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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.”...

Remsen St. Mary’s and Audubon will meet for the second time this season when the teams take the field in the 8-player state semifinal round at the UNI-Dome on Thursday. The first meeting came early in the season in non-district play with the Hawks earning the 26-25 win...

The 4-vs-5 matchup typically brings together the most evenly matched teams and this pairing between Gehlen Catholic and North Tama doesn’t appear any different. Along with very similar records, the two teams have put together similar stat lines over the course of the season...

REMSEN — Remsen St. Mary’s secured their second trip to the UNI-Dome in the last three years with a 34-20 victory over Fremont-Mills in 8-player state quarterfinal action Friday. The two teams previously met in the climate-controlled confines of the UNI-Dome in the state semifinals two years ago, but this time the teams had to weather a cold, breezy night in November for the chance to get back there...

In a rematch of the 2017 state semifinals, Remsen St. Mary’s will host Fremont-Mills in the state quarterfinal round of the 8-player playoffs on Friday. While the two teams met in the UNI-Dome just two years ago, it will be a mostly new set of starring characters in the sequel. ...

Sentinel Player of the Week Jeremy Koenck, RSM 261 rushing yards on 23 carries, 3 TDs 4.5 tackles and 1 fumble recovery Jeremy Koenck posted a season-high in rushing as he carried the team to a first round playoff win over East Mills by a 66-28 score. He amassed as many carries as his previous three games combined as he helped pick up the slack when starting quarterback Blaine Harpenau left with an injury. He’s approaching the 1,000 yard mark for the season with 932 through 10 games...

PELLA — With support from USA Triathlon, Central College will add women’s triathlon as a varsity sport. According to athletics director Eric Van Kley, it will serve as a club sport in 2019 before receiving varsity status in 2020. Women’s collegiate triathlons feature sprint-distance races including a 750-meter open-water swim, a draft-legal 20-kilometer bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. ...

LE MARS — With No. 4 Gehlen Catholic and No. 12 Newell-Fonda splitting their regular season meetings at the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn tournament earlier this year, it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise that the two teams were fairly evenly matched. ...

Girls Individual- Out of 36 runners Maria Russell, 11th, 21:52.63 Emma Galles, 25th, 24:19.02 Boys Individual- Out of 49 runners Brody Schorg, 28th, 19:10.45 Carter Schorg, 39th, 20:37.21 Girls Individual- Out of 134 runners Maria Russell, 32nd, 22:49.77...