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Bombers, Comets combine to send seven to state
Ballard advances four, NP three By Joe Randleman HUXLEY – When the final hand was raised and it was time to roll up the mats at the end of the – Continue reading…
Ballard breezes past Boone
Bombers lose heartbreaker to ADM By Joe Randleman HUXLEY – The Ballard boys’ showed why they will be a tough out come postseason time Friday as the Bombers overcame an – Continue reading…
NP girls cruise in regional opener
Murphy twins lead Comets past VM By Joe Randleman ALLEMAN – Great pressure defense in the first half and a healthy dose of the Murphy twins was the recipe of – Continue reading…
Broderick selected to Shrine Bowl
CMB senior battled back from ACL tear By Joe Randleman A nightmare season in football will have a happy ending after all for Collins-Maxwell-Baxter’s Andrew Broderick. After seeing his promising – Continue reading…
Bomber girls trounce Toreadors on senior night
Ballard ends up 13-5 in the RRC By Joe Randleman HUXLEY – There was no denying Rachel Sage on senior night. Sage broke out of a slump in a big – Continue reading…
Comets blast Hawks; NP finishes 15-3 in the HOI Conference
By Joe Randleman JEWELL – Overwhelming superiority on the boards and great defense on the perimeter enabled the North Polk boys’ basketball team to close out the regular season with – Continue reading…
CMB boys win district opener, Raiders top Tigerhawks, 51-35
By Joe Randleman ALLEMAN – The Collins-Maxwell-Baxter boys’ basketball team used a big second half on defense to win its postseason opener Monday as the Raiders registered a 51-35 triumph – Continue reading…
Bombers win sectional title, Comets place second
Ballard advances seven to districts, Comets send five By Joe Randleman NEVADA – It might not be the juggernaught it has been in recent seasons, but the Ballard wrestling team – Continue reading…
Three Raiders advance at 1A sectional meet
Hennick, Christianson, Johnson move on By Joe Randleman PLEASANTVILLE – The Collins-Maxwell-Baxter wrestling team is advancing three wrestlers on to districts after placing fourth out of seven teams at the – Continue reading…
CMB ends regular season with two wins
Raiders edge Defenders in 53-49 thriller By Joe Randleman COLFAX – A stout defensive performance overcame poor shooting for the Collins-Maxwell-Baxter girls’ basketball team Friday as the Raiders closed out – Continue reading…
CMB stomps C-M to end eight-game skid
Raiders lose heartbreaker to GPB 79-75 By Joe Randleman COLFAX – A strong finish helped the Collins-Maxwell-Baxter boys’ basketball team snap an eight-game losing streak with a 53-36 victory over – Continue reading…
Comet girls crush Rams, Tigerhawks
NP ends regular season on six-game win streak By Joe Randleman JEFFERSON – The North Polk girls’ basketball team hammered Jefferson-Scranton by a 63-36 score at Jefferson Friday to put – Continue reading…
DCG ends Bombers’ five-game win streak
Ballard blasts B-F 75-51 By Joe Randleman GRIMES – A sluggish start prevented the Ballard boys’ basketball team from keeping pace with Dallas Center-Grimes Friday in Grimes as the Bombers – Continue reading…
Ballard produces three champions at RRC meet
Bombers fall to Perry in final home dual By Joe Randleman PERRY – Three members of the Ballard wrestling team were crowned as conference champions at the Raccoon River Conference – Continue reading…
Bomber boys decimate Perry
Ballard runs win streak to four By Joe Randleman HUXLEY – A late spurt in the second quarter morphed into a monster second half run for the Ballard boys’ basketball – Continue reading…
