Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Tom-Tom Ballroom, 1931 - In Dec. 1931, contractor George Petersen sold his bathhouse equipment and remodeled the bathhouse into a dance hall and renamed it the Tom Tom Ballroom. The Tom Tom Ballroom was destroyed by fire in August 1932.  Mr.

(Above) Clear Lake’s Torian Lee (4) wraps up a Green Devil’s legs as Nate DiCamillo (55) and Dalton Grell lend an assist.  The Lion’s defeated Osage, 20-8, in their first win of the season.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

The Clear Lake Lions notched their first victory of the season on the road at Osage Friday, Sept. 19.  The Lions (1-3, 1-1) looked improved in all areas of the game, producing 277 yards of offense on their way to a 20-8 Class 2A, District 2 win.

In a game that showcased two very good defenses, it was the ability to adapt that resulted in a Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (4-0, 2-0) win over the Forest City Indians (1-3, 0-2).

Known for their fondness of – and proficiency at – running the football, the Cardinals knew something needed to change when a packed-in Indian defense successfully clogged their running lanes. GHV then began to successfully pass the ball. Unable to find an answer, Forest City fell to the undefeated Cardinals, 15-14.

By the looks of the sky in the background you can see why this cross country race got called just seconds after it started.  Clear Lake and GHV runners had high hopes as they started the race only to be stopped shortly after as rain began to fall.  With runners spread out throughout the course, it took awhile to get the word spread that the race had been called.  Clear Lake’s home cross country meet was on Thursday, Sept.