Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Tough week for the Vikings

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:14pm

It was a tough week for the Ventura boys basketball team. They dropped two games, one a conference tilt and the other a non-conference match-up.
North Iowa 52, Ventura 28

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Young wrestlers place at State Meet

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Leisure and Faught capture AAU titles

The high school State Wrestling Tournament was only the first of a few post-season events which has Clear Lake High School wrestling coach Gary Weber excited about his programs’ future.

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Cardinals on a roll

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:14pm

It was a good week of basketball for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys, as they picked up two more wins. The Cardinals moved their record to 15-4 overall and 10-3 in the North Iowa Conference. G-H/V is currently tied atop the NIC with North Iowa.

G-H/V 57, Lake Mills 43

A good night of shooting proved to be the Cardinals’ winning attribute on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Hot hands by G-H/V helped them gain a 57-43 advantage over Lake Mills.

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G-H/V girls improve record to 6-5

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Close game with Forest City; dominate Newman

Following a poorly played game against Forest City on Tuesday night, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura’s Coach Matt Erpelding predicted his team would come back on Friday and play their best game of the season. He was right. The Cardinals picked up an easy win over Newman Catholic.

Forest City 35, G-H/V33

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G-H/V girls pull off nail-biters

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The odds were in their favor last week, as the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team picked up two very close wins.

G-H/V 34, Osage 32

It was close contest all the way through the game, as the Cardinals topped Osage 34-32 on Tuesday, Dec. 11.

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Cardinals top Warhawks in season opener

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It may not have been a pretty victory for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team, but the game did end with a win for the Cardinals over West Fork, 48-46.

“This group is a smart hardworking bunch of girls, so I have no doubt we will make great strides in the weeks to come,” said Head Coach Matt Erpelding. “When you come out of a game like last night with a ‘W’ you have to feel good, but at the same time we must realize that you can’t repeat that type of performance on a nightly basis and expect to have a successful season.”

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One team and three individuals advance to 3A State Cross County

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Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura/West Hancock cross country runners are headed to the State Meet Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Junior Antonio DiMarco, from Clear Lake, and sophomore Joel Toppin from G-H/V/WH qualified as individuals in the Class 3A boys race held on Monday at Spencer. To qualify as individuals, runners need to place in the top 10. Toppin placed seventh in the race with a time of 17:10, while DiMarco was 10th in

17:15.

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Volleyball team splits NCC games

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The Clear Lake girls split matches with a pair of North Central Conference teams last week, putting their record at 11-8 in match play and 4-2 in the North Central Conference.