Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

It was a good week for the Clear Lake wrestling team.  Ryan Leisure became the winningest wrestler in Clear Lake High School history and the Lions defeated two conference opponents to go to 3-1 in North Central Conference duals.  The Lions also competed in the Battle of Waterloo and won their pool.

CL 33, Algona 28

CL 64, H-D 13

(Above) It was a tight squeeze for this Clarion-Goldfield-Dows player as he tried to get between the defensive efforts of Evan Klaus (41) and Torian Lee during Tuesday night’s home contest. It was a tough night for the Lions, as they dropped the contest, 74-70. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

An off night doomed the Lions in a showdown with the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys Tuesday, Dec. 13.  The Cowboys were hot and the Lions were not in a 74-70 Clear Lake loss.

It was a game of momentum swings when the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys hosted Bishop Garrigan (2-2, 3-3) on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  Both teams had their moments, but it was the Cardinals that prevailed with a final 66-58 victory.

“I thought the matchup was going to be interesting due to their front court depth, and it turned out to be a big challenge,” said Coach Joe Albertson.  “We really struggled keeping them off the glass and we had some breakdowns on defense.”

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls played their hearts out and left everything on the floor Tuesday night, Dec. 13, when they hosted Bishop Garrigan (4-0, 6-0).

“This was the best we have played to date and against probably the best team we have played,” said Coach Matt Erpelding.