Tennis girls finish second

Published by admin on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 5:01am

The Clear Lake girls tennis team finished second at the Waverly Quad held at Wartburg College Thursday, May 7.  The Lions defeated Aplington-Parkersburg and Waterloo East.  Their only loss of the night was to Waverly.  

Kylie Bottjen, playing in number two singles matches, went 3-0 on the day.  Number one player Kirsten Jordan went 1-2, with one of her losses coming to a state qualifier, 4-10.

CL boys tennis team way too much for the Bulldogs

Published by admin on Wed, 05/13/2015 - 4:59am

The Clear Lake boys were too much for Hampton-Dumont in a tennis match played Thursday, May 7, in Hampton.  The Lions prevailed, 8-1.

CL 8, H-D 1

Sam Jones (CL) over Spencer Clark, 10-0

Ben Mason (CL) over Jonny Victor, 10-2

Jacob Peterson (CL) over Isaac Shelton, 10-0

Eric Hahn (CL) over Ray Ruiz, 10-6

Augi Bollhagen over Zach Nielsen (CL), 10-4

Hunter Gerhardt won by forfeit

 

DeVries named new head football coach

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:06am

Jared DeVries, an Iowa high school football standout who went on to become a college All-American and played professional football, has been named as the next head coach for Clear Lake High School.

Two more wins for CL boys soccer team

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:04am

The Clear Lake boys tacked on two more wins on the soccer field last week.

CL 6, Humboldt 2

The Lions traveled to Humboldt Monday, April 27, and posted a 6-2 victory.

Lions win home meet

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:03am

The Clear Lake boys hosted their first home meet of the year at Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course Friday, May 1.  The Lions dominated Algona and Iowa Falls-Alden to win.

“It’s too bad it took until now to play at home so we’re glad to play here,” said Coach Eric Perry.  His team fired a 152 to top Algona by 20 strokes.  IF-A was third with 183.  

Snelling earns medalist honors in four meets

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:02am

Clear Lake’s Emily Snelling, ranked number one (3A) by the Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association, earned medalist honors in all four of the Lions’ outings last week.  The team continues to gain confidence and valuable experience as the post-season approaches.

New Hampton Tournament

GHV girls soccer team peaking at right time

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:01am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls soccer team is peaking at the right time of the season.  The Cardinals picked up two wins and finished as runner-ups at the GHV Tournament held on Saturday.

GHV 10, CAL/H-D/B-K

The Cardinals had 26 shots on goal on their way to a shut-out over CAL/H-D/B-K, 10-0, on Monday, April 27.

Cards claim championship by a landslide at home meet

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 7:00am

It was a night the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys track team will always remember.  The Cardinals won their home meet by a landslide.  GHV captured the title with 137 points.  West Fork was 49 points behind with 88 points.  Lake Mills was third in the 12-team meet with 82 points.

Successful week on the road

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 6:58am

The Clear Lake girls team won a pair of matches on the road last week, defeating Osage 6-3 and Charles City 6-3, and improving their overall dual record to 7-2.  In addition, the team finished third overall in conference play.

CL 6,  Osage 3

Number one singles Lindsey Loudenburg jumped out to an early lead for the Lions with her consistent play, recording a 10-7 win over Amber Schwarting.

Cardinals drop two soccer contests

Published by admin on Wed, 05/06/2015 - 6:58am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team is improving, but just doesn’t have the bench to complete a full game, as they dropped two contests last week.

Webster City 5, GHV 2

On Monday night, April 27, the Cards faced Webster City.  The Lynx are a top ranked team with a lot of speed and fire power, and they proved to be just a little too much for GHV, as the Cardinals fell, 5-2.

GHV did manage to score two goals on Webster City, one by Dalton Basinger and the other by Turner Albertson.

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