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Fourth quarter run lifts East Mills over Lourdes Central Catholic

East Mills used an 18-7 fourth quarter to rally past Lourdes Central Catholic in a 55-50 win at the Mid America Shootout in Council Bluffs Saturday night.The Wolverines (4-3 overall, 3-1 in the Corner Conference) trailed 32-23 at the half and 43-37 at the end of three quarters before staging the...

Ramirez Named to CSC Academic All-District Team

The College Sports Communicators (CSC) has announced its CSC Academic All-District volleyball Team, and Buena Vista Universitysophomore Merced Ramirez landed a spot on this year’s list. Ramirez is a 2024 Red Oak High School graduate.Student-athletes are nominated by their school’s Athletics...

Tigers notch first win over Harlan in over two decades

Red Oak used a 20-9 fourth quarter run to pick up its first win over Harlan in more than 20 years Friday in a 59-46 victory.The Tigers trailed 31-22 at the half but outscored the Cyclones 37-15 after halftime in the win. Red Oak’s last win over Harlan is believed to have come in a 72-65 victory...

Red-hot Kuemper Catholic downs Red Oak

Top ranked Kuemper Catholic scored a season-high in points while shooting a blistering 60 percent from the field in a 96-47 win over Red Oak in Hawkeye 10 Conference boys basketball Friday.The Tigers (1-4 overall, 0-3 in the conference) started off the game with some hot shooting of their own with...

Dykes wins championship, Tigers 11th at Dan Christensen

The Red Oak boys finished in 11th place out of 15 teams with 79.5 points in the Dan Christensen Invitational at Central Decatur Friday.Humboldt was the team champion with a score of 220 and Ottumwa was the runner up with a team score of 183.5.Oliver Dykes won the heavyweight class and Dayton Gusman...

Tigers rally in 48-42 win over Heartland Christian

Griswold out-scored Heartland Christian 30-12 after halftime to rally for a 48-42 victory in non-conference boys basketball Friday.The Tigers (1-1) trailed 30-18 at the half before kicking off the third quarter with a 16-6 run to grab the momentum.Nollan Smith led Griswold with an 18-point night....

Stanton defense stifles Essex in win

Stanton used a stifling defensive effort to limit Essex to 22 percent shooting and a season-low in points in a 53-23 win on the road Friday in Corner Conference boys basketball.The Vikings (1-1) led 21-12 at the half and blew the game open with a 20-4 third quarter run.Brodee Sowers led Stanton...

Fourth quarter run lifts Titans past Tigers

Red Oak hung with Council Bluffs Lewis Central for the better part of three quarters before the Titans pulled away late in a 46-22 win Friday in Hawkeye 10 Conference girls basketball.The Tigers (1-3) trailed 26-18 at the end of three quarters before the Titans (1-3) exploded for a 20-4 fourth...

Tri-Center tops Essex in opener

Haley Harder and Lauren Harder combined for 25 points for Tri-Center in a 46-20 win over Essex in non-conference girls basketball last Tuesday.Tri-Center outscored Essex 13-1 in a crucial second quarter run. Paityn Vanatta led Essex with nine points and 13 rebounds. Addy Resh added five points and...

Red Oak falls in opener at East Mills

A stifling defensive effort helped East Mills to a 47-26 victory over Red Oak in the girls basketball opener for both teams last Tuesday in Malvern.The Wolverines used a 11-4 run late in the second quarter to grab the momentum in a game where they never trailed.East Mills coach Lexi Moreno felt the...