Lions prove to be as hot as the weather

   The Clear Lake Lions were almost as hot as the weather!

Bowling for Blake Bowl-A-Thon to be held in memory of CL teacher

  Blake Lobdell, born and raised in Belmond and a long-time teacher at Clear Lake High School, passed away suddenly at the age of 50-years-old.   Two of Blake’s greatest passions were teaching and bowling, so it seems fitting that a Blake Lobdell Memorial Scholarship

Newman takes Ventura out of Regional competition

  A large Ventura crowd showed up at Newman on Tuesday night, Oct. 25, to cheer on the Lady Vikes in the second round of Regional competition.  Unfortunately, missed serves, hitting errors and miscommunications led to a 3-1 loss to the Knights.
    The Lady Vikes came out swinging in the first game and captured a 25-18 victory.

Lady Vikes get victory over HLP in busy week

Ventura volleyball fans had the opportunity to cheer their team on at three home matches last week.  The Lady Vikes bounced back from a Monday night loss to Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock to post a win over Harris Lake Park on Tuesday.  The week ended with a hard-fought match with Garner-Hayfield.

Lions tally up 42 points in victory over Algona

Clear Lake’s new scoreboard got quite a workout Friday, as the Lions scored six touchdowns in a 42-20 victory over Algona.  The win kept the state’s longest regular season win streak going at 36 for Clear Lake and propelled the Lions to the number one ranking among Class 3A teams in the Associated Press poll announced Monday.  Another District 3 team, Webster City, is currently ranked s

Clear Lake football team to continue tradition

Another year, another Clear Lake football team ranked among the Class 3A powers.

McIntire aids The Storm in a United Bowl victory

The Sioux Falls Storm, a member of the Indoor Football League, captured a 37-10 United Bowl victory over the Tri-Cities (Washington) Fever.  This was the fifth time The Storm has claimed the IFL title and they did it in front of 4,500 arena fans.
    Clear Lake’s Brian McIntire, a former Clear Lake High School and Wartburg College standout, plays as a defensive back for The

Clear Lake and Ventura football players earn All-State recognition

   The Iowa Sports Connection has released their 2011 Iowa High School Football All-State teams.  Three area players were recognized on the lists.
    For Clear Lake, Ozzie Adams was named to the Class 3A First Team Offense as a utility player.  Tanner Tusha was named the to Class 3A Second Team Defense as a linebacker.

Algona ends Clear Lake’s volleyball season

    The Clear Lake girls volleyball team saw its season come to an end Monday, Oct. 24, in Algona.  The Bulldogs blanked the Lions, 3-0 in the Regional Tournament opening round. 
    “The girls finished the season with a tough Algona team who was very focused and determined,” said Coach Scott Swenson. 
    The highly regarded Algona squad took advantage of Lion mistakes to record the win, 25-7, 25-7, 25-14.

Ventura runners at EG meet

The boys and girls Garner-Hayfield/Ventura/West Hancock cross country teams competed at the Eagle Grove Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 4.  The girls placed first out of nine teams with 53 points.  The boys were third with 81 points, behind Gilbert with 50 and Spencer with 80.

    Kamille Kroneman led the girl’s team with a fourth place finish in 15:01.  Maddie Tusha wasn’t far behind with a sixth place finish in 15:52.
    Three G-H/V/WH runners placed in the top 10.  Brad - Read More Via e-Editon

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