By Kristi Nixon CORAVILLE — St. Ansgar freshman 105-pounder Lakin Evans snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Trailing 5-2 in her first-round consolation, she threw in a headlock with four seconds remaining in the match to pin Waverly-Shell Rock’s Abby Doyle and remain alive to Thursday night’s second-round consolation. “It was so close,” Evans…
Area sends several back to girls state wrestling By Kristi Nixon MASON CITY — Among the nine area girls state wrestling qualifiers, six of them are making a return trip to Xtream Arena in Coralville after state qualifying on Friday, Jan. 26 at Mason City High School. Six Osage girls, among them four returnees, and…
By Kristi Nixon WATERLOO — Osage head wrestling coach Brent Jennings will be one of several entering the Glen Brand Wrestling Hall of Fame of Iowa Class of 2024, announced recently. Featuring 22 individual state championships, 13 NCAA All-Americans, two NCAA champions, five team state championships and one of the top lifetime supporters of wrestling…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — When St. Ansgar senior guard Aspen Falk picked up two quick fouls within the opening minutes of this Top of Iowa East Conference basketball game against Central Springs, little did she know that she would end the game after two overtimes with the ball secured in her hands. She…
Senior post torches Central Springs in Saint victory By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — From the moment he started this Top of Iowa East Conference basketball game against Central Springs, Hunter Hillman felt like he could do just about anything he wanted on the court. The senior post for the Saints scored 16 points in…
Riceville senior wrestler refereeing youth sports By Kristi Nixon RICEVILLE — As Riceville senior 190-pounder Andrew Pridgen’s wrestling career starts to wind down, his involvement in the sport is far from over. He began working as an official this season, starting with a middle school meet not too long ago. He’s been managing his time…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Every point matters. This was never more crucial in Osage’s 2024 Top of Iowa Conference boys wrestling tournament as the Green Devils got key points from an unexpected upper weight class to win, 264.5-250 over Nashua-Plainfield when the Huskies had a 4.5 advantage heading into the finals and had extended…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — The inaugural Top of Iowa Conference girls wrestling meet meant a lot of firsts, making history for the sport. Osage claimed the team title with the very first conference champion in all girls history with 100-pounder Alexis Kolbet, one of five for the Green Devils, which accumulated 249 team points…
By Kristi Nixon JANESVILLE — Despite a slow start, the Riceville boys basketball team took a lead four minutes into this Iowa Star North basketball game that held until the end of the third quarter. Janesville rallied behind teammate 6-foot-7 Gabe Meaney, who went out of the game while being blocked for what was called…
Riceville dominant in win at Janesville By Kristi Nixon JANESVILLE — A slow start for the Class 1A No. 5 Riceville girls basketball team went quickly by the wayside with the onslaught of a full-court press that Janesville could not handle in an eventual 70-34 road win on Tuesday, Jan. 16. The press led to…
