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MARCUS — MMCRU Head Coach Heather Youde knew before the season she was going to have to juggle some pieces around to create a new lineup after graduating eight players from last year’s roster. What she probably didn’t expect was to have to continue to move pieces during the heart of the season...

LE MARS — Payton Wright was all smiles as she received a bouquet of flowers and four silver balloons, one for each digit that comprised the number 1,000. Le Mars volleyball coach Jess Wolles made the announcement following Tuesday night’s 25-19, 25-20, 25-21 Missouri River Activities Conference loss to Sioux City West...

HAWARDEN — Class 1A No. 7 ranked Gehlen Catholic brought their brooms with them on Tuesday to their War Eagle Conference match at West Sioux. The Lady Jays picked up a 3-0 sweep by set scores of 25-7, 25-9 and 25-13. “I was really proud of how our team played overall tonight,” Gehlen Head Coach Dan Goebel said. “We kept the pressure on them all night with tough serving and accurate passes, which resulted in a good number of kills spread across several hitters.”...

HARTLEY — The Remsen St. Mary’s volleyball team took down Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn in four sets in a War Eagle Conference match Tuesday. After losing the first set 26-24, RSM won the next three sets with plenty of breathing room to claim the match. The team won 25-14 in the second, 25-9 in the third and 25-16 in the fourth...

CORRECTIONVILLE — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team picked up a win in the first set, but couldn’t hang on after that as they dropped their Western Valley Conference contest to River Valley by a 3-1 score on Monday. The Panthers won 25-19 in the first frame, but River Valley controlled the match after that as they took the next three sets by scores of 25-17, 25-13 and 25-19...

SANBORN — Runners from Hinton and MMCRU raced at the Sanborn Golf and Country Club on Monday in a cross country meet hosted by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. MMCRU and Hinton each had a pair of runners in the top 10 in the 46-runner varsity field. MMCRU junior Kaden Galles took the runner-up spot in the race with a time of 17:58.19. He was 10 seconds off the pace of George-Little Rock senior Lane Henrichs...

ALCESTER, S.D. — Akron-Westfield competed in a cross country meet hosted by Alcester-Hudson at the Alcester Golf Course on Monday. Vermillion had the top six runners in the race of 28 boys, led by a 17:18.82 finish for Joel Dahloff. After all of those Vermillion runners, Akron-Westfield’s Cael Morrow was the first from another team to finish the race. The junior took the seventh place spot with a time of 20:10.22...

HAWARDEN — The Akron-Westfield volleyball team competed at a tournament hosted by West Sioux on Saturday. The team earned a win in the match against winless Woodbury Central. The Westerners won 21-11 and 21-9. Lauryn Saathoff led the team with 13 kills. Addi Naslund had four kills while Makenzie Hughes and Allie Swoyer ended with three apiece...

CHEROKEE — The Le Mars Community volleyball team earned one win at a tournament hosted by Cherokee on Saturday. The Bulldogs won a 2-0 match by scores of 21-18 and 21-12 over MMCRU. Holly McNaughton led the team with seven kills in the win. Lexi Hurd added five kills as they each hit .333 for the match. Ireland Sitzmann added four kills with a .429 efficiency...

LE MARS — Le Mars Community graduate Dani Hurt made the return trip home to compete in the 4th Annual Northwest Iowa National Invitational held at Willow Creek Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday. “It was really, really nice to be back home,” Hurt said. “I haven’t played here in a long time. Coming back as an actual college player makes me feel so much better that I have finally reached my final goal of becoming a collegiate golfer, so it was really nice to be back.”...

LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic and Remsen St. Mary’s were joined by other Catholic schools for the CYO Tournament held Sunday. After winning the CYO Tournament two years in a row, Gehlen Catholic dropped into the second place spot this year behind Kuemper Catholic. The Lady Jays went 3-1 at the tournament with the loss coming to Kuemper by a 2-1 score in a match between the Class 1A No. 7 ranked team and a Kuemper team which had been ranked in 2A, but had just fallen out of the rankings...

ODEBOLT — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team had a successful weekend at a tournament hosted by OABCIG as they finished 3-1. The team had gone just 2-10 to begin the season. The team picked up a sweep over Coon Rapids-Bayard by set scores of 21-13 and 21-8. Karah Hill had the hot hand in the match with eight kills with a .615 kill efficiency. Jorja Howe added three kills and Allison Reinking and Reagan Vos chipped in two apiece...

