Wrestlers advance to Regional Dual

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:22am

The Clear Lake wrestling team placed first Saturday in the Sectional meet held at Hampton and advanced six wrestlers to District action this week.

Cards do well at Sectionals; Shaw wins at 160

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:21am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team is moving in the right direction after a good showing at the 2A Sectionals held in Hampton on Saturday, Feb. 7.

The Cardinals have five wrestlers that will be moving on in the hopes of a chance at a State title. Connor Shaw was the lone wrestler to claim a Sectional championship.  Shaw avenged a loss from earlier in the season to earn the 160-pound title.  Claiming runner-up honors were Austin Case at 106-pounds, Andrew Dornbier at 120-pounds, Cade Baker at 170-pounds and Connor Smith at 195-pounds.

GHV girls struggle through a tough week

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:20am

Last week wasn’t what the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls were hoping for, as they dropped two contests to move their record to 13-6 in the North Iowa Conference and 14-7 overall.

Osage 50, GHV 38

Ronald D.Coffman

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:36am

Ronald Dean “Ron” “Skinny” Coffman, 64, of Ventura, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City. Ron gave in death as he gave in life, through tissue donation to the Iowa Donor Network.

A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, starting at 4 p.m. with a time of sharing at 7 p.m. at the Surf Ballroom, Clear 

Ballard tops Clear Lake grapplers, 42-27

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:34am

The Clear Lake wrestling team made a long road trip to Perry Thursday night. The Lions wrestled Ballard and lost, 42-27. 

“We only had 14 meets and are allowed 15, so we were shopping around to try and get some good competition,” explained Coach Gary Weber.  “Ballard is the only team that responded, so that is how we ended up on the long road trip.”

Three more wins under Clear Lake’s belt

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:34am

The Clear Lake boys notched three solid victories in the past week, improving to 11-5 overall and 9-1 in the North Central Conference.  CL 76, IF-A 28

Clear Lake manhandled NCC cellar-dweller Iowa Falls-Alden (1-15, 0-11) Tuesday, Jan. 27.  The Lions rolled, 76-28.

Shaw claims NIC Championship; team places third

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:32am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team took a huge step in the right direction at the North Iowa Conference Meet held in Garner on Saturday, Jan. 31.  The Cardinals, who placed a solid third at the meet, crowned their first champion in almost a decade with Connor Shaw at 160-pounds.

“We had five wrestlers in the finals, which was big for us,” said Coach Steve Smith.  “It is what we needed heading into the Sectional Tournament.”

Winning streak continues for GHV

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:31am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys kept their winning streak alive and picked up two more North Iowa Conference wins last week to move their record to 13-4 in the league and 14-4 overall.

GHV 70, North Union 54

Despite a slow start, the GHV boys found their stride and defeated North Union (5-9, 6-9), 70-54, on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

CL girls win two; drop one in OT

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:30am

The Clear Lake girls sandwiched an overtime loss to sixth rated Crestwood (3A) between two wins last week, sending their record to 10-6 overall.  This week the Lions travel to Charles City for a non-conference game on Thursday, then return home to play Humboldt (9-7, 7-4) on Friday.  Tuesday, Feb. 10, they will be at Webster City (4-11, 4-5).

 

GHV girls pull off close contests

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:29am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls pulled off two very close North Iowa Conference victories to end the week with a 13-5 conference mark and a 14-5 overall record.

GHV 48, North Union 45

The gym was rocking Tuesday night, Jan. 27, when the Cardinals traveled to North Union (10-5, 10-6) for a showdown that came down to the final seconds of the game.

The Warriors came out ready to play and took an early 16-9 lead.  The Cardinals battled back and got to within three at the end of the first quarter, 13-16.

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