The Lake Mills Bulldogs are on a hot streak, as the baseball team racked up four wins in a row over the past week. The boys kicked things off by hosting West Hancock on Monday, June 15. It was a very even game throughout, but the Bulldogs pulled ahead in the bottom of the sixth, where they scored three runs.

The Forest City Indians picked up two wins and two losses in softball action last week, and they started things off with a tight game at Eagle Grove on Monday, June 15. The Indians played catchup for most of the night, after taking a brief 2-1 lead in the top of the second inning.

The North Iowa Bison opened the second half of their conference baseball season on Monday, June 15, when they played the GHV Cardinals at Garner. The Cardinals outhit the Bison 8-3 and led in a similar fashion to the teams’ first meetup in May, with GHV winning 11-1. The Cardinals once again had a big eight-run inning for their second win over North Iowa, as they balanced their season record, 7-7.

The Lake Mills softball team pulled off a comeback when the girls hosted West Hancock on Monday, June 15, to mark their second win of the season.

The Forest City baseball team opened another week with another convincing conference victory on Monday, June 15, when the boys won at Eagle Grove. Both teams got off to a slow start, but the Indians scored their first two runs in the third and built a 5-1 lead by the fourth inning. Forest City saved their biggest inning for the last, as they scored four more in the seventh and closed out the game ahead 11-4.

The North Iowa Lady Bison had another challenging week, with one close game on the softball diamond during the third week of June.

The girls traveled to Garner to take on GHV on Monday, June 15, where they scored a couple of runs but got buried by the Cardinals in four innings, losing 12-2.

The North Iowa Lady Bison faced another tough round of Top of Iowa teams last week, beginning with an away game at Algona against Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears outhit the Lady Bison 9-5 and built a 10-run advantage to close the game out in four innings, 12-2.

The Lake Mills Bulldogs escaped with a narrow win as the boys opened their week on the baseball diamond by hosting North Union last Monday, June 8. The close match came down to the seventh inning, where the Warriors scored three runs to take a 10-8 advantage with the Bulldogs only having one more opportunity to score.

The Forest City girls are tied for third in the Top of Iowa-West, following another busy week as they approach the mid-point of the season.

The North Iowa baseball team traveled to Algona to face the No. 2 team in the conference on Monday, June 8, when they took on Bishop Garrigan. The Bison were able to hold on through seven innings, but their offense couldn’t capitalize on three hits, as they fell 8-0. The Golden Bears scored runs in four innings while collecting six hits of their own.

The Lake Mills softball team had another busy week with four games during the second week of June, which was highlighted by their first win of the season, as they went 1-3.

The girls opened the week on Monday, June 8, when they hosted North Union. They scored two runs late in the game, but the Warriors took an insurmountable lead with 10 runs in the sixth inning, winning 16-2.

The Forest City Indians remain undefeated in the Top of Iowa Conference-West, following three more wins last week in summer baseball action. The Indians shut out Belmond-Klemme in four innings on Monday, June 8 while playing at Belmond. They scored their first four runs in the second inning and went on to pile up 13 more runs in the third. They put the game away early, 17-0.

Lake Mills senior Knute Rogne claimed the title of Distance Runner of the Year in Class 1A from the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, in recognition of his record-breaking performances at the 2026 State Track & Field Championships. He received All-State recognition as the first-place finisher in both the 1600 meters and 3200 meters at State.

The Lake Mills Bulldogs had a few days to rest up before hosting their first baseball game of the week last Wednesday, June 3, in a conference match with Eagle Grove. The Bulldogs lagged an inning behind the Eagles through the early game, with Eagle Grove scoring three runs in the first, three in the second, and two in the third.

The Forest City Indians remain undefeated in the West division of the Top of Iowa Conference, after notching three more wins during the first week of June. The boys hit the road on Monday, June 1 to play at North Iowa, where they won a 10-0 shutout in five innings.