The South Hardin Tigers and AGWSR Cougars combined for 13 placings at Thursday’s Pirate Relays in Hudson. SH grabbed 11 of them to finish fifth while AGWSR finish 14th in the 18-team field.
In one of the largest meets of the spring, area teams held their own at the Wolverine Invite on Thursday.
The only thing harder to come by than a warm spot out of the wind was points Tuesday at the Hudson Relays in Hudson. At least for the AGWSR Cougars, who finished with their lowest point total of the young season.
The three Hardin County high schools waged a battle for bragging rights in Ackley and Wellsburg Tuesday night. While some may put more weight on one win or the other, it was a draw for AGWSR and Iowa Falls-Alden, with South Hardin left behind.
Three greenbelt area track teams - Iowa Falls-Alden, South Hardin and AGWSR - could only muster a combined three golds at Tuesday's Cadet Relays, but there were enough solid performances from the Cadets and Tigers for both teams to finish among the top four squads.
The AGWSR Cougar boys went to the Mustang Relays in LeGrande Monday night and came home with a handful-plus of top-three finishes. But while looking to fill in the gaps, first-year head coach Bill Heubner’s squad continues to settle for mid to lower tier team finishes.
The weather has been less than ideal so far this spring, but that did not slow down Iowa Falls-Alden on Friday.
Cale Culver continues to be a leader for the AGWSR Cougars. He is certainly one of the most consistent. That paid off for him Thursday with a trio of top-three finishes, including a win, to pace his teammates to an eighth-place finish at the Pirate Invite in Hudson.
The AGWSR Cougar track and field teams combined for 15 top-three finishes, but both only placed fifth in Tuesday’s Spartan Co-Ed Invite. They also combined for three wins, all by the girls.
The AGWSR Cougars had nearly perfect start to the golf season Tuesday night. They missed out on one of the four available medals, but both the boys and girls started 2-0 with wins over Aplington-Parkersburg and BCLUW.
A strong ball-control offense employed by Mason City eventually wore down the Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR boys on the soccer pitch Monday evening.
Just two days after team’s debuted in the 2021 spring season, personal bests were falling and Iowa Falls-Alden turned in a big performance at the Comet Early Bird on Thursday.