AKRON — Tied 7-7 after a quarter, the Class A No. 3 ranked Woodbury Central football team scored 34 unanswered points against Akron-Westfield in a 41-7 non-district win on Friday. Conner Wendel connected with Jack Terpstra for the only score of the game for the Westerners. It was the most successful combination in the passing game as Terpstra caught seven passes for 109 yards in the game. Wendel was 17-of-29 passing for 176 yards...

HARTLEY — MMCRU scored five touchdowns but it still wasn’t nearly enough as they fell to Class A No. 10 ranked Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn by a score of 66-34 in a district contest Friday. The Royals had touchdown passes from three different players in the game. ...

REMSEN — 8-player No. 1 ranked Remsen St. Mary’s beat district rival Kingsley-Pierson 49-0 on Friday in another dominant performance by the Hawks this season. “I think everyone had one of the best games we’ve played all year,” RSM senior quarterback Cael Ortmann said. ...

HINTON — Rivals Gehlen Catholic and Hinton met Friday in a Class A District 1 battle. The host Blackhawks saw a 20-7 halftime advantage disappear as the Jays battled back for a 28-26 win. “We played our worst half of football in the first half. We were not ready to play. We got ourselves in a big hole,” Gehlen Head Coach Jeremy Schindler said. “We did not match their energy and intensity. We played flat. We had zero energy and enthusiasm.”...

LE MARS — Jovany Kabongo drilled a 41-yard field goal with 5.4 seconds remaining as Le Mars Community beat Class 3A No. 7 ranked MOC-Floyd Valley by a 24-22 score in a non-district contest Friday. “Boy, when he hit it, it boomed,” Le Mars Head Coach Ken Vigdal said...

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KINGSLEY — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team did their best to try and force a fourth set in their Western Valley Conference match against OABCIG on Thursday, but the Panthers came up just short in the marathon third set, losing 31-29. “They battled really hard,” K-P Head Coach Torey Hill said...

LE MARS — Gina Smith hit a hole-in-one on Thursday, Aug. 25 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars. The ace came on the Green Course No. 8 hole, a distance of 117 yards. Witness to the shot was Steve Smith. LE MARS — Nick Knapp hit a hole-in-one on Thursday, Sept. 1 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars. The ace came on the Black Course No. 8 hole using an 8-iron to complete the 165-yard shot. It was his first hole-in-one...

LE MARS — The 4th annual Northwest Iowa National Invitational returns to Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars Sept. 18-20. The event kicks off with the Junior Golf of Northwest Iowa’s College-Amateur on Sunday. Four player teams pair up with two college players in a scramble format over 18 holes...

HINTON — Purple isn’t one of the school colors for either Hinton or Remsen St. Mary’s, two War Eagle Conference foes who met Tuesday night with perfect records still intact in volleyball action. Still, most of those in attendance on both sides at M.V. Shafenberg Auditorium were wearing purple. The reason? To show support for Hinton junior Carly Hicklin as her mother, Dawn, a graduate of RSM, passed away after a battle with cancer only days before...

STORM LAKE — Le Mars Community competed at a cross country meet hosted by Storm Lake on Tuesday. Leading the Le Mars boys was Trace Obbink with a time of 17:30.17 which placed him seventh in the 72 runner field. Michael Meis joined him in the top 10 with a time of 17:41.72 for 10th place...

MOVILLE — Local cross country runners competed at The Meadows Country Club on Tuesday for the Woodbury Central Invitational. The host Woodbury Central/Kingsley-Pierson girls had the top individual performer of the local schools in attendance. Rachel Putze placed third in the race with a time of 21:22.47. The freshman trailed two seniors in the race of 57 participants, Sioux City North’s Elizabeth Jordan, who won in a time of 20:03.36, and Lawton-Bronson’s Jolee Mesz, who took second in 20:36.49...

SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community volleyball team was swept by Sioux City North in a Missouri River Activities Conference match Tuesday. North won by set scores of 25-16, 25-16 and 25-15. North hit .226 for the match as they used a balanced hitting attack. Ava Lloyd and Madalyn Welp each had nine kills while Sidney Chamberlain ended with eight kills. The Stars also cashed in on 13 ace serves, led by four from Stella Kuehl...

