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Red Oak fourth, eighth at WIC cross country meet

The Red Oak boys finished fourth and the girls eighth at the Western Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet last Monday at the Avoca Country View Golf Course.Treynor swept the girls titles with Lily Miller winning the girls race in 20:38 and the Cardinals topping Logan-Magnolia in the team standings 32...

Tigers fourth at Winterset tournament

The Red Oak volleyball team wrapped up its regular season with a 2-3 record and a fourth place finish at the Winterset Volleyball Tournament Saturday.The Class 2A, No. 12 ranked Tigers (24-10) were 2-1 in pool play with a win over Greene County 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 and the hosts 21-14, 14-21, 17-15...

Wolverines fifth at LC Invite

East Mills finished fifth at the Council Bluffs Lewis Central Tournament Saturday.For the Class 1A, No. 10 ranked Wolverines (27-8 overall, 7-0 in the Corner Conference) it was their first time competing in the LC invite. They logged wins over Stanton 21-10, 21-7 and Sidney 21-19, 21-16. Their loss...

Tiger harriers compete at Atlantic

The Red Oak boys and girls cross country team competed at the highly competitive Atlantic Invitational Thursday at Atlantic High School.The Red Oak boys finished 13th in the team standings. The Tiger girls, with just three runners, did not post a team score.Lincoln, Neb. Pius X swept the boys and...

Tigers snag 20th win of season on road

Red Oak picked up its 20th win of the season in a marathon 25-20, 25-27, 18-25, 25-9, 15-11 victory over Tri-Center in Western Iowa Conference play Thursday in Neola.The Class 2A, No. 12 ranked Tigers (20-6 overall, 6-2 in the conference) got a big hitting night from Keely Jones and Ellie O’Neal....

Knights play homecoming spoilers in Essex

On paper, it was a game-opening drive netting 58 yards and a touchdown on seven straight running plays.But for Fremont-Mills, it was a tone setting statement.The Knights wanted to be the most physical team on the field and they proved that – on both sides of the ball – in a 56-8 victory over...

Gerald "Jerry" Shellberg, 90

Gerald Francis “Jerry” Shellberg, 90, of La Vista, Neb., formerly of Red Oak, passed away Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026, at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha, following a month-long battle with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).Born Jan. 8, 1936, in Griswold, Jerry was the son of Edwin Samuel and...

Tigers 3-2 at Tri-Center tourney

Class 2A, No. 9 ranked Red Oak was 3-2 on the day at the Tri-Center Invitational Tournament Saturday in Neola.The Tigers (18-6 overall, 4-2 in the Western Iowa Conference) notched wins over Lawton-Bronsonn 21-13, 21-15, Westwood 21-16, 21-19 and the host Trojans 14-21, 21-13, 15-5. Their losses...

Tigers fall to Shenandoah, 49-13

Red Oak scored the game’s first touchdown but Shenandoah responded by scoring 49 straight points on its way to a 49-13 win over the Tigers in Class 1A, District 8 football Friday at Russ Benda Field in Red Oak.The Tigers (0-7) got on the board when a bobbled punt snap by the Mustangs (3-3) set up...

Viqueens 1-2 at Greene County Tournament

The Stanton volleyball team was 1-2 at the Greene County Tournament Saturday in Jefferson.The Viqueens (12-15) picked up their win over Nodaway Valley 21-18, 21-3 and suffered losses to Van Meter 21-13, 21-9 and the host Rams, 21-5, 21-7Stanton head coach John Mainquist said his team “showed great...