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Tiger harriers compete at Atlantic

The Red Oak boys and girls cross country team competed at the highly competitive Atlantic Invitational Thursday at Atlantic High School.The Red Oak boys finished 13th in the team standings. The Tiger girls, with just three runners, did not post a team score.Lincoln, Neb. Pius X swept the boys and...

Tigers snag 20th win of season on road

Red Oak picked up its 20th win of the season in a marathon 25-20, 25-27, 18-25, 25-9, 15-11 victory over Tri-Center in Western Iowa Conference play Thursday in Neola.The Class 2A, No. 12 ranked Tigers (20-6 overall, 6-2 in the conference) got a big hitting night from Keely Jones and Ellie O’Neal....

Knights play homecoming spoilers in Essex

On paper, it was a game-opening drive netting 58 yards and a touchdown on seven straight running plays.But for Fremont-Mills, it was a tone setting statement.The Knights wanted to be the most physical team on the field and they proved that – on both sides of the ball – in a 56-8 victory over...

Gerald "Jerry" Shellberg, 90

Gerald Francis “Jerry” Shellberg, 90, of La Vista, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, following a month-long battle with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).Born Jan. 8, 1936, in Griswold, Jerry was the son of Edwin Samuel and...

Tigers 3-2 at Tri-Center tourney

Class 2A, No. 9 ranked Red Oak was 3-2 on the day at the Tri-Center Invitational Tournament Saturday in Neola.The Tigers (18-6 overall, 4-2 in the Western Iowa Conference) notched wins over Lawton-Bronsonn 21-13, 21-15, Westwood 21-16, 21-19 and the host Trojans 14-21, 21-13, 15-5. Their losses...

Tigers fall to Shenandoah, 49-13

Red Oak scored the game’s first touchdown but Shenandoah responded by scoring 49 straight points on its way to a 49-13 win over the Tigers in Class 1A, District 8 football Friday at Russ Benda Field in Red Oak.The Tigers (0-7) got on the board when a bobbled punt snap by the Mustangs (3-3) set up...

Viqueens 1-2 at Greene County Tournament

The Stanton volleyball team was 1-2 at the Greene County Tournament Saturday in Jefferson.The Viqueens (12-15) picked up their win over Nodaway Valley 21-18, 21-3 and suffered losses to Van Meter 21-13, 21-9 and the host Rams, 21-5, 21-7Stanton head coach John Mainquist said his team “showed great...

Grass, Hietbrink top 10 at Glenwood meet

Emmanuel Grass and Hayden Hietbrink both finished in the top 10 to lead the Red Oak boys to a sixth place finish at the Glenwood Invite last Monday at Glenwood Lake Park.Shenandoah edged Logan-Magnolia 108 to 118 in the team standings to win the boys race. The Tigers, behind Grass’ second place...

Colo-Nesco holds off Stanton

Colo-Nesco held off a Stanton-Essex second half comeback attempt in a 30-24 win Friday in non-district eight-player football Friday in Colo.The Royals (3-3) led 22-8 at the half before the Vikings (3-4) put together two second half touchdown drives to cut the lead to 30-24 in the fourth. But that’s...

Timberwolves third at own tournament

Southwest Valley was 3-0 in pool play and finished third at its own Southwest Valley Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Corning.The Timberwolves (14-4 overall, 4-0 in the Pride of Iowa Conference) knocked off Diagonal 21-11, 21-6, Clarke 21-15, 21-12 and East Atchison 21-3, 21-6 in pool play before...