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The Hinton volleyball team went 20-8 overall on the season and finished with an 8-2 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team swept West Monona in the regional quarterfinal before falling to eventual state runner-up Western Christian 3-0 in the regional semifinal. Hinton graduates seniors Emily Small, Bella Badar, Anna Coffee, Bailey Ard and Sarah Schoenrock...

The Hinton football team finished with a 1-7 overall record in 2021 and 1-5 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Glen Carlson 46-120, 734 yards, 7 TDs, 4 INTs Gabe Anderson 25-54, 492 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INTs...

The Akron-Westfield volleyball team went 18-8 overall on the season and finished with a 7-3 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team won regional matches over Siouxland Christian, Remsen St. Mary’s and Westwood before falling to Gehlen Catholic 3-2 in the regional final...

The Akron-Westfield football team finished with a 4-5 overall record in 2021 and 3-3 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Cade Walkingstick 181-309, 1,923 yards, 9 TDs, 8 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

ORANGE CITY — Preseason top-ranked and defending 3A state champion Unity Christian proved to be too much for the Gehlen Catholic girls basketball team to handle on Tuesday night. The Knights won by a 78-38 final score. Unity shot 48.4 percent from the field including making half of their 10 3-point attempts. They had three players in double figures, led by 20 points from Tyra Schuiteman. Gracie Schoonhoven added 17 points and Jenna Bouma had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds...

Emily Dreckman, MMCRU, 12 Gabby Deery, Burlington Notre Dame, 11 Jadyn Rausch, North Tama, 11 Jenna Bentz, Burlington Notre Dame, 12 Kassi Randolph, Holy Trinity Catholic, 12 Lauren Williams, St. Albert, 12 Nia Howard, Springville, 11 Pyper McCarville, Janesville, 12...

Kooper Ebel, 11 Connor Dodd, 12 Travis Kamradt, 11 Lance Berends, 11 Nick Bronstadt, 12 Jesse Garcia, 12 Keevyn Jacobsma, 11 Mason Brinkman, 12 Parker Struve, 12 Pete Bottjen, 12 Carter Wohlert, 12 Hudson Oolman, 11 Jacob Van Lith, 11 Keaton Sampson, 11...

QB - Conner Carver, Fort Dodge, 11 RB - CJ Hisler*, Webster City, 11 RB - Taron Green, Spencer, 12 TE - Jace Ulrich, Fort Dodge, 12 WR - Javion Jondle*, Fort Dodge, 11 WR - Bradley Vodraska*, Fort Dodge, 12 OL - Brandon Vander Sluis, Le Mars, 12 OL - Andrew Hough, Spencer, 12...

Abby VerBurg, Western Christian, 11 Anna Coffee, Hinton, 12 Anna Longhenry, North Union, 12 Ashlyn Badding, Kuemper Catholic, 11 Ashlyn Kovarna, Hinton, 10 Ellie Woelber, Boyden-Hull, 12 Emma Vohs, Ridge View, 12 Emma Westphal, Western Christian, 12...

Madison Craighead, Sioux City North, Senior, Middle Blocker Taylor Drent, Sioux City East, Senior, Middle Blocker Baylie Girres, Council Bluffs AL, Senior, Outside Hitter Maddie Hinkel, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Senior, Setter Lauren LaFleur, Bishop Heelan, Junior, Right Side Hitter...

Jenna Bouma, Unity Christian, 12 Mya Bunkers, Remsen St. Mary’s, 10 Emma Byker, Unity Christian, 12 Anna Coffee, Hinton, 12 Emily Dreckman, MMCRU, 12 Cadence Goebel, Gehlen Catholic, 11 Lauren Heying, Gehlen Catholic, 12 Alyssa Kolbeck, Gehlen Catholic, 12...

^2021 WVC Tournament Champions Payton Doenhoefer, Siouxland Christian, Sr. Riley Schiernbeck, OABCIG, Sr. McKenzie Goodwin, Kingsley-Pierson, Sr. Cora Shull, Westwood, Sr. Carly Miller, West Monona, Jr. Emma Vohs, Ridge View, Sr. Rowan Jensen, Ridge View, So...

LE MARS — Le Mars Community senior Lilly McNaughton has signed with the University of South Dakota to continue her education and track and field career. McNaughton said she had a few reasons why she chose to be a Coyote. “I decided USD because it has always been around me and I’ve known a lot of people who go there who support me,” McNaughton said. “And, it’s close to home and it’s one of the best opportunities I’ve ever been given.”...

