Newell-Fonda cut a 20-point halftime deficit down to eight points in the third quarter, but Boyer Valley responded with 19 unanswered points after that to pull away in the fourth quarter as the …

The American Rivers Conference has released its 2025 football preseason coaches poll and defending champion Wartburg has been selected as the preseason favorite. The Knights earned 61 points and …

Cherokee won two of the three matches in doubles as the Braves edged Storm Lake 5-4 in a Lakes Conference girls tennis meet last Thursday in Storm Lake. Nailea Lopez won her match at No. 1 …

The American Rivers Conference has announced its 2025 women’s volleyball preseason coaches poll and defending regular-season champion Coe College has been picked to repeat. The Kohawks …

The success of Storm Lake St. Mary’s volleyball season in 2025 will start with defense. “I believe our defense is going to be the most important factor in determining our success for …

Dane Misekow of Sioux Falls, S.D., won the Storm The Lake Hy-Noon Kiwanis Triathlon last Saturday. Misekow finished the swimming/biking/running course in and around Storm Lake in 1 hour, 3 …

Newell-Fonda kicks off the 2025 prep football season as the Mustangs have a Week 0 game with Boyer Valley on Friday in Dunlap. Newell-Fonda coach Nathan Baron gave his thoughts on the Bulldogs. …

Optimism is on the rise as Storm Lake enters the football season with more experience and athleticism from last year’s team that went 4-5. Two-time first team all-district wide receiver …

Cherokee won five of the six matches in singles play as the Braves went on to defeat Storm Lake 7-2 on Monday at Cherokee. Nailea Lopez suffered a 10-5 defeat at No. 1 singles while Allison …

Last season, Ridge View had a tendency to not finish matches when it had the chance. That will need to change if the Raptors are going to be successful this season. The team went 6-3 in the …

Estherville Lincoln Central won five of the six matches in singles play as the Midgets went on to spoil Storm Lake’s home opener with a 6-3 win last Thursday. Storm Lake’s Nailea …

The Easton/NFCA Scholar All-American Teams has been announced, with over 9,100 student-athletes from all levels across the country being recognized. Among the list are 13 players from Buena Vista …

Sioux Central enjoyed a sensational season last year in cross country as the Rebels won both the boys and girls team titles at the Twin Lakes Conference meet. The Rebels have their eyes on …

Alta-Aurelia hovered around the .500 mark a year ago, but the Warriors are looking to take things to the next level this volleyball season. The Warriors will try to do so with the return of …

It was another banner year for boys sports in the area in 2024-25, both team-wise and individually. Ridge View and Sioux Central qualified for the state playoffs in football. Sioux Central …

Ridge View returns nine letterwinners to its girls team and six to its boys squad this season. Hannah Brown, Destiny Chavez, Taylor Hansen, Cora Tesch, Clara Todd, Tiegan Vohs, Regan Ruble, …

Alta-Aurelia had a banner girls cross country season a year ago as the Warriors qualified for the state meet as a team. They tied for first with Sioux Central for the Twin Lakes Conference title, but …

Alta-Aurelia returns six starters on offense and six on defense from a team that finished 2-6 a year ago. The Warriors bring back running back/linebacker Sam Sennert (28 rush, 70 yds., 22 …

Newell-Fonda had a highly successful volleyball season a year ago, going 9-2 in the Twin Lakes Conference and finishing 24-9 overall. The Mustangs return five of their top players from that …

Storm Lake won 15 volleyball matches a year ago — the most in quite some time — and four starters return from that team. Leftside hitter Avery DeHaan (223 kills, 27 assisted blocks, …