By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — As close as could be a year ago, the St. Ansgar girls track and field team left no doubt to winning the Top of Iowa East Conference team title in 2024, topping second place Northwood-Kensett by 70 points (177-107) at home on Thursday, May 2. Among the winners for…
TRIPOLI — The Riceville boys golf team finished 10th out of 11 teams competing in the Iowa Star Conference meet held at Tripoli’s Maple Hills Country Club on Wednesday, May 1. It was the first 18-hole meet for the Wildcats, who were playing on a very soggy course after back-to-back days of extremely heavy rain…
By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD — Despite wind and recent rains making the roughs difficult to find a ball played into them, the Osage boys and girls golf teams managed West Fork’s Ridge Stone Golf Course well, in sweeping the triangular on Monday, April 29. Coach Eric Goddard’s boys team scored 164 with the low four…
Staff Report DES MOINES — Running out of the first of four heats on a rainy Friday morning in Drake Stadium, Osage’s Michael Johnson ran to 26th out of 30 in the 110-meter high hurdles preliminary race. He was in lane two and crossed the finish line in 15.55 seconds for his place.
Green Devil and Saint hurdlers aiming high By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Whether it is Osage’s Michael Johnson in the 110-meter high hurdles or St. Ansgar’s Hunter Hillman in the 400 lows, area hurdlers are seeking big things this season. Johnson, who was the only area competitor at last week’s Drake Relays, ran to a…
By Kristi Nixon OSAGE — Following a 3-3 tie after singles play, the Osage girls tennis team had to prevail by winning two of three doubles matches against Dike-New Hartford to squeak by the Wolverines on Tuesday, April 23. It was a big win for the Green Devils, who handed D-NH its first loss of…
By Kristi Nixon MASON CITY — Osage boys golfers had the low three scores in winning with an impressive 163 at Mason City’s Highland Golf Course on Friday, April 12. Heath Voigt claimed overall meet medalist honors with a nine-hole round of 38 while Isaac Houdek was two strokes back (40) for the medalist runner-up…
By Kristi Nixon CLEAR LAKE — Rain was the winner in the Osage boys tennis team’s efforts to finish off this match at Clear Lake on Thursday, April 11. Only one singles match, No. 3 Brady Nicholson, was able to finish before rain first delayed it, and, when the two teams were warming up and…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — Saint girls track’s success continued in their own home co-ed meet on Monday, April 8, a makeup date from March 26, as coach Phil Baldus’ team is 3-for-3 in track and field victories this young 2024 season. Coach Drew Clevenger’s boys team made it a sweep by topping its…
By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — St. Ansgar graduate Madison Hillman announced last week that she was committing to play basketball for the University of South Dakota. The announcement came after completing one season with NIACC, where she earned NJCAA Division II Defensive Player of the Year honors and All-Region first team, voted on by…