LE MARS — Cadence Goebel is very impressed with Gehlen Catholic’s array of hitters. A returning second-team Class 1A all-state setter, the daughter of head coach Dan Goebel dished 36 assists for a clean offense during Tuesday night’s 25-16, 25-13, 25-16 War Eagle Conference win over Akron-Westfield...

LE MARS/SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community boys golf team played on back-to-back days with a home competition on Monday and then an away meet on Tuesday. The Bulldogs hosted a triangular against Missouri River Activities Conference teams Bishop Heelan and Sioux City West at Willow Creek Golf Course on Monday. Sunny skies, calm conditions and temperatures in the 70s made for a perfect day of golf...

INWOOD — Runners from Akron-Westfield competed at a cross country meet hosted by West Lyon at Lake Pahoja on Monday. The boys finished in fifth place out of seven complete teams at the event. Cael Morrow led the team with a top 10 finish in the race. He finished eighth in a time of 19:53.82...

ROCKWELL CITY — The Kingsley-Pierson volleyball team competed at the Master Blaster tournament hosted by South Central Calhoun on Saturday. The Panthers came up short against the host school in straight sets by scores of 21-17 and 21-12. Allison Reinking led the Panthers with five kills and six digs. Avery Schroeder added three kills while Jorja Howe and Gabby Boustead added two kills apiece. Reagan Vos had the lone ace serve for the team and had seven assists...

ONAWA — The MMCRU volleyball team won one match at a tournament hosted by West Monona on Saturday. The win came against West Harrison in a 2-1 final. After dropping the first set 21-19, the Royals came back to win with set scores of 21-14 and 15-6. Hannah Neddermeyer led the Royals with five kills in the match. Avery Schlenger, Torey Tentinger and Isabelle Olson all finished with three kills...

LE MARS — Class 2A No. 11 ranked Hinton went a perfect 4-0 at a tournament hosted by Le Mars Community on Saturday which also included Gehlen Catholic. Hinton co-Head Coach Kate Ortegren said it was a good weekend for the Blackhawks. “We needed to see how we matched up against the ranked teams, and we are so pleased with how our team came out and played today,” Ortegren said. ...

KINGSLEY — Kingsley-Pierson and Harris-Lake Park split their two football meetings last season. The latest contest on Friday showed that the two teams are still competitive. Harris-Lake Park scored the go-ahead touchdown in the final minute to come away with a 40-37 win over the Panthers in non-district play...

LE MARS — Gehlen Catholic sent Lawton-Bronson reeling with a 68-yard bomb on the opening play from scrimmage and then creased the Eagles consistently on the ground early in a 35-0 Class A District 1 football win Friday in Le Mars. The Jays took the ball first but did not have it for long as Connor Kraft found Keaten Bonderson for a 68-yard touchdown pass on the first play. The kick was good, and it was 7-0 just 15 seconds into the game...

SIOUX CITY — 8-player top-ranked Remsen St. Mary’s won by a final score of 73-0 over Siouxland Christian in a district contest Friday. The Hawks scored in all phases of the game, getting touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams. Cael Ortmann had a near-perfect passing night. ...

AURELIA — The Alta-Aurelia football team had shut out their first two opponents of the season, West Monona and Akron-Westfield, but had lots of trouble stopping Hinton’s offense in a 40-28 district win for the Blackhawks on Friday. Hinton jumped out to a 28-0 lead by halftime and extended their advantage to 40-6 by the end of the third quarter. ...

MARCUS — A clash of Class A District 1 teams came down to the wire on Friday with the Akron-Westfield football team edging out a 21-20 win over MMCRU. “Quite an exciting game tonight,” A-W Head Coach Eric Walkingstick said. “MMCRU has come so far as a program, they’ve worked so hard. ...

LE MARS — The Le Mars Community volleyball team showed improvement throughout their match against Missouri River Activities Conference foe Sioux City East on Thursday. While the Bulldogs fell in three sets, Le Mars Head Coach Jessica Wolles said it was good to see her team make adjustments and continue to fight through the whole contest as each of the set scores got closer. ...

SIOUX CITY — The Le Mars Community boys golf team edged out Sioux City North by one stroke for the lowest score at a Missouri River Activities Conference triangular on Thursday. Le Mars won with a 280 which was a stroke better than the host school. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson finished a distant third with a 342...

