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Jaguars claw Blackhawks in Section 2A hoops tipoff

GRANADA — Seniors Bethany Petrowiak, McKenna Benck and Olivia Mattson worked in unison to spearhead the Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther Jaguars’ turnover-creating full-court press during Monday night’s basketball playoff opener. Petrowiak neared rare triple-double ...

Mavericks trample Rebels in Section 2A basketball opener

SHERBURN — Sophomore forward Emily Schettler dished out 12 assists to help the Martin County West Mavericks claim the lead in the first half and they never looked back Monday night. No. 2-seeded Martin County West defeated the No. 7-seeded United South Central Rebels 58-33 during Section ...

Warriors win in OT, earn state basketball bid

SPENCER, Iowa — North Union senior forward Aiden Lofstrom’s putback layup sent the Warriors’ Iowa Class 1A, Substate 1 championship basketball game with the South O’Brien Wolverines into an extra session Saturday night. Lofstrom finished with 17 points and teammate Preston Guerdet ...

Area 4 grapplers earn individual state bids

WINDOM — Freshman 121-pounder Pierce Rohman and sophomore 133-pounder Torrey Paplow know each other’s wrestling techniques to a tee after countless training sessions on the canvas. Now, the pair of Martin County Red Bulls will spar for one more week after qualifying for their first-ever ...

Pooley just sixth to reach Fairmont boys hoops mark

FAIRMONT — Fairmont Cardinals senior guard Levi Pooley dribbled the ball past halfcourt, took a couple more strides toward the left wing and let a leaning 3-pointer fly. He sank the shot and etched his name into Fairmont boys basketball history by becoming the sixth player to surpass the ...

Whittet propels Cyclones by Mavericks

TRIMONT — The St. Clair Cyclones combined a game-opening 15-2 surge with an intermission-bridging 10-0 run to twist past the Martin County West Mavericks during both teams’ regular-season basketball finale on Friday night in Trimont. Connor Whittet erupted for game-leading totals of 25 ...