SPENCER — Class 4A No. 12 ranked Spencer was able to defend their home court on opening night for a 59-37 win over Le Mars on Monday. The Lady Bulldogs struggled shooting the ball with an overall field goal percentage of 21.1 percent for the contest. The team shot better from 3-point range than inside the arc, going 7-of-23 from distance compared to 5-of-34 from within the arc...

ORANGE CITY — Kingsley native Jessen Reinking was one of 16 Northwestern College football players earning All-Conference honors for the Great Plains Athletic Conference this fall. The junior defensive lineman picks up his first-career All-GPAC award as a second team performer on the defensive line for the Raiders. He was fifth on the team in tackles with 27, including two sacks and four tackles for loss...

KINGSLEY — Trailing by as many as 21 to Class 1A No. 14 ranked Kingsley-Pierson, the Gehlen Catholic girls basketball team rallied in the second half and pulled in front in the final minute to win the season opener by a 62-58 final score on Monday. Gehlen Head Coach Brandon Schaecher said his team was resilient after facing a big first half deficit...

The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team went 19-13 overall on the season and finished with a 5-4 record in Western Valley Conference play. The Panthers won their regional opener over Woodbury Central before falling to Westwood in the quarterfinal round. The team graduates seniors Lori Coppola, McKenzie Goodwin and Chloe Peschau from this year’s squad.The team was coached by Head Coach Torey Hill and Assistant Coach Kasie Compton...

The Kingsley-Pierson football team finished with a 5-5 overall record in 2021 and 4-2 record in district play. The team won their first round playoff game, avenging a loss to Harris-Lake Park from the regular season, before bowing out to Remsen St. Mary’s in the second round. The Panthers were led by head coach Geoff Olson...

Girls Individual- Out of 58 runners (Varsity & JV) Josalyn Bruget, 29th, 25:17.75 Jolie Sabaliauskas, 46th, 27:44.61 Mackenzie Schram, 48th, 28:34.34 Boys Individual- Out of 73 runners (Varsity & JV) Dexter Briggs, 37th, 21:44.01 Noah Boie, 39th, 21:54.67...

Girls- 2nd of 5 complete teams Girls Individual- Out of 58 runners (Varsity & JV) Ava Lang, 6th, 22:20.22 Kaci Allen, 8th, 22:26.79 Kyra Peters, 11th, 22:51.64 Kadence Peters, 12th, 22:52.52 Jadyn Case, 32nd, 25:57.97 Kenedi Spies, 33rd, 26:08.88 Morgan Vogt, 44th, 27:30.16...

Girls- 2nd of 6 complete teams Individual- Out of 53 runners (Varsity & JV) Erika Kuntz, 2nd, 20:39.33 Lillian Ofert, 6th, 22:47.06 CJ Hannah, 8th, 23:01.79 Lynsey Countryman, 17th, 24:09.35 Joslyn Verschoor, 28th, 26:00.94 Kierstyn Cameron, 30th, 26:28.28...

Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Jonah Peterson 55-111, 662 yards, 5 TDs, 5 INTs KC Nicks 32-88, 487 yards, 3 TDs, 9 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs) Eban Hicks 146 carries, 502 yards, 2 TDs KC Nicks 33 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD...

The MMCRU volleyball team went 16-11 overall on the season and finished with a 6-4 record in War Eagle Conference play. The team beat George-Little Rock and South O’Brien in regional play before falling to Gehlen Catholic in the regional semifinal. The team graduates seniors Ellie Reuter, Autum Bonnstetter, Regan Peters, Kirsten Letsche, Emily Dreckman, Taylor Harpenau, Ellie Hilbrands and Makenzie Meyer. ...

The Le Mars Community football team finished with a 4-5 overall record in 2021 and 2-3 record in district play. Team statistics Individual statistics Passing (comp-att, yards, td, int) Tyler Iverson 82-136, 1,071 yards, 7 TDs, 7 INTs Rushing (Attempts, Yards, TDs)...

The Le Mars Bulldogs went 7-28 overall on the season and finished with a 1-6 record in Missouri River Activities Conference play. The team will graduate seniors Averie Morgan and Kelsey Feuerhelm. The Bulldogs were coached by head coach Jakki Tentinger, along with assistant coaches Emily Pick, Mariah Husk and Noah Marasco-Ayau...