LE MARS — In a matchup of unbeaten teams, Class 4A No. 10 ranked Le Mars ended up falling short of Sioux City East, a team receiving votes in Class 5A, by a final score of 52-17 in a Thursday night game at Elwood Olsen Stadium. Le Mars held an early lead as Teagen Kasel connected with Sione Fifita for a 56-yard touchdown just over two minutes into the contest...

PAULLINA — Class 1A No. 5 ranked Gehlen Catholic came away with a sweep of South O’Brien in War Eagle Conference play Thursday. The Jays won by set scores of 25-7, 25-19 and 25-13. “With pretty good passing, we were able to move the ball around to different hitters and mix up our attack,” Gehlen Head Coach Dan Goebel said. “Miyah was our leader in hitting tonight with 15 kills, but a number of other players put a good number of hits in the court.”...

REMSEN — The Remsen St. Mary’s volleyball team swept Harris-Lake Park in War Eagle Conference action Thursday. The Hawks won by set scores of 25-10, 25-9 and 25-15. Mya Bunkers led the team with eight kills as she hit for a .615 efficiency. She added 11 assists from her setter role...

MARCUS — The Class 2A No. 11 ranked Hinton volleyball team won a 3-0 match over MMCRU in War Eagle Conference play Thursday. The Blackhawks won by set scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-10. “MMCRU played aggressive defense tonight, which was good for us,” Hinton co-Head Coach Kate Ortegren said. ...

ORANGE CITY — Akron-Westfield dropped a War Eagle Conference match to Class 3A No. 6 ranked Unity Christian on Thursday in straight sets. The Knights won by scores of 25-14, 25-16 and 25-17. Akron-Westfield’s Lauryn Saathoff and Unity Christian’s Gracie Schoonhoven each finished with 13 kills to lead their respective teams in the match. Haley Kuperus followed with 11 for the Knights and Tyra Schuiteman added eight of her own as Unity hit .356 as a team for the match...

BRUNSVILLE — Girls from Le Mars Community, Gehlen Catholic and the Woodbury Central/Kingsley-Pierson cross country teams competed Tuesday at Prairie Rose Golf Club for the Gary Meyer Invitational. The Le Mars girls finished eight out of 12 complete teams at the event. Head Coach Abby Mehlhaff said hot conditions coupled with some lingering fatigue from Saturday’s meet at Council Bluffs likely led to some slower times...

BRUNSVILLE — The Le Mars Community boys cross country team placed fifth out of 15 teams at the Gary Meyer Invitational held at Prairie Rose Golf Club on Tuesday. “It was a tougher field for sure,” Le Mars first-year head coach Kyle Borchers said. “Overall I thought they did fine. Everybody gave it their best, but I think the lack of a practice yesterday and maybe the heat got us a little bit today.”...

SIBLEY — Runners from Akron-Westfield, Hinton, MMCRU and Remsen St. Mary’s were among those who raced at the Sibley Golf Course on Tuesday. MMCRU’s Kaden Galles led the local runners with a runner-up finish in the race. The 1A No. 13th ranked runner by the IATC finished the course in a time of 17:22.77, just over two seconds behind race winner Lane Henrichs of George-Little Rock/Central Lyon, who had the top time of 17:20.47 in the 86 runner field...

ORANGE CITY — Class 3A No. 6 ranked Unity Christian hosted Class 1A No. 6 ranked Gehlen Catholic on Tuesday in an early season matchup of War Eagle Conference contenders. The Knights came away with the 3-0 sweep as they stretched their conference winning streak to 90 matches...

REMSEN – Chemistry was so important as last winter’s Remsen St. Mary’s girls basketball team went 21-3 and reached the Class 1A regional championship game. The same was true with last summer’s 27-4 softball team that competed at the Class 1A state tournament...

LAKE PARK — The Class 2A No. 11 ranked Hinton volleyball team swept Harris-Lake Park in convincing fashion in a War Eagle Conference match Tuesday. The Blackhawks won by set scores of 25-7, 25-11 and 25-4. Serving was a key component of picking up the win according to Hinton co-Head Coach Kate Ortegren...

MARCUS — War Eagle Conference foes Akron-Westfield and MMCRU met Tuesday in volleyball action. The two schools have been competitive in many of their matches over the years and this one was also a hard-fought battle with the Westerners coming out on top by a 3-1 final...