The North Iowa Bison played their last triangular of the golf season last Monday, May 4, while hosting at Gruis Recreation Area. The boys placed third with a score of 182, behind first-place Forest City with 155 and second-place North Union with 169. Teeing off on hole #5 for the Bison is Will Duve. (Photo by Andrew Shaw)

The North Iowa Bison and Lake Mills Bulldogs faced competition from both sides of the Top of Iowa Conference during the Eagle Relays in Britt on Monday, May 4.

The Forest City boys’ track & field team claimed victory at the Don Hoppel Co-ed Relays in Garner on Monday, May 4, where they prevailed among eight teams.

The Lake Mills golf teams had a strong showing against conference opponents Garner Hayfield-Ventura and West Hancock on May 4 at the Garner Golf and Country Club. The Bulldogs battled cold temperatures and windy conditions but played well. 

The Forest City girls’ track & field team hosted their annual home meet in Forest City during a cold and blustery night on Tuesday, Apr. 28. The Indians came away with a second place finish at the meet, which also featured the Bulldogs from Lake Mills and the Lady Bison from North Iowa.

Lauren Hillesland is the first runner in 44 years to break North Iowa High School’s record in the 1500-meter run. She cut more than a second off the 1982 record set by Kris Grimes to earn her own spot in the record books during the Warrior Relays in Armstrong last Thursday, Apr. 30. Hillesland clocked in at just over the five-minute mark at 5:00.21, to beat the old record of 5:01.4.

The Forest City boys persevered through a cold, windy, and rainy day in Mason City to take second place at the Dave Long Relays on Monday, Apr. 27.

It was another cool night for track but with somewhat better conditions last Friday, May 1 at the Jim Basye Coed Relays in Hampton. Both Forest City and Lake Mills sent squads to compete in a large field, with 14 girls’ teams and 11 boys’ teams.

The North Iowa golf team played in two triangulars with conference opponents last week, with a second-place finish at Britt on Tuesday, Apr. 28, and a third-place finish at Belmond on Friday, May 1.

The Lake Mills boys’ and girls’ golf teams both took first place in a triangular at Belmond on Friday, May 1, with Bulldogs also taking meet medalist honors.

Sam Grothe was medalist on the boys’ side, as he led with a score of 38. Next up for the Bulldogs was Braylon Hanson with 41, followed by Carter Ham 43, Conner Helgeson 49, Austin Mannes 54, and Korbin Abele 56.

The North Iowa/Forest City trap team spent Saturday, May 2 at the Ventura Gun Club, where they were among 39 teams from 10 schools taking part in a meet hosted by the Mason City trap team. There were 181 trap shooters, hailing from Southland, Mason City, Lake Mills, North Iowa/Forest City, Osage, Central Springs, GHV, Northwood-Kensett, St. Ansgar, and Riceville.

The Lake Mills Bulldogs had a stellar night to claim their first team victory of the season on Friday, Apr. 24 at the Belmond-Klemme girls relays. The girls led by 70 points to take first place among seven teams at the event.

The Indian golf teams competed at Bear Creek Golf Course for the last time this season on Tuesday, Apr. 28, with a triangular featuring Lake Mills and Bishop Garrigan. 

The Forest City boys picked up a win on their home course with a score of 164, as they led Lake Mills with 182 and Bishop Garrigan with 190.

The North Iowa and Lake Mills boys’ track and field teams both took part in the Cardinal Relays at Garner on Tuesday, Apr. 28, where they each won a single event.

Forest City’s Holden Reynolds cemented his hold on a school record during the Drake Relays in Des Moines last Saturday, Apr. 25. Reynolds set a new record time of 53.99 in the 400-meter hurdles, which breaks the school record of 54.04 that he set on April 16 to qualify for the Drake Relays.