High School

Tigers win own Paul Fish Invitational

The Red Oak boys placed four runners in the top 10 to capture the team title at its own Paul Fish Cross Country Invitational at the Red Oak Country Club last Monday.The Tigers finished with 30 points to top runner up Shenandoah’s 48 point showing.Clarinda’s Kyle Wagoner ran a 17:17 to win the boys...

Rams sweep Red Oak in H-10 volleyball

The Glenwood girls overcame a sluggish start to rally for a 25-20, 25-10, 25-11 win over Red Oak in a Hawkeye 10 Conference volleyball sweep in Glenwood Thursday.The Class No. 6 ranked Rams (15-2) trailed 12-9 in the first set before warming up to win going away in the dominant victory“We’re kind...

SWV takes second in Griswold

The Southwest Valley volleyball team traveled to Griswold for a six-team round robin tournament and ended its day with a 4-1 record.The Timberwolves downed Denison-Schleswig 21-8, 21-15, AHSTW 21-5, 18-21, 17-15, ACGC18-21, 21-19, 15-8 and Griswold 21-10, 21-15 Their lone loss came to Riverside, 21...

Baier’s big game helps Tigers to first win

After two weeks of offensive struggles and zero points in an 0-2 start, Red Oak football coach Michael Nordeen got his team back to the basics in week three against West Central Valley.Adam Baier, an All-Hawkeye 10 running back a year ago, who had been held in check this season, touched the ball 44...

Tigers 1-5 at Glenwood Volleyball Invitational

Red Oak went 1-5 at the Glenwood Volleyball Invitational Saturday.Pella was a perfect 6-0 to win the team title. Sioux City Heelan Catholic was the runner-up with a 5-1 record while the Rams finished 4-2 for third.The Tigers dropped matches to Underwood 21-19, 25-23, Heelan 21-14, 21-15, Pella 18-...

Tigers top field at Shenandoah invite

The Red Oak boys won top honors at the Shenandoah Cross Country Invitational last Tuesday evening at Shenandoah High School.Emmanuel Grass, Hayden Heitbrink and Osiel Pedersen each placed in the top 10 to lead the Tigers charge. Red Oak topped the field with a team score of 47, four points better...

Tigers fall on road to Clarinda

The Red Oak football team continues its search for its first points and first victory of the season after a 46-0 setback at Clarinda Friday.The Tigers (0-2), who were shut out 13-0 in last week’s opener, struggled to sustain drives as the Cardinals (2-0) jumped out to a 24-0 lead after a quarter in...

Tigers second, 10th at Glenwood Invitational

The Red Oak boys were second and the girls 10th at the Glenwood Cross Country Invitational Saturday at Glenwood Lake Park.“Coach (Weston) Rolenc and I are so excited for both the boys and girls teams,” said Red Oak coach Sueann French. “I could not be happier with the start of the season and we...

East Mills runners-up at AHSTW tournament

The East Mills volleyball team placed second at its first tournament of the season at AHSTW Saturday.The Wolverines (7-1 overall, 1-0 in the Corner Conference) finished 5-1 on the day to take the runner-up position. Their only loss of the very long day was a hard-fought battle with state ranked...

SWV shuts out Red Oak in football opener

Southwest Valley scored all of its points in a three-minute span in the third quarter and its defense dominated in a rugged, 13-0 victory over Red Oak in the season opener for both teams Friday at Russ Benda Field in Red Oak.The Timberwolves forced three turnovers, blocked a punt and limited the...