High School

Wolverines win ‘zero week’ thriller

East Mills dug itself out of a 20-0 hole on its way to a 34-32, overtime win over Griswold in a non-district, zero-week football game Friday in Griswold.Jiri Brodigan’s touchdown and two-point conversion in overtime and a Wolverine defensive stand on Griswold’s subsequent two-point conversion...

Harlan tennis downs SW Valley

Harlan swept Southwest Valley 9-0 in girls non-conference tennis Thursday.The Cyclones’ Anastacia Kay, Chloe Swenson, Rebekah Christensen, Lauren Schmitz, Mariajose Guerrero Luna and Allison Retzlaff all picked up singled wins. Harlan 9,Southwest Valley 0SinglesNo. 1 – Anastacia Kay, H, defeated...

East Mills Volleyball

Fall sports season underway

The fall sports season got underway last week with practice beginning in football, volleyball and cross country at area high schools. Girls tennis, a new addition to the fall season, opened practice the week before.

Correction

Editor’s note: The incorrect Tiger was identified as Carson in the July 30 issue naming The Red Oak Express All-Area Baseball Team. We sincerely apologize for this error.

To the Shrine Bowl for Essex cheer

The Red Oak Express All-Area Softball Team

P Ailey Wahlert, Freshman, GriswoldWent 15-5 with .255 ERA and 146 strikeouts in circle while hitting .413 with 37 RBIs. IF Cloe Brown, Senior, East MillsBatted .288, drove in 10 runs and stole 22 bases for Wolverines this season. IF Marissa Askeland, Senior, GriswoldHit a team-high .424 with 10...

The Red Oak Express All-Area Baseball Team

P Gavin Ford, Senior, StantonWent 6-4 with 3.21 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 48 innings this season; hit .302 at the plate. IF Walker Bissell, Sophomore, Southwest ValleyHit .431, drove in team-high 35 runs and belted six doubles. IF Ryan Sayers, Senior, East MillsBatted .339 while driving in team-best...

Viqueens’ season ends one win short of state

Stanton’s late season surge and its season came to a hard-hitting, state rated Riverside squad in the Class 1A regional finals last Monday.The Bulldogs collected 11 hits – seven for extra bases – and wore down the Viqueens in an 11-1 victory to punch their ticket to the Iowa State Softball...

Three Tigers on All-Hawkeye 10 second teams

Red Oak’s Brett Erickson, Carson Roeder and Alexis Joint were named to the All-Hawkeye 10 Conference Baseball and Softball teams released last week.Erickson and Roeder were selected for the all-conference baseball second team. Roeder, the Tigers’ catcher, hit a team-best .371 while driving in 13...