Osage second at home tournament By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Scheduling Minnesota second-ranked team in Class AA, Kasson-Mantorville, serves a purpose even though the Komets have defeated Osage in its home tournament the last 14 years. Coach Brent Jennings has in mind that his team needs to get an idea what it should work on…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — After three duals wrestled in Forest City, St. Ansgar wrestling coach Barry Kittleson openly admitted that injury and illness has his team at a distinct disadvantage. The Saints dropped all three, 48-30 against GHV; 51-30 to the host school and a late win by forfeit for Northwood-Kensett clinched a…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Playing Mason City Newman in its first game of the season probably wasn’t the best thing for the Osage boys’ basketball team. That game, a big loss against the Knights, ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press last week, propelled the Green Devils forward to the rematch on Tuesday, Jan….
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — Saying that the St. Ansgar girls’ basketball team has improved from the first game of the season may be an understatement. The Saints got revenge on Top of Iowa East Conference foe Central Springs in scoring a 45-34 win over the Panthers to improve to 8-3 overall, 7-1 in…
By Kristi Nixon JANESVILLE — Riceville overcame a slow start to take a 27-26 halftime advantage against Iowa Star North Conference team Janesville. However, the visiting Wildcats couldn’t sustain it in an eventual 66-50 loss to the home Wildcats on Monday, Jan. 10. “Monday night’s game was a big test for our guys against the…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — With a namesake after the legendary wrestler and coach Dan Gable, Osage freshman Gable Hemann has a lot to live up to. Originally from New Hampton, she wrestles at 106 pounds for coach Ryan Fank’s Green Devils and earned one of five first-place finishes at the Osage girls’ home tournament…
Osage claims another TIC wrestling title By Kristi Nixon BELMOND — Osage sophomore Nolan Heard knew his match hung in the balance on whether the Green Devils wrestling team would repeat as Top of Iowa Conference dual champions on Thursday, Jan. 6. Heard got out to a big lead and had to hang on for…
By Kristi Nixon ROCKFORD — Trying to play the slow-down game essentially didn’t work for the Rockford boys basketball team against Osage on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The Green Devils found a way to overcome it and used their overall depth to down the Warriors, 57-21. “Didn’t really know what to expect,” Osage coach Mike Brahn….
By Kristi Nixon ROCKFORD — Even with a convincing 54-18 victory over Rockford, Osage girls basketball coach Chad Erickson wasn’t pleased with what he saw from his Green Devils. The 7-3 team came out slow and didn’t play to what Erickson thought his team was capable of against the 1-8 Lady Warriors. “First day back…
Wildcats remain unbeaten, hope to stay under radar By Kristi Nixon RICEVILLE — Even though Riceville improved to 6-0 while beating the only other previously undefeated team in the Iowa Star North on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and honored senior O’Malley Fair for a new school mark and milestone, both she and coach Darcy Fair hope…
