Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

On Monday, April 25, the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys soccer team faced a tough Webster City team.  There is a reason the Lynx are ranked in the top 10 in Class 2A.  Webster City topped the Cardinals, 6-1.

“Webster City is a very good team, so we knew it was going to be tough,” said Coach Eric Williams.  “We struggled the entire game to hold possession and couldn’t finish on the opportunities in front of us.”

The Clear Lake girls tennis team improved its record to 2-5 last week with a win over Charles City and loss to Osage.

Osage 6, CL 3

The Lions fell to a tough Osage team for the second time this season on Monday, April 25.  The only singles point for the Lions came from the play of Chloe Mueller, who defeated her opponent 10-5.  Gretchen Jones, Reagan Brackey, and Maddy Brant all fell just short with 10-6 losses.

Forest City

Twenty-five varsity and junior varsity teams competed at the Indian Relays in Forest City.  The Clear Lake girls placed 18th overall, while the Lion JV was 23rd.

Tali Tesar posted a third place finished in the 100 hurdles in a time of 17.23.  She was also fifth in the 400 hurdles in 1:14.74. Alena Gabrielsson was fifth in the 300 meter run in 13:12.05.

The Ventura Fire Department is resuscitating once-popular SeptemberFest.  The department plans to hold a street dance in the community Saturday, Sept. 3, as a fundraiser for a new fire truck.

Up-and-coming country artist Tyler Steel will headline the event. Radio station FM 98.7 on-air personality J. Brooks will also take part in the fun, getting the crowd ready and playing music before Steel hits the stage. Another local band is also expected to be scheduled as an opener for Steel.