Saturday, January 24
Girls Basketball
West Fork – 34
@ #13 (3A) Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 40 OT
Boys Basketball
West Fork
@ Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 7:30 p.m.
Boys Wrestling
North Central Conference Tournament @ Algona – (KLMJ)
(Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Iowa Falls-Alden)
Team Standings
1. Algona – 238.5
2. Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 183
3. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 181
6. Iowa Falls-Alden – 103.5
Hampton-Dumont-CAL Podium Finishers
1st at 132, Charlie Showalter
2nd at 106, Madox Strother
2nd at 120, Luke Showalter
2nd at 138, Brody Strother
2nd at 157, Taylor Mahler
3rd at 126, William Vosburg
3rd at 144, Jaymes Stevens
3rd at 165, Colin Bird
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Podium Finishers
1st at 126, Adrian Phetxoumphone
1st at 144, Colin Sesker
1st at 285, JT Kelso
2nd at 175, Charlie Campbell
3rd at 113, Paxton Redenius
3rd at 120, Angel Cortes
3rd at 157, Caleb Seaba
Iowa Falls-Alden Podium Finishers
1st at 113, Kolbe Hansen
2nd at 215, Trevor Bailey
3rd at 106, Zane Gillespie
3rd at 150, Keaton Mulford
Alburnett Duals –
(Dike-New Hartford)
Dike-New Hartford – 32
Vs. NH/TV – 47
Dike-New Hartford – 52
Vs. South Winneshiek – 24
Dike-New Hartford – 24
Vs. Fennimore, WI – 57
Dike-New Hartford – 78
Vs. English Valleys – 6
Dike-New Hartford – 26
Vs. Iowa Valley – 49
Top of Iowa Conference Tournament @ Saint Ansgar –
(North Butler-Clarksville, West Fork)
Team Standings
1. Nashua-Plainfield – 249.5
2. Lake Mills – 217
3. Osage – 214
7. North Butler-Clarksville – 124.5
14. West Fork – 12
North Butler-Clarksville Podium Finishers
2nd at 113, Carl Shew
2nd at 138, Jaxon Miller
3rd at 132, Maddox Morrison
4th at 144, Jack Bartels
5th at 215, McCabe Gansen
West Fork Top Finisher
7th at 150, Jasper Jones
Girls Wrestling
Upper Iowa Invitational @ Mason City –
(North Butler-Clarksville)
Team Standings
1. Decorah – 220
2. Osage – 197.5
3. Mason City – 173.5
18. North Butler-Clarksville – 11
North Butler-Clarksville Top Finisher
7th at 170, Maliyah Liddle
Men’s College Basketball
Northern Iowa – 74
@ Indiana State – 56 (The Wave)
Iowa State – 76
@ Arizona State – 61
Drake – 69
@ Missouri State – 62
William Jewell – 55
@ Upper Iowa – 75
Central – 77
@ Wartburg – 63
Northeast C.C. – 74
@ NIACC – 69
Iowa Central C.C. – 75
@ Ellsworth C.C. – 78
Women’s College Basketball
UCF – 56
@ Iowa State – 90
William Jewell – 86
@ Upper Iowa – 78
Central – 58
@ Wartburg – 70
Northeast C.C. – 60
@ NIACC – 66
Iowa Central C.C.- 40
@ Ellsworth C.C. – 69
Men’s College Wrestling
Ohio State – 13
@ Iowa – 24
Oklahoma
@ Northern Iowa – 7:00 p.m.
ARC Duals @ Central
Wartburg – 43
Vs. Dubuque – 6
Wartburg – 56
Vs. Buena Vista – 0
Wartburg – 35
@ Central – 6
E-NP and H-R School Boards to hold special joint meetings Monday
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H-D School Board to discuss items for a bond referendum
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Hoffman, Kathleen Ann of New Providence – Memorial Service February 1st, 2025
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Markwardt, Fern Alice of Sheffield – Memorial Service February 1st, 2025
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Alden School Board reviews budget considerations
The Alden School Board this week reviewed some of the budget projections and will be on a Budget Guarantee due to declining enrollment. Concerns were expressed that a bigger problem will come in fiscal year 2027 if
Franklin Supervisors meet Monday in Hampton
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First Bank Hampton Hosting Annual Ag Outlook Meeting Friday
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Two arrests made concerning the theft of grave markers
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Saturday Birthdays & Anniversaries
Today’s birthday spotlight business is: Today’s winner receives: Happy Birthday to… Happy Anniversary to… Jessie Peters, Aplington (95)