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Tiger basketball tops East Mills, 60-54

Red Oak shook off two weeks of rust with a 60-54 win over East Mills in non-conference boys basketball Friday.“We didn’t shoot well and East Mills put up a good fight, but the boys found out a way to come out on top,” said Red Oak coach Jesse Taylor.Kaleb Sebeniecher and Mason Gurney had their...

Timberwolves’ winning streak snapped on road

Southwest Valley saw its four-game win streak snapped at Martensdale St. Marys with a 48-36 loss in Pride of Iowa Conference girls basketball last Monday.“We did a lot of things right tonight and hustled as we have all year,” said Southwest Valley coach Mike Cormack. “But, we got in early foul...

Red Oak BB falls to Harlan

Harlan knocked off Red Oak 79-21 in Hawkeye 10 Conference girls basketball Friday in Red Oak.The Cyclones jumped out to a 44-16 lead at the half in the win.Brinley Van Baale scored 21 points to lead Harlan. Kenzley Bruck and Taylor Heese added 13 points each. Red Oak 44,Stanton 15Red Oak downed...

Fourth quarter run lifts East Mills over Lourdes Central Catholic

East Mills used an 18-7 fourth quarter to rally past Lourdes Central Catholic in a 55-50 win at the Mid America Shootout in Council Bluffs Saturday night.The Wolverines (4-3 overall, 3-1 in the Corner Conference) trailed 32-23 at the half and 43-37 at the end of three quarters before staging the...

Ramirez Named to CSC Academic All-District Team

The College Sports Communicators (CSC) has announced its CSC Academic All-District volleyball Team, and Buena Vista Universitysophomore Merced Ramirez landed a spot on this year’s list. Ramirez is a 2024 Red Oak High School graduate.Student-athletes are nominated by their school’s Athletics...

Tigers notch first win over Harlan in over two decades

Red Oak used a 20-9 fourth quarter run to pick up its first win over Harlan in more than 20 years Friday in a 59-46 victory.The Tigers trailed 31-22 at the half but outscored the Cyclones 37-15 after halftime in the win. Red Oak’s last win over Harlan is believed to have come in a 72-65 victory...

Red-hot Kuemper Catholic downs Red Oak

Top ranked Kuemper Catholic scored a season-high in points while shooting a blistering 60 percent from the field in a 96-47 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball Friday.The Tigers (1-4 overall, 0-3 in the conference) started off the game with some hot shooting of their own with...

Dykes wins championship, Tigers 11th at Dan Christensen

The Red Oak boys finished in 11th place out of 15 teams with 79.5 points in the Dan Christensen Invitational at Central Decatur Friday.Humboldt was the team champion with a score of 220 and Ottumwa was the runner up with a team score of 183.5.Oliver Dykes won the heavyweight class and Dayton Gusman...

Tigers rally in 48-42 win over Heartland Christian

Griswold out-scored Heartland Christian 30-12 after halftime to rally for a 48-42 victory in non-conference boys basketball Friday.The Tigers (1-1) trailed 30-18 at the half before kicking off the third quarter with a 16-6 run to grab the momentum.Nollan Smith led Griswold with an 18-point night....

Stanton defense stifles Essex in win

Stanton used a stifling defensive effort to limit Essex to 22 percent shooting and a season-low in points in a 53-23 win on the road Friday in Corner Conference boys basketball.The Vikings (1-1) led 21-12 at the half and blew the game open with a 20-4 third quarter run.Brodee Sowers led Stanton...