CEDAR FALLS — Defending state champion Remsen St. Mary’s had their dreams of a repeat dashed in Wednesday’s 8-player football semifinal game at the UNI-Dome. The Hawks, who entered with a state-best 23 game winning streak, came up a touchdown short in a 42-36 loss to Easton Valley...

Girls- 5th of 7 complete teams Individual- Out of 50 runners Rebecca Hulinsky, 6th, 21:20.15 Lilly McNaughton, 12th, 21:42.54 Sienna Kass, 21st, 22:24.42 Kendal Hamerlinck, 39th, 24:30.46 Abigail Tilberg, 42nd, 25:30.27 Delaney Geddes, 49th, 27:50.89...

PELLA — Le Mars Community senior Lilly McNaughton competed at the IATC Senior All-Star Cross Country meet on Saturday at the Pella Sports Park. To qualify for the event, a senior girl must have a confirmed time of 21:50 or faster during the 2021 season and have completed their season and be in good standing with their high school. McNaughton’s time of 21:42.54 at the Missouri River Activities Conference meet in Brunsville was fast enough to hit the qualifying mark...

GILBERTVILLE — For the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Remsen St. Mary’s football team will be playing in the UNI-Dome. The team clinched another appearance as one of the final four teams left in 8-player football with a 64-42 win over Don Bosco in Thursday’s state quarterfinal round...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Both teams had their opportunities to advance, but only one team could move on from Tuesday’s Class 1A state volleyball quarterfinal round. In the end it was seventh-seeded North Tama knocking off No. 2 seed Gehlen Catholic in five sets with one final run pushing them to the semifinals at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse...

Girls Individual- Out of 58 runners (Varsity & JV) McKenna Loutsch, 14th, 23:05.86 Maria Russell, 26th, 24:52.02 Girls Individual- Out of 88 runners McKenna Loutsch, 33rd, 23:22.09 Maria Russell, 52nd, 25:17.79...

Girls Individual- Out of 58 runners (Varsity & JV) Alyson Ball, 43rd, 27:11.37 Natalie Plagman, 55th, 33:26.43 Boys- 2nd of 7 complete teams Boys Individual- Out of 73 runners (Varsity & JV) Kaden Galles, 1st, 17:26.31 Brett Staab, 6th, 18:39.41 Brayden Dirks, 9th, 18:51.50...

Girls- 4th of 5 complete teams Girls Individual- Out of 58 runners (Varsity & JV) Kailey Sitzmann, 15th, 23:21.79 Addison Arens, 25th, 24:38.32 Harlie Tesch, 28th, 25:15.97 Paisley Tesch, 38th, 26:43.38 Samantha Zubrod, 54th, 32:27.95 Boys- 3rd of 7 complete teams...

FORT DODGE — Three local individuals were part of the state cross country championship races held on Saturday. In the Class 1A boys race, two locals were on the course. Kaden Galles of MMCRU finished 29th in a time of 17:33.72. After being 33rd at both the 1 and 2 mile markers, Galles was able to pick off a few runners on the last stretch of the course to crack the top 30. Galles had the sixth fastest time among sophomores in the race...

REMSEN — At the sound of the final whistle on a 46-6 second round playoff win for 8-player No. 4 ranked Remsen St. Mary’s over district rival Kingsley-Pierson, the emotion felt by the RSM players wasn’t one of jubilation, but one of anguish after a late game injury led to senior Wesley Galles being taken from the field by ambulance at the conclusion of the contest...

Gehlen beats A-W in crazy 5-set match featuring power outage

LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic’s Tim Dreckman Memorial Gym was packed for Monday’s Class 1A regional semifinal contest between the No. 2 ranked Lady Jays and MMCRU. In front of the raucous crowd, the Jays picked up a 3-0 win to reach the regional final. “It’s so much fun to play in these atmospheres. I wouldn’t trade it for anything,” Gehlen senior Lauren Heying said. “We’ve got the best fans, the best crowd. I love playing in a packed gym. It gets the heart moving, it gets everything going.”...

SLOAN — The Akron-Westfield volleyball team won their Class 1A regional semifinal contest on the road against Westwood on Monday in straight sets. The scores for all three sets were close with the Westerners winning an extended first set 27-25 and the next two frames by identical 25-22 scores...

