Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Craig Morris Clark, 68, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Health Center, Mason City, Iowa.

A gathering of friends and family will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Clear Lake V.F.W. with a time of sharing memories at 3 p.m. followed by military honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W.  Family suggests memorials to the Clear Lake V.F.W. Honor Guard.

James Allison Ransom, 93, of Clear Lake, died Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Rockwell Community Nursing Home, in Rockwell, Iowa.

A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at Clear Lake United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Thompson officiating and military honors provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Post 4868.

A light lunch and time for visiting with the family will follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

(Above) Clear Lake’s Ryan Leisure wrestles Wyatt Thompson, of Creston-Orient/Macksburg in the Championship match. 

Clear Lake’s Ryan Leisure earned his second State wrestling title in dramatic fashion Saturday.  The Lion junior used a spladle off of a re-start in the second overtime period to pin Creston/Orient-Macksburg’s Wyatt Thompson and win the Class 2A 138-pound title.

(Above) Clear Lake’s Jordyn Barragy gets physical with a Cherokee defender in a Class 3A region 2 championship game played in Humboldt on Feb. 20. - Photo for the Reporter by Phil Monson.

Fourth ranked Cherokee (3A) survived a third quarter rally by Clear Lake and advanced to State with a 66-49 victory Saturday night in Humboldt.