By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — St. Ansgar couldn’t find a way to get past West Fork despite playing the Warhawks close until the end in a 56-44 loss to the Warhawks on Friday, Jan. 28. Coach Bret Williams’ team hit nine three-pointers, including five in the second half, that helped the Saints keep pace…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — It has been a long time since West Fork — or any team for that matter — came into St. Ansgar and turned in such a dominant performance over the Saint girls’ basketball team. But the Warhawks, out to prove they are the team that was selected to win…
By Kristi Nixon GREENE — With the Top of Iowa East Conference title firmly in hand, Osage showed no signs of taking the foot off the gas pedal in a 57-12 girls basketball victory on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at North Butler. The Green Devils scored their 11th win in a row, starting back to when…
By Kristi Nixon GREENE — Osage was without coach Mike Brahn. North Butler had its big man, Corbin Lewis, back. But the Green Devils still scored a second sizable win over the Bearcats this season, 55-35, on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Brahn was out with illness and Lewis was back from the first meeting on Dec….
By Kristi Nixon CORALVILLE — The icing on the cake for the Osage girls wrestling team earning a third-place team trophy at state is learning before the finals that the 2022-3 season will be sanctioned by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Green Devils brought 16 girls to the Xtream Arena in Coralville,…
By Kristi Nixon CORALVILLE — Even with some neck issues, St. Ansgar freshman 100-pounder Mariah Michels showed she was much better than an unranked wrestler would indicate. Michels (16-7) bounced back from a semifinal loss to second-ranked Gable Hemann of Osage and reached the consolation final in which she finished fourth in the girls state…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — As if St. Ansgar didn’t come into this Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball as underdogs, the Saints were also without head coach Bret Williams and senior first man off the bench, Griffin Carlson. Williams was out with illness and Carlson rolled his ankle in the Saints’ game against North…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Osage girls basketball coach Chad Erickson and his team worked its plan to near-perfection. Key on St. Ansgar post Madison Hillman with a double- and sometimes triple-team and let the rest of the team fire away. It worked well as the Green Devils came away with a 43-28 victory to…
By Kristi Nixon GREENE — A defensive struggle against North Butler resulted in a 42-27 loss to the Bearcats at their place on Monday, Jan. 17. The Saints, already down a player as Griffin Carlson was in street clothes, also lost starter Will Knowlton, who rolled his ankle late in the first half. Knowlton hit…
By Kristi Nixon CORALVILLE — Four Osage wrestlers reached the state quarterfinals after everything had settled at Xtream Arena on Friday, Jan. 21. Two juniors, Leah Grimm (170) and Jalynn Goodale (110), and two freshmen, Aubrey Chapman (145) and Gable Hemann (100), will seek to reach the final today. The 11 other Osage wrestlers won…
