Ventura boys compete at Belmond Meet

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   The Ventura boys track competed in Belmond on Tuesday, April 17.  The Vikings placed fourth out of six teams.
    Two events for the Vikings picked up second place finishes.  The 1600 meter relay team of Josh Miller, Kevin Boehnke, Jon Haag and Jeff O’Brien ran the race in 4:20.57

Boys tennis team falls to MC; rebounds to top IF-A

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  The Clear Lake boys tennis team opened its season last week with matches at Mason City and Iowa Falls-Alden.  The Lions rebounded from an 8-1 loss to the Mohawks with a 5-4 win over the Cadets.
    At Mason City, the Lions were challenged by an experienced Mohawk squad.  Mason City’s five returning letter winners were too much for the Lions in a 8-1 match.  The lone Lions win came at number two doubles, where Luke Schiller and Austin Anderson won by the score of 6-4 6-2.

Lions give it their all, but Go-Hawks capture win

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The Clear Lake boys gave number two ranked (3A) Waverly-Shell Rock all they could handle, but fell just short of an upset in a District 5 final played Thursday, Feb. 23 at Mason City.  The Go-Hawks (22-1) used free throws down the stretch to squeeze out a 70-63 victory.  The Lions finished the season with a 12-11 record.

Vikings top G-T/R-A

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  The Ventura boys went 1-1 in conference basketball action last week, with a win over Graettinger-Terrill/Ruthven-Aryshire and a loss to Clay Central-Everly.  The Viking’s conference record stands at 6-5 and their overall record is 6-11.
  Ventura 43, G-T/R-A 34

Girls pick up one win; drop two

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  Coach Bart Smith says his team is learning some important lessons this season.  The Lions (6-3) returned from the holiday break and posted a win, but then dropped a pair of games.  Coach Smith boiled the week down to one thing -- you’ve got to want to win more than the other team.

Lady Vikes pick up two conference wins

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    It was a good week for the Ventura Lady Vikes as they picked up two easy conference wins.
Ventura 54, G-T/A-R 31
    The Ventura girls hosted Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ahyrshire in a conference showdown on Tuesday, Dec.13.  The Lady Vikes dominated the game from beginning to end for a solid 54-31 victory.

Girls drop a heartbreaker

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Time wasn’t on Clear Lake’s side Saturday.

“We just ran out of time,” said Clear Lake Coach Bart Smith after his team fell, 40-39, to Charles City in the Class 4A Regional played in Clear Lake.  “Both teams competed and played tough defense the whole night and we just needed one more bucket to fall for us to win.”

Win streak continues for G-H/V girls

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The Garner-Hayfield Ventura girls stretched their winning steak to five with three more wins last week, moving their record to 11-6.

G-H/V 39, Osage 34

The G-H/V girls learned that playing hard all 32 minutes of a game leads to victories.  

Balanced scoring leads to G-H/V win

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A balanced scoring attack and a decrease in turnovers helped the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team pick up a win over Lake Mills on Friday, Jan. 4.

“It is very difficult to stop a team when they have balanced scoring from more than two girls,” said Coach

Wrestlers go 4-3

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The Clear Lake wrestling team went 4-3 last week in a busy week of wrestling.  The Lions beat Eagle Grove 64-15 and Hampton-Dumont 42-30 in North Central Conference action Thursday night in the Lion gym. The wins put the Lions at 3-0 and tied for first place in the conference. 

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