SPENCER — No. 6 ADM-Adel scored four touchdowns in the final quarter, blowing open a 17-13 game through three periods for a 43-13 win. Spencer had no answer for quarterback Hudson Shull, who struggled at his anchor position, but rushed for a game leading 190 yards and four scores on 24 carries, almost 8 yards a carry, at Dale Norton Field, Friday night, in the first round of the 4A playoffs.

FORT DODGE — Peyton Morey ended her Spencer cross country career at the state meet in Fort Dodge Friday; and Rylei Koppie got a taste of the big stage in his junior year. The two did not enter into the team race final scores.

FORT DODGE — “The state meet was a great cap to a successful season for Sioux Central cross country,” said Kelsey Miller, Sioux Central head coach.

Both girls and boys qualified for the Rebels, winding up sixth and eighth in the 1A team races respectively at Lakeside Golf & Country Saturday.

“The girls team placed sixth, with only nine points separating them from third place,” Miller commented.

Division II Women’s Basketball

The Lakers fall in their first two games of the season. Friday night the Lakers played a tough North Platte Community College and fell 50-64. The Lakers were led by Grace Deputy with 10 points.

NORFOLK, Neb. — Iowa Lakes Community College, ranked No. 2, lost its first match of the year 10 days ago to the same No. 1 Northeast Community College team they beat Saturday, 3-2, for the Region XI Championship. The Lakers played a match to remember with Kasper Wollstein breaking a 2-2 tie for the Lakers.

After record low precipitation in September and October, drought conditions have reappeared across much of Iowa, causing river and stream flows to drop to similar levels as in 2023. Heading in to winter, the potential impacts to the fish and other aquatic organisms is concerning Iowa’s fisheries experts.

Iowa snowmobilers are no longer required to purchase and display an annual trail user permit, according to a new law that went into effect July 1. The law folded the trail user permit into the annual snowmobile registration fee, which will now be $30 plus administration fees. The previous price for each type was $15.

Iowa’s furbearer season opened last Saturday and the outlook for trappers is positive — most species populations are steady, and there are some early indications wild fur pelt prices could be trending up this winter. The challenge, however, could be that fewer marshes and streams have good water levels.

Pheasants Forever is one of those unique organizations that is about both conservation and the people that are part of this conservation organization. There is a reason that it is nicknamed “The Habitat Organization.”

Some friends and I gathered recently and the talk turned to fishing. We talked about different fishing trips that we had been on recently, lures that had been productive and lures that had not been productive, and a variety of other topics geared toward fishing.

With the 2024 pheasant opener in the books, let’s take a look at how things went over the expanse of 16 counties in northwest Iowa. According to District 1 Captain Greg Harson, Iowa Department of Natural Resources' law enforcement officers checked hunting groups throughout the district and were pleased with the way hunters handled themselves and found very few compliance issues.

A week before the playoffs got underway, with Fort Dodge in town for the district finale, the student section came together to celebrate Pink Out Night, Senior Recognition and the “Final Walk” from goal line to goal line all on the same evening. (Photo by Memories in the Making)

4A FOOTBALL FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS: Spencer vs. ADM-Adel

7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 1 — Dale Norton Field, Spencer

COACH JIM TIGHE ON FORT DODGE LAST WEEK

Friday, Nov. 1

10:30 a.m. — Class 3A Girls

11:15 a.m. — Class 3A Boys

Noon — Class 3A Awards Ceremony

2 p.m. — Class 4A Girls

2:45 p.m. — Class 4A Boys

3:30 p.m. — Class 4A Awards Ceremony

Saturday, Nov. 2

10:30 a.m. — Class 1A Girls

11:15 a.m. — Class 1A Boys

11:15 a.m. — Wheelchair Division

Noon — Class 1A Awards Ceremony

2 p.m. — Class 2A Girls

Men’s Soccer: Iowa Lakes moves to Region 11 final

Iowa Lakes Community College lost its first match of the year six days ago. In bounce-Back fashion they defeated Western Iowa Tech 6-0 in the Region 11 Semifinal. Just approximately days ago, these team played to a 1-0 Lakes win. With the undefeated season gone, and now playing for a berth in the Region 11 final, big questions about the resiliency of their team blew like the wind across Spencer.