CLHS presents diplomas to 111

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:31am

One hundred-eleven members of the Clear Lake High School Class of 2015 received their diplomas Sunday, May 17.

Senior speakers Lindsay Kearns and Lauren Hewitt encouraged their classmates to dream big, but remember the lessons learned at CLHS and the guidance they received from their teachers.

“Live the life you have always imagined,” Kearns said, smiling as she revealed a Superman T-shirt under her gown.

GHV graduates presented with honors

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:30am

The following GHV seniors were presented with honors during commencement ceremonies held Sunday, May 17:

Agrium/FFA Scholarship: Grace Tusha.

M. Robert McCarey Memorial Scholarship: Michael Chizek.

Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Michael Chizek.

Clear Lake Knights of Columbus Scholarship: Michael Chizek and Ryan Grunwald.

Dr. Marc & Amanda Fritz Healthcare Scholarship: Mackenzie Haag.

Don Larkin Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Laura Welsh.

CL police chief opening draws 24 applicants

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:29am

New leader could be in place by August 1

A total of 24 persons have submitted their applications to be considered for the Clear Lake Chief of Police position.

Mayor Nelson Crabb updated the City Council on the search Monday night, saying the deadline to apply was May 15.

According to Crabb, applications were received from candidates nationwide, with 13 of the 24 applicants having recently served as chief or acting chief within their departments.  Two of the applicants come from the CLPD, he said.

Car, motorcycle crash kills woman

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:28am

 A crash Saturday night killed one person and hospitalized another.

Clear Lake emergency personnel were among those responding to  a deadly crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night on Highway 122, just west of Decker Sports.

According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Margaret Bowe, 63, of Mason City was killed.  She was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Todd Kephart, 54, of Mason City. The driver of the Grand Prix was 17-year-old Timothy Thompson, from Forest City.

Becker and Murray win annual Walleye Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:27am

The team of Jeff Becker and David Murray captured top honors in the Clear Lake Fishing Club’s annual Walleye Classic held Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17 on Clear Lake.  The local team brought in 25.33 pounds of walleye to win the $2,500 top prize.

Steve and Alex Templeton finished as runner-ups in the classic with 23.28 pounds.  Chris Scholl and Bill Miller were third with 22.16 pounds.

CL and GHV compete in Regional Golf Meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:26am

It was a cold and blustery day for a Regional Golf Meet, but the Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls put the brutal conditions behind them and gave it their all.  The Region 1B tournament was played on Monday, May 18, at Clarmond Country Club in Clarion.

Clarion-Goldfield/Dows won the meet with a score of 368.  GHV followed with a 391 and Clear Lake was third, carding a 433.  CGD and GHV will advance to play in the Regional Final Golf Meet in Pocahontas on Tuesday, May 26.

Jones advances to State Tennis

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:26am

Clear Lake junior Sam Jones improved his record to 15-0 and advances to the Iowa Boys State Tennis Tournament for the third straight year as a District champion.

Jones went 3-0 in District play Friday, May 15, at Waverly.  He won the championship in convincing style, going 6-0, 6-0. 

“Sam continues to be consistent with his game,” said Coach Rich Peters.  “His forehand and serve have developed over the last two years.  He is hitting both with more power. “

Cardinals fall to tough competition

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:25am

It was a rough week for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team.  The Cardinals dropped two games to tough competition.

Webster City 4, GHV 1

It was a young, inexperienced Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team that took the field last week against a good Webster City team.

CL golf team advances to Districts

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:22am

The Clear Lake Boys Golf Team traveled to Decorah Friday, looking to advance through Sectionals and earn a berth to the District golf meet this Friday at Wavlery.  The team got off to a great start the first nine holes, leading by five strokes over Decorah heading to the back nine.  The Lions played steady the back nine, but struggled to take advantage of good opportunities and were edged by two strokes.   

Decorah claimed the Sectional title with a 309 total score.  The Lions advanced by finishing second with a 311 for the 18-hole Sectional tournament. 

GHV boys end golf season

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:21am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys golf team can look back at the 2015 season with no regrets.

NIC Conference Meet

It was a disappointing night for the GHV boys golf team.  They fell just three strokes short of winning the North Iowa Conference Tournament held on Monday, May 11.

Bishop Garrigan won the 12-team meet with a score of 331.  Eagle Grove was runners-up with 334 and GHV scored 335.

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