The IKM-Manning cross country teams found great success, with both teams picking up top-three finishes at the ACGC Invite. The boys placed third, with three points keeping them from a silver-medal finish, while the girls made their way to second, beating out the third-place team by two points.

The Kuemper Catholic football team was efficient this past Friday, clicking on both sides of the ball in the 28-0 win over Greene County.

It seemed rarer to see senior Carter Essick throw an incompletion this past Friday than for him to find Owen Klocke in the end zone, as the Carroll High football team powered past MOC-Floyd Valley 41-21.

The matchup between South Central Calhoun and IKM-Manning turned out to be just as good as advertised, as three quarters saw the two teams battle back-and-forth all the way up to the end.

The Kuemper Catholic cross country team had a successful outing this past Saturday, taking fourth in a stacked field at the Cyclone Invite.

Both the IKM-Manning and South Central Calhoun football teams are coming off back-to-back losses and will be hungry to snap those losing streaks tonight.

The Kuemper Catholic volleyball team continued to dominate the season, taking down one of its top conference opponents Shenandoah and sweeping Atlantic this past Tuesday to stay at the top of the Hawkeye Ten.

North Polk proved why it is one of the top teams in the Raccoon River, taking down the Carroll High volleyball team 3-1 this past Tuesday.

The Kuemper Catholic football team is coming off a big overtime win over Roland-Story and is now hoping to keep the winning streak alive as it hosts Greene County tonight.

The Carroll High football team is getting hot at the right time, and now a heat-check presents itself in the form of a 3-1 MOC-Floyd Valley team.

The Glidden-Ralston football team is coming off a heartbreaking 20-18 loss to Baxter and has to hit the road to take on 3-1 Collins-Maxwell in a district matchup that could turn the tides of the season.

The Coon Rapids-Bayard football team looks to bounce back from their loss against non-district opponent CAM Cougars as they face-off against the undefeated Audubon Wheelers. The Crusaders are currently 1-3 with their lone win against Baxter in week two. 

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders fell to 1-3 on the season, 0-2 in non-conference play, on Friday, losing to the 2023 state-qualifying CAM Cougars 62-6. The Crusaders had opportunities throughout the game, but the CAM defense identified the offense quickly and found gaps in the Crusader defe…

The Kuemper Catholic football team came up clutch when it mattered, completing a comeback in the waning minutes of the game to defeat district opponent Roland-Story 22-14 this past Friday.

By the end of the first quarter, the game was pretty much over. The Carroll High football team put the pain on Creston, defeating them 50-7 this past Friday.

The area football teams had a rough go of things this past Friday, with IKM-Manning, Glidden-Ralston and South Central Calhoun all leaving their matchups with losses.

The Carroll High volleyball team had one opponent to beat this past Saturday, but could not get over Newell-Fonda in each of their matchups to finish the day as runner-up at the Carroll Tournament.

After 25-straight wins, the Kuemper Catholic volleyball team has lost its first match of the season after meeting up with Bishop Heelan, the No. 2 team in Class 4A, in the finals of the CYO Tournament.

A big match is on the horizon, as the Rolling Valley Conference has a chance to be shaken up tonight, as the Glidden-Ralston volleyball team plays host to the top team in the conference, Coon Rapids-Bayard.

The Tim Thomas Class hosted by Ridge View was a successful cross country meet for plenty of area athletes, including a pair of top-three finishers in their respective classes. Dayton Wiederien of Kuemper and Redge Potts of South Central Calhoun each finished near the top in the 5K run.

Two hot teams collide tonight, as the Kuemper Catholic football team hosts Roland-Story in what could be an offensive showdown.

The Carroll High football team looked unstoppable in its 45-3 win over Denison-Schleswig this past Friday and are looking to keep building momentum as it has another winnable matchup ahead.

Opponents are getting tougher for the Kuemper Catholic volleyball team, as sets continue to drop, but the team remains undefeated, picking up its 21st win.

Going into the Greene County Triangular this past Tuesday, the South Central Calhoun volleyball team was on a two-game losing streak, dropping matchups to East Sac County and undefeated Kuemper.

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders volleyball team remained undefeated and captured their first conference win on Sept. 12 as they won in three against the Exira-EHK Spartans. The No. 14 state-ranked Crusaders started out a little slow in the first set but showed no mercy in the final two, onl…

The area teams had some troubles against each of their opponents a week ago and are in need of a good game to get some confidence back.

The 1-2 Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders look to flush the Friday night loss against the Collins-Maxwell Spartans and move on to non-conference foe 2-1 CAM Cougars tonight. 

The Tailgate for a Cause Party will take place on Friday, September 20th, kicking off at 5:30 PM. The Crusader football team will take on the CAM Cougars, and fans are encouraged to wear black for the Blackout Cancer game. With September being Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the event will…