By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — Before St. Ansgar’s Madison Hillman steps onto the court for her first basketball competition her senior season, she already knows where her future in the sport lies. Hillman made it official by signing a national letter of intent to play Division II basketball at the University of Nebraska Kearney…
By Kristi Nixon FAYETTE — It only took a matter of a couple of days for Osage’s Jaden Francis to decide that Upper Iowa University was the place for her when it came to choosing her home for volleyball and academics. The all-state libero for the Green Devils said she initially considered going out-of-state, but…
By Kristi Nixon CORALVILLE — After receiving the Class 3A state participation trophy following a 3-1 loss to second-ranked Davenport Assumption, Osage senior Claudia Aschenbrenner had a lot to say to her team. A lot of it had to do with the pride they should have in showing the community they could do something they…
Osage punches seventh straight state volleyball ticket By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — When it comes to gaining seven straight state volleyball tournament trips, Osage knows the key isn’t luck, but hard work. The players and even head coaches have changed during that span but the off-season efforts haven’t. And, after a 25-14, 25-20, 25-16 sweep…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Right after Clarion-Goldfield-Dows had scored to come within 14-12 with a little more than a minute left in the first half of this Class 2A playoff football game, Osage head coach Torian Wolf could be seen exhorting his team to score right back before the break to answer and switch…
By Kristi Nixon MANLY — Running determined races, Riceville’s Claire Zweibohmer and St. Ansgar’s Lila Powers finished 13th and 15th, respectively, within a handful of spots from a place in the Class 1A state cross country meet at Pioneer Town & Country Golf Course in the state qualifier. Zweibohmer ran a personal best 21 minutes,…
By Kristi Nixon RICEVILLE — Peering at the banners in Riceville High School’s gymnasium, only one conference championship is boasted by its volleyball team. The group from 1998, among them current head coach Missy McElroy, didn’t accomplish what this year’s Wildcats managed to accomplish on Wednesday, Oct. 19. That is, advancing beyond the second round…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — A year ago, St. Ansgar’s Ava Falk was splitting her athletics’ time between middle school cross country and volleyball. She had no idea when she chose to concentrate solely on volleyball this year that she would be playing such a key role in the Saints’ Class 1A Region 5…
ST. ANSGAR — Making its 22nd overall postseason appearance, the St. Ansgar football team will travel to Wapsie Valley, Fairbank this Friday night after solidifying a 54-6 rout of Lake Mills on Friday, Oct. 14. When asked if it ever gets old, junior linebacker Christian Michels simply smiled and said, ‘No.’ “It doesn’t,” Michels admitted….
By Kristi Nixon MASON CITY — Katelyn Johnston knows the significance of going back-to-back as Top of Iowa Conference champion. The Osage senior led from start to finish at the NIACC campus course in Mason City to lead the Green Devils to a tie for second place in the conference with 75 points on Thursday,…