HULL — In a matchup of ranked teams in a Class 2A regional semifinal, No. 3 Western Christian came away with a 3-0 win over No. 14 Hinton on Monday. The Wolfpack won by set scores of 25-10, 25-18 and 25-11. Hinton was held to a negative kill efficiency in the match at -.043 while Western Christian hit .337 for the match. Ashlyn Kovarna had the most kills for the Blackhawks with five, but also had eight attacking errors. Gabbie Friessen ended with four kills and Anna Coffee had two...

SIBLEY — The Akron-Westfield football team missed out on a playoff bid, but the team was able to finish off their season with a win, taking down Sibley-Ocheyedan by a 33-6 score in a non-district Week 9 game Friday. Cade Walkingstick tossed three touchdowns and ran for two more in the game. ...

MARCUS — MMCRU scheduled a Week 9 non-district contest against Lawton-Bronson after both teams missed the playoffs. The Royals couldn’t quite carry over the momentum from their first win of the season the week before as they ended a touchdown short of the Eagles in a 24-17 final on Friday...

REMSEN — Jumping out to a 42-0 halftime advantage, the No. 4 ranked Remsen St. Mary’s football team won their 8-player first round playoff game over Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton on Friday by a 48-12 final score. “In a journey, you’ve got to take that first step,” RSM Head Coach Tim Osterman said. “I thought we came out really, really well in that first half and played pretty much the entire first half with our foot on the gas.”...

LAKE PARK — The Kingsley-Pierson football team avenged a regular season loss to Harris-Lake Park in the first round of the 8-player playoffs on Friday. After losing the first meeting of the year 28-8, the Panthers turned the tables for a 30-13 win to keep their season alive. It was their first win over the Wolves since the 2018 season...

LOGAN — Class A No. 3 ranked Logan-Magnolia overpowered Gehlen Catholic in the first round of the playoffs on Friday, picking up a 42-14 win. The Panthers were able to control the line of scrimmage in the game. On offense, they were able to open up holes to gain 351 yards on the ground for an average of nearly eight yards per rush. They got five of their touchdowns on the ground...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community football team finished off the season with a 35-15 loss to Fort Dodge in a 4A district contest Friday. The Dodgers scored less than two minutes into the game with a 37-yard touchdown pass from Connor Carver to Javion Jondle and then extended the lead to 15-0 by converting a 4th-and-long play for a 20-yard touchdown, this time from Carver to Bradley Vodraska...

HOLSTEIN — MMCRU’s Kaden Galles and Gehlen Catholic’s Carver Ruhland will be among the approximately 150 Class 1A boys state cross country runners after qualifying at Thursday’s race in Holstein. Galles will be making his first appearance at the state meet as a sophomore. He ran the runner-up time of 17:36.69 as the only runner with a faster time in the 107 runner field was Aaron Lursen of Fort Dodge St. Edmond who crossed the finish line in 17:24.75...

ORANGE CITY — Erika Kuntz will represent the WC-KP cross country team for the fourth and final time in Fort Dodge on Oct. 30. The senior runner said she is happy to cap off her career with one final trip to the state meet. “To go all four years, to have the opportunity to do that, is awesome,” Kuntz said. “I’ve had amazing teammates who have pushed me all the way throughout my four years of high school. It’s just nice to be able to finish strong.”...

SLOAN — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team had their season come to a close with a 3-0 loss to Westwood in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal contest on Wednesday. The Panthers, who had won the first two sets against the Rebels in their previous meeting before ultimately dropping the match in five sets, could not find their way to a set win on Wednesday in a 25-15, 25-22, 25-17 loss. It was the first time since 2017 that either team was able to sweep the other...

LE MARS — No head coach, no problem for the Class 1A No. 2 ranked Gehlen Catholic volleyball team on Wednesday as they cruised to a 3-0 win over Trinity Christian in a regional quarterfinal match. Mike Meyer, who has collected over 1,000 coaching wins in his career including over 400 at Gehlen, was absent from Wednesday’s match due to COVID-19...

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Le Mars Community volleyball team had their season come to a close Tuesday with a loss in the Class 4A regional tournament. The Bulldogs were swept by Lewis Central by set scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-13. Libby Leraas was the top attacker for the Bulldogs with eight kills while hitting for a team-high .280 efficiency. ...