Ridge View captured its first Western Valley Conference regular season title in boys basketball for the first time since 2016. Team members pictured from left to right are, front row: Drew Burk, …

The road to the boys state basketball tournament begins for area teams on Monday. All games begin at 7 p.m. In Class 1A, Alta-Aurelia (4-15) will take to the road to face GTRA (10-10) in the …

Jaidyn Coon matched a career high with 35 points to lead four players in double figures as Class 3A No. 5-ranked Storm Lake won its 10th game in a row, 87-63 over Sioux City West on Monday in Sioux …

West Bend-Mallard jumped out to a 22-2 lead after the first quarter and the Wolverines never looked back as they defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s 61-26 on Tuesday at St. Mary’s. West …

Sioux Central used an 18-4 third quarter spurt to erase a 10-point halftime deficit as the Rebels got past HMS 50-45 in a nonconference game on Monday at Sioux Rapids. HMS held a 12-8 lead after …

OABCIG raced out to a 25-4 lead after the first quarter and the Falcons were never threatened after that as they defeated Alta-Aurelia 84-31 in a nonconference game on Tuesday at Alta. The …

South O’Brien scored 25 points in the first quarter to build a 16-point lead and the Wolverines never looked back as they defeated Sioux Central 76-31 in a nonconference game on Tuesday at …

Trinity Christian outscored Storm Lake St. Mary’s 59-20 over the second and third quarters to take control as the Tigers went on to defeat the Panthers 84-32 in a nonconference game on Monday …

Freshman Sage Weber scored a career-high 22 points and added five rebounds and three steals to help Sioux Central get past South Central Calhoun 49-41 in a Twin Lakes Conference game on Monday at …

West Bend-Mallard used a 16-3 spurt in the fourth quarter to pull away as the Wolverines defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s 60-34 on Tuesday. West Bend-Mallard held a 28-18 lead after one …

Peyton Kies and Nora Peterson each scored 17 points to lead three players in double figures and help Alta-Aurelia get past OABCIG 56-51 on Tuesday at Alta. Hayden Berkland added 14 points for …

Trinity Christian used a 21-3 second quarter spurt to take control as the Tigers defeated Storm Lake St. Mary’s 58-30 in a nonconference game on Monday at Hull. Trinity Christian held a …

CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1, SUBSTATE 1 GAMES FRIDAY, FEB. 14 at Sibley Sibley-Ocheyedan vs. George-Little Rock GAMES MONDAY, FEB. 17 at Hull Sibley-Ocheyedan or …

CLASS 1A REGION 3 GAMES THURSDAY, FEB. 13 at Kingsley Kingsley-Pierson (11-9) vs. Remsen St. Mary’s (11-9) at Moville Woodbury Central (11-10) vs. Siouxland …

BASKETBALL LAKES CONFERENCE Boys W-L W-L Storm Lake 8-0 17-1 Spirit Lake 6-2 16-4 Cherokee 4-4 13-7 Spencer 2-6 10-9 Estherville 0-8 2-18 Girls W-L W-L …

Class 3A No. 5-ranked Cherokee built a 20-point halftime lead before holding off a furious rally by Class 1A No. 3-ranked Newell-Fonda as the Braves got past the Mustangs 74-67 in a nonconference …

Imagine not scoring a single point in an entire half at the varsity level. It happened to Spencer last Friday night. Storm Lake outscored the Tigers 36-0 in the second half to rout its Lakes …

Sioux Central used a fast start and a strong finish to beat Spencer as the Rebels outscored the Tigers 36-13 in the first and fourth quarters to come away with a 55-34 win in a nonconference game …

Cherokee used a big second quarter to take control as the Braves went on to defeat Newell-Fonda 74-35 in a nonconference game last Thursday in Newell. Cherokee held a 17-10 lead after the first …

Buena Vista hosted Simpson in the annual Ballroom Brawl last Saturday, and despite jumping out to an early lead, the Beavers came up short in the end 31-17. Tyler Japp won by forfeit at 125 …