Lady Vikes posting personal best times are area track meets

The Ventura girls track team has seen improvement in the last two track meets they have competed in and are improving times and recording personal best times in events.
Garner-Hayfield Meet
    The Lady Vikes placed third at the Garner-Hayfield meet held on Tuesday, April 17.

Soccer boys are off to a 1-1 start on the 2012 season

  The Clear Lake boys soccer team is off to a 1-1 start on the season.  The team opened at home Thursday, April 5, against Humboldt.  The two teams played evenly, but Humboldt came away with the win, 4-2.  Monday, the Lions got their first win with by a 3-1 score over Mason City.  Next up for the Lions is a Thursday, April 12, game at home against Garner-Hayfield.

Monson and Anderson earn NCC honors

    Clear Lake senior Meg Monson has received First Team All-North Central Conference and was one of 10 players named to the Class 3A North All-District team.  The North District includes 12 Class 3A teams.

CL girls fall short despite great effort

   Although they played some of their best ball of the season, the Clear Lake girls came up short in a pair of conference games last week. The Lions are now 10-8 overall and 10-6 in the league.  They finish out the season at home.  After hosting Webster City Tuesday (Feb. 7), they will take on Humboldt Friday and Charles City Saturday.  Tournament play begins

Lions gain conference win

The Clear Lake boys dropped a non-conference game against powerhouse Mason City last week, but then righted the ship for a conference victory over Eagle Grove Friday.  The Lions now have a record of 4-7 overall and are 4-5 in the North Central Conference.
 Mason City 60, CL 47
    The Lions dug themselves a hole early at Mason City Monday, Jan. 9.  A 10-0 lead and a notable performance by Mason City senior guard Sam Skogen lifted the Mohawks,

Tough week for the Vikings

It was a tough week for the Ventura boys basketball team.  They dropped two games, one a conference tilt and the other a non-conference match-up.
North Iowa 52, Ventura 28

Young wrestlers place at State Meet

 

Leisure and Faught capture AAU titles

The high school State Wrestling Tournament was only the first of a few post-season events which has Clear Lake High School wrestling coach Gary Weber excited about his programs’ future.

 

Cardinals on a roll

 

It was a good week of basketball for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys, as they picked up two more wins.  The Cardinals moved their record to 15-4 overall and 10-3 in the North Iowa Conference.  G-H/V is currently tied atop the NIC with North Iowa.

 

G-H/V 57, Lake Mills 43

A good night of shooting proved to be the Cardinals’ winning attribute on Tuesday, Jan. 29.  Hot hands by G-H/V helped them gain a 57-43 advantage over Lake Mills.

G-H/V girls improve record to 6-5

 

Close game with Forest City; dominate Newman  

 

Following a poorly played game against Forest City on Tuesday night, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura’s Coach Matt Erpelding predicted his team would come back on Friday and play their best game of the season.  He was right.  The Cardinals picked up an easy win over Newman Catholic.

Forest City 35, G-H/V33

G-H/V girls pull off nail-biters

 

The odds were in their favor last week, as the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team picked up two very close wins.

 

G-H/V 34, Osage 32

It was close contest all the way through the game, as the Cardinals topped Osage 34-32 on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

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