Stories from Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Sioux Central boys basketball team battled South O'Brien to a tie after regulation but couldn't pull out the win as the Rebels dropped their first game of the new year, 62-55 in overtime Tuesday, Jan. 3 in Sioux Rapids. Tied at 54 after four quarters, South O'Brien outscored Sioux Central 7-1 in the overtime period to improve to 7-2 on the season. The Rebels fall to 2-6...

Storm Lake exploded in the third quarter to overcame a 3-point halftime deficit and beat Spencer 64-53 in Storm Lake Tuesday night. A full-court press and Trey O'Brien's hot hand carried the Tornadoes to the Lakes Conference win. O'Brien hit 5-of-7 three pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points as Storm Lake outscored Spencer 36-22 in the second half. The press helped the Tornadoes start the third quarter on a 14-2 run and erase a 31-28 Spencer halftime lead...

Spencer held Storm Lake to just five points through the first three quarters as it breezed to a lopsided Lakes Conference girls basketball win in Storm Lake Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Tigers led 26-5 at halftime and outscored Storm Lake 17-0 in the third quarter. The Tornadoes shot just 5-of-35 (14.3 percent) and committed 28 turnovers...