Eight CL players named First Team All-District

Eight Clear Lake football players were named First Team All-District for Class 3A District #3.  Three more players earned Honorable Mention recognition.
    Earning First Team All-District distinction was Gavin Sheakley, defensive back; Logan Kellogg, defensive line; Tanner Tusha, interior linebacker; Tanner Truesdell, outside linebacker/defensive end; Ozzie Adams, quarterback; Michael Keeran, wide receiver; and Chase Crosby and Bryson Hamilton, offensive linemen.

Clear Lake girls finish as runner-up in NCC Cross Country meet; boys finish in sixth place

    The Clear Lake girls cross country team recorded its highest placement since 1987 at the conference, finishing as NCC runner-up Tuesday, Oct. 11.  The meet was held at the Baptist Camp at Ventura.  The Clear Lake boys also ran well, finishing sixth overall among NCC competitors.

CL runners compete at Algona Invitational

    Clear Lake cross country teams were at Algona Monday, Sept. 26, to compete in the large Algona Invitational.  As the result of a tiebreaker, the Lion girls placed sixth overall, while the boys team recorded some of its best times of the season and finished ninth overall.
    
Girls race

Respectable season opener for CL cross country teams

    Clear Lake cross country teams made a very respectable showing at their first meet of the season.  The Lions participated in the Newman Invitational Tuesday, Aug. 3.  In the varsity girls race, the Lions finished as runner-up in the team standings, while the varsity boys were fifth overall.

Rea Faber earns All-State Softball recognition

    Clear Lake’s Rea Faber has been included on the Iowa Girls Coaches Association (IGCA) 2011 All-State Softball teams.
    Faber, a senior outfielder for the Lions, received Honorable Mention in All-State balloting announced last week.  Earlier, she was named to the All-North Central Conference First Team. 
    Faber posted strong numbers on offense and defense for the Lions.  She ended the 2011 season with 30 stolen bases and a batting average of - Read More Via e-Edition

Softball team tops Clarion-Goldfield for first conference win

The Clear Lake girls picked up two wins last week, including their first North Central Conference victory.  The team is now 5-13 overall and 1-7 in the NCC.
    “We may not have won them all but we did many things right and improved in a lot of ways,” said Coach Nicki Petersburg.  “In all it was a positive week for us and it bodes well for the future.”

Tough competition downs the Lady Vikes

The Lady Vikes faced some stiff competition in recent basketball action, falling to two very good teams.
NSK/A-R 48, Ventura 19
    It wasn’t the usual Ventura girls team that took the floor Tuesday night, Dec. 6, against NSK/A-R.

Ventura lands five players on All-District lists

Five members of the 2011 Ventura football team were named to All-District teams for District 3.
    Seniors Joel Watson and Ryan Schmitz earned First Team honors.  Watson was named First Team Receiver, while Schmitz earned First Team Quarterback.
    Schmitz led the district in passing yards and passing touchdowns.  He set the single season record at Ventura passing for 1,736 yards.  He also had 1,263 rushing yards. 

Number one Lions pound the Bulldogs, 54-0

    The Clear Lake Lions looked like the number one ranked team that they are, as they pounded Hampton-Dumont 54-0 Friday night at Lions Field.  The win clinched the District 3 title for the Lions (8-0, 6-0) and provided their 32nd straight district victory. 

Cheers and tears for final Ventura Homecoming

Vikings roll over CWL, 60-12

 

It was a Homecoming night to remember in Ventura, as a huge home crowd cheered on the Vikings in their final Homecoming game.  The night will be remembered not only for the huge Viking victory, but also for the alumni and fans who came to say goodbye and remember their alma mater.

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