By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES — Scarlett Byrnes fought off being boxed in early during her Class 2A 3,000-meter race and worked her way to her first state medal in the event, finishing eighth with a new personal best time by five seconds. The sophomore, who ran to 15th in her first state meet a…
By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD — St. Ansgar’s Maci Mayer earned the final (sixth) qualifying spot for the Class 1A regional final this week with her 18-hole round of 99 at Sheffield’s Ridge Stone Golf Course on Friday, May 10. The sophomore, who helped the Saints reach the regional final as a team a year ago,…
Saints bring back several to state track & field meet By Kristi Nixon ST. ANSGAR — The feeling isn’t much different for each and every one of the St. Ansgar girls and boys track and field qualifiers who are making a return trip to the Blue Oval. And there is a lot of them. It…
By Kristi Nixon MASON CITY — Osage claimed its fourth straight Top of Iowa East Conference boys golf title, scoring a new 18-hole school record with 311 at Mason City’s Highland Park Golf Course on Monday, May 6. The previous record was set during last year’s TIC East meet at Greene’s Round Grove Golf Course,…
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…
