Several Siouxland student-athletes were named all-state in Class 3A and 4A by the IHSBCA. Among them was 3A first-teamer Reid Tigges, who was also recognized academically.
After winning the Class 1A state title, Remsen St. Mary's landed a handful on the IHSBCA's all-state first team along with several other Siouxland student-athletes in 1A and 2A.
Central Lyon senior Zach Lutmer is the Siouxland Male Athlete of the Year after being the Lions' go-to guy for state titles in football and basketball.
Remsen St. Mary's Jaxon Bunkers, Hartington Cedar Catholic's Carson Noecker and Westwood's Jackson Dewald are honorable mention selections for The Journal's 2023 Siouxland Male Athlete of the Year award.
Few student-athletes did more for the programs they participated in than Madison Brouwer at Sibley-Ocheyedan High School. The Journal's 2023 girls' Athlete of the Year led the Generals to the state tournament in cross country and basketball as well.
The NCAA's first girls basketball academy is being called a big success. Nearly 1,000 high school girls were in Memphis, Tennessee, for on-court and off-court activities. The event was the first of its kind for girls basketball. The NCAA paid some $4 million for the four-day event, including…
Saturday was a new experience for Paitlyn Noe, one of the most decorated female runners in the Class of 2023.
Newell-Fonda's Mia and Mary Walker and Remsen St. Mary's Claire Schroeder and Mya Bunkers made the 1A all-state first-team with K-P's Makenna Bowman. West Monona's Kacy Miller and Sioux Central's Brynn Weber were first-teamers in 2A.
Sioux Center's Tatum Schmalbeck, Spencer's Olivia Huckfelt and SB-L's Elise Evans-Murphy were named first-team all-state in Class 3A and 4A while a trio represented Sioux City in 5A.
Bishop Heelan's Jaron Bleeker was named the MRAC's Player of the Year and SC North's Nick Tillo was Coach of the Year.
The outgoing group of senior boys at Remsen St. Mary's won in a unique way that produced three state titles, most recently a state baseball championship last week.
Six high school seniors from Northwest Iowa have been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association for a series of all-star games scheduled for Thursday through Saturday in Carroll.
The new Nebraska Amateur champion got a late start to the game. Matthew Schaefer said Sunday he never played until high school. And the 2018 Hartington Cedar Catholic graduate did so reluctantly.
In the Journal's Top Stories Collection for the Week of July 16, 2023: RAGBRAI descends on Sioux City, Siouxland has a state baseball champion, quilts fetch a pretty penny at the Plymouth County Fair, a presidential candidate comes through town and more.
With a list of accomplishments already that would be the envy of most prep athletes, the seniors on the Remsen St. Mary’s High School baseball team were determined to get one more dogpile to end their athletic careers.
Remsen St. Mary's plays Lisbon for the state Class 1A baseball championship Friday, July 21, 2023, in Carroll, Iowa.
The West Lyon baseball team got off to a good start against Dyersville Beckman in the Class 2A state semifinals, but things turned on the Wildcats as the team's season came to an end on Thursday.
Two area teams played in fifth-place consolation games at the state softball tournament in Fort Dodge on Wednesday. One area keep came away with a victory while the other's early lead didn't hold.
West Lyon plays Beckman Catholic in Class 2A state baseball action played Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Carroll, Iowa.
The Kingsley-Pierson baseball team bounced back twice from scores by Lisbon in the Class 1A semifinal to either tie it or take the lead. But two seventh-inning runs for the Lions left K-P too little time to recover.
The senior-laden Remsen St. Mary's baseball team got a complete-game shutout on the mound from Cael Ortmann in a Class 1A semifinal win, but had to rely on the bats of a pair of sophomores to provide the scoring.
Kingsley-Pierson plays Lisbon and Remsen St. Mary's plays Beckman Catholic in Class 1A state baseball action played Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Carroll, Iowa.
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After wiping away tears caused by the loss suffered by the Remsen St. Mary's softball team in the Class 1A state quarterfinals, Mya Bunkers was filled with pride and optimism.
The best season in decades for the West Monona softball team met its match in the Class 2A state quarterfinals as the Spartans fell to Central Springs in Fort Dodge.
By the end of the third inning, the West Lyon High School baseball team built a lead that ultimately held as good enough to advance the Wildcats into the Class 2A state tournament semifinals. Barely.
West Lyon plays Van Buren County in Class 2A state baseball action played Tuesday, July 18, 2023, in Carroll, Iowa.
Chuck Love, a 6-foot-6 wing, will join one of the top prep school basketball programs in the country after a breakout sophomore season at Southwest.
Top-seeded Kingsley-Pierson used a five-run first inning and a pair of pitchers in Evan Neumann and Conner Beelner that held South Winneshiek to two hits as the Panthers advanced to the state semifinals, 6-1.
The West Monona Spartans, in their first state summer tournament since 1968, play third-seeded Central Springs (25-5) in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Remsen St. Mary's Hawks will take on fourth-seeded Wayne (21-8) on Tuesday as well.
After never finishing in the top three, Hartington Cedar Catholic was named the Omaha World-Herald's Class C All-Sports grand champion for its strong finishes in basketball, cross country, football, track and volleyball.