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Strong second half carries East Mills past Sidney

East Mills outscored Sidney 29-16 after halftime to pull away for a 52-28 victory over Sidney in Corner Conference boys basketball action Friday in Malvern.The Wolverines (6-4 overall, 5-1 in the conference) shot 37.5 percent – 21-of-56 – from the field, but they turned the ball over just three...

Red Oak girls eighth at West Central Valley

The Red Oak girls secured five individual medals and finished eighth among 17 teams at the West Valley Wrestling Tournament Saturday in Stuart.Kuemper Catholic captured the team title with 136 points. Clarinda was the runner up with 130 points. The Tigers tallied 87 points.Jlynn Vasquez (100 pounds...

Red Oak boys 14th at Rollin Dyer tournament

The Red Oak boys finished in 14th place with 37 team points at the Rollin Dyer Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Atlantic Saturday.Grand Island, Neb. was the team champion with 242 points followed by the host Trojans with 212 points.Red Oak coach Tiegen Podliska said his team wrestled a little...

Timberwolves ninth at Tri-Center Invite

Southwest Valley finished eighth in the team standings at the Tri-Center Invitational Wrestling Tournament in Neola Saturday.Hinton won the team title with a score of 208.The Timberwolves tallied 97 points for eighth.Carson Wetzel (165 pounds) led Southwest Valley with his second place finish....

SW Valley wrestlers 12th at Lo-Ma Tourney

The Southwest Valley girls finished 12th at the Logan-Magnolia Girls Wrestling Tournament Saturday.Sioux City North ran away with the team title, compiling 172 points. The host Panthers were the runners up with 148 points.The Timberwolves finished with 63.5 points.Kenzie Maeder was the top...

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...