For a guy who hadn’t played football in four years, Charlie Dvergsten sure didn’t have any problems making the transition to playing quarterback again. In fact, he thrived at it. …

Eman Alaniz scored four total touchdowns and had over 200 all-purpose yards to lead Buena Vista to a convincing 40-13 American Rivers Conference win over Luther last Saturday in Decorah. Alaniz …

Freshman Tyme Boettcher recorded a double-double in her collegiate debut with 20 points and 11 rebounds while senior McKenna Cone added 20 points and seven rebounds, but it was Northwestern-St. Paul …

Newell-Fonda senior April Meyer signed a letter of intent last week to become a member of the Northwestern dance team. Pictured from left to right are, front row: dad Brent Meyer, April Meyer, and …

The Community Education Turkey Shoot took place last Saturday as 74 people participated. There were 529 free throws made with the team of Mike and Blake Cameron setting the high mark of 24 made. The …

The Buena Vista women’s basketball team is excited for a fresh start under first-year head coach Kylee Boettcher. The Beavers, who are coming off a 3-20 season where it went 2-14 in …

The Buena Vista men’s wrestling team is excited for its deeper and experienced roster they will put out on the mat for fourth-year head coach Sean White. Despite a bulk of last …

Six members of the Newell-Fonda football team were selected to the 8-man District 1 all-district team, it was released. Max Carlson was selected to the first team offense while Jacksyn Hogrefe …

Seven players from Storm Lake were selected to the Class 4A District 1 all-district team, it was released. Quarterback Charlie Dvergsten and wide receivers Rylan Richardson and Cam Boyd were …

Nine players from Sioux Central were selected to the Class 1A District 2 all-district team for football, it was released. Linebacker Kinnick Fahrenkrog, quarterback Owen Mills and offensive …

The Buena Vista men’s wrestling team took the mat for the first time in the 2024-25 season by competing in the annual Luther College Open last Saturday in Decorah.   The Beavers had …

Aurora Preston made her collegiate wrestling debut at the Luther Open last Saturday and would place eighth for Buena Vista. Preston picked up her first collegiate victory with a 6-4 decision in …

The Buena Vista volleyball team hosted Central College last Thursday in its final match of the season, and after taking the opening set from the Dutch, the Beavers would come up short in each of the …

With the best teams come the best players, and three teams stood out in the landscape of volleyball in the area. Newell-Fonda, Ridge View and Storm Lake were the best teams in the area. The …

There are a lot of qualities that made Kinzee Hinders such an outstanding volleyball player this season, but the one that stands out the most is resilience. Just a few days prior to the first …

Buena Vista has a golden opportunity to snap its current five-game losing streak when it plays winless Luther on Saturday in Decorah. In order to do so, the Beavers will have to set the tempo …

Kinzee Hinders of Newell-Fonda and Nora Peterson of Alta-Aurelia were voted to the Twin Lakes Conference first team for volleyball, it was released. They were joined on the first team by Brenna …

Six members of the Ridge View volleyball team were selected to the all-Western Valley Conference team. Hitters Sydney Blackmore and Gabi Mason were voted to the first team. Joining them were …

Four members of the Storm Lake volleyball team were selected to the all-Lakes Conference team. Libero Maddy Raveling was voted to the first team while hitters Avery DeHaan and Mackenzie Harder …

Nora Peterson finished her high school cross country career with a bang. The Alta-Aurelia senior had two fourth-place finishes and one third place in the last three state meets, and last …