overall record in 2019 and 3-3 record in district play. The Panthers were led by head coach Geoff Olson and assistants Randy Plendl, Jarrod Schott and Devin Johnson. Team statistics Individual statistics...

HASTINGS, Neb. — Le Mars Community graduate and Morningside College senior Matthew Hystad led the Mustangs at the Bronco Open hosted by Hastings College on November 16 and 17. All-tournament honors went to the top five bowlers at the competition with Hystad tying for the fifth place average score out of 126 competitors who completed at least one game. ...

SIOUX CITY — The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following basketball players-of-the-week for contests played Nov. 11-17, 2019. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2019-2020 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program...

The MMCRU football team finished with a 0-9 overall record in 2019 and 0-5 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) KC Nicks 32-75, 244 yards, 3 INTs Braeden Kamphoff 12-22, 110 yards Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

The MMCRU volleyball team went 17-9 overall on the season and finished with a 7-3 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team won its opening round postseason matchup over River Valley before falling to Newell-Fonda in the regional quarterfinals. The team graduates seniors Taylor Schlenger, Faith Olson, Gretchen Ruba, Haley Schwarz and Shana Ames. The Royals were coached by head coach Heather Youde and assistant coaches Kayla Means and Kendra Knapp...

Girls- 3rd of 4 complete teams Individual- Out of 36 runners Addison Weber, 14th, 21:59.59 Harlie Tesch, 15th, 22:05.49 Patricia Sitzmann, 17th, 22:30.02 Kailey Sitzmann, 20th, 23:22.50 Addison Arens, 28th, 25:34.68 Hannah Zubrod, 30th, 26:29.62 Boys- 1st of 6 complete teams...

Girls- 1st of 6 complete teams Individual- Out of 51 runners Erika Kuntz, 2nd, 20:57.28 Sarahy Hamman, 3rd, 20:59.58 Sarah Putze, 6th, 21:45.59 Mary Putze, 7th, 21:53.68 Kalyn Cameron, 8th, 22:45.85 Lynsey Countryman, 9th, 22:48.44 Makayla Archer, 16th, 23:29.27...

CEDAR FALLS — Audubon let a win slip right through their fingers in the final seconds of their first meeting with Remsen St. Mary’s back in August, but they didn’t let the same thing happen in the rematch which came in Thursday’s 8-player state semifinal at the UNI-Dome. ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — While Gehlen Catholic kept it within reach most of the night, the team was unable to string together a rally of points to gain any sort of real momentum in a 3-0 loss to North Tama in Class 1A state quarterfinal action Wednesday. “We just kept stopping ourselves,” Gehlen senior Sydney Livermore said. “It just seemed like whenever we could get ourselves on a roll, we would make a mistake or they would get a good kill or something and then we’d just stop ourselves.”...