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Cadets, Comets run at massive M’town meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 9:06am

MARSHALLTOWN – Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR and BCLUW cross country were part of nearly 400 varsity runners from two dozen schools competing on the Marshalltown Community College course on Thursday, Sept. 8.

Cadet freshman Nakia Ollivierre led her team with a 25th-place finish in 19:56 in a field filled with some of the best runners in Class 4A. Teah Miller was 47th in 20:36.

Abby Kemp led the Comets in 78th in 21:20 and Kalia Stover was 119th in 23:48.

IF-A/AGWSR’s girls placed 16th out of 18 full teams competing on Thursday.

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Rebels hold off Comets in 4

Published by admin on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 9:04am

CONRAD – BCLUW volleyball pushed highly-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck to a fourth set in Conrad on Tuesday, Sept. 6, before the Rebels were finally able to stave off the Comets for a 3-1 victory at BCLUW High School.

The Rebels, who were ranked third at the time in Class 1A and have since slipped to fourth, won 25-19, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22.

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Tigers split at home tourney

Published by admin on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 9:02am

ELDORA – South Hardin volleyball ended Saturday’s action at the Tigers’ home tournament with a 2-2 record after a couple of three-set losses to Boone and Greene County in Eldora.

The Tigers defeated Edgewood-Colesburg in straight sets and rallied to defeat Central City in three sets. South Hardin also bounced back from first-set losses against Boone and Greene County, but the opposition was successful in set three in both of those scenarios.

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Tiger girls 2nd at Union meet

Published by admin on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 8:58am

LA PORTE CITY – Five South Hardin runners scored in the top 20 to lead Tiger girls cross country to a second-place finish in a 6-team meet at La Porte City on Thursday, Sept. 8.

The Tigers scored 52 points to finish behind the champion hosts from Union Community with 29 points.

Madison Stille was sixth in 22:56, Jaiden Roy 9th in 23:58, Mya Wilaby 10th in 23:59, Lydia Mueller 11th in 24:20 and Alyssa Stille 16th in 24:56.

The South Hardin boys placed fifth out of seven teams with 109 points. Vinton-Shellsburg won the boys team title with a near perfect score of 18.

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Smith’s barrage buries Mustangs

Published by admin on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 8:55am

LE GRAND – Brynn Smith racked up 24 kills in a three-set sweep for AGWSR at East Marshall on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

AGWSR won 25-20, 25-14, 25-10 in its NICL West opener.

As of Friday afternoon, the senior’s offensive burst was the highest kill count in a three-set match this season, and the 10th-highest among hitters in the state. She accomplished the total in 49 attacks for a .367 hitting efficiency.

She added two aces on 13-of-14 serving. Trevyn Smith had 28 assists. Defensively, Tessa Sperfslage brought up 10 digs and Lila Vaughn had four blocks.

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South Hardin sweeps IF-A in opener

Published by admin on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:21pm

IOWA FALLS – Ellie Anderson recorded nine kills and South Hardin volleyball racked up 17 aces in a straight-set sweep of Iowa Falls-Alden in Iowa Falls on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

The Tigers won 25-17, 25-23, 25-11. Anderson added eight digs and two of the Tiger aces on 6-of-7 serving.

Ava Salvo and Ava Paige distributed 14 assists each; Salvo added 10 digs and five ace serves on 20-of-22 serving. Paige had 12 digs and Abby Teske led the Tigers with 13 digs.

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Spartans shake Tigers with four late scores

Published by admin on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:14pm

ELDORA – South Hardin football struck first, but Grundy Center fought back with 27 consecutive second-half points and a 27-6 victory in a Week 1 contest at Tiger Field.

Untimely penalties kept South Hardin football from putting extra pressure on a vulnerable Grundy Center squad on Friday night. The Spartans were searching to replace several pieces from last year’s Class A state runner-up squad, including all-state captain quarterback Logan Knaack.

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Decision allows Iowa high school athletes to receive NIL benefits

Published by admin on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 11:01am

BOONE — Iowa became the 16th state in the country to allow its high school athletes to benefit from their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) last week when the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control released guidelines for which a student may earn compensation.

Under the newly-released guidelines, students may earn compensation for their NIL so long as they:

• Do not use their school or Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) or Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) names or logos;

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Week 1 football capsules

Published by admin on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 10:58am

Grundy Center

South Hardin

Kickoff: 7 p.m., Eldora

Last season: Grundy Center defeated South Hardin, 35-7, in Grundy Center. South Hardin’s last win in the series between the two teams came on Sept. 5, 2014.

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South Hardin to host state-qualifying XC meet

Published by admin on Wed, 08/24/2022 - 10:56am

South Hardin is one of eight schools hosting Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meets on Thursday, Oct. 20, per a release from the IHSAA and IGHSAU last Wednesday.

Class 2A and 1A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on the 20th. The 1A/2A state meet is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 28 at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Team assignments for these sites will be released the week of Oct. 10.

Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR will likely travel to a Class 3A meet in Humboldt that runs at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. The 3A/4A state meets are Saturday, Oct. 29.