G-H/V team motto, “Together We Can,” will guide 2012 season

 

The team philosophy of the G-H/V volleyball team says it all: “Together We Can.”  Despite the combining of two programs, Coach Tracy Schmidt and her team are committed to combining two programs to make a strong team that is ready to compete.

 

Bicycle racing takes over the town; Zirbel wins Criterium race

   Clear Lake’s Fourth of July fireworks gave way to bicycle racing excitement Saturday and Sunday. 

Trapshooting team wins State title

    The Mason City Red trapshooting team, which included Mike Asbe from Clear Lake, won the Iowa High School State Trap Shoot Saturday in Cedar Falls.  The event was hosted by the Iowa State Trapshooting Association.

Soccer girls go 2-1

    The Clear Lake girls went 2-1 in soccer action during the last week.  Monday, May 8, the Lions posted a shutout at Webster City, but Friday Aplington-Parkersburg got the win in two overtimes.  They rebounded with a 5-1 win over Garner-Hayfield Monday night at Lions field.

Boys tennis team falls to Ford Dodge St. Eds

     The Clear Lake boys tennis team dropped a match 8-1 to Fort Dodge St. Ed’s.  The Gaels were heavily favored in the match.  They finished in the top eight in the state a year ago and returned four of their top six players this year.
    The Lions picked up their only win in the match at number one doubles.  The team of Jerry Kockler and Paul Raner

Girls soccer team falls to a tough Waverly-Shell Rock team

 Waverly-Shell Rock topped the Clear Lake girls soccer team in a 1-0 bout on Friday, April 20 at Lion’s Field.
    The 15th ranked Waverly Shell-Rock team scored at the 34 minute mark in the second half when a ball got past goalkeeper Riley Brinkman.  It was the only ball that got past Brinkman, as she collected 20 saves in the game.

CL boys track team working on maximizing points

    The Clear Lake boys track team jumped into the season with both feet last week, participating in three meets.  Coach A.J. Feuerbach said his squad is doing just what he hoped-- scoring more points each time out.
    “I’m proud of the efforts of our athletes.   We will continue to get the lineup set so that we can maximize our points.  Our team times overall are the best in my five years as the head coach, but still not where they need to be to win events.  We’ll keep working hard to improve,” he said.

Hild earns two medals at the Livebal Arts Championships

Eric Hild, a 2010 graduate of Clear Lake High School, earned two medals at the Liberal Arts Championships, held February 16-18, at Principia College in Elsah, Ill.

Bad week for the Vikings as they drop two games

   It was a bad week for the Ventura boys.  The Vikings dropped two games, one to a conference opponent and another to a non-conference team.
 WB-M 57, Ventura 24
    It was an ugly night for the Ventura boys on Tuesday, Jan. 31, when they traveled to West Bend to take on the Wolverines.

CL girls pound Eagle Grove, 73-45

The Clear Lake girls came out focused and energized and pummeled Eagle Grove, 73-45, Friday, Jan. 13.  The win put the Lions back on track, after dropping their previous two games.  They are now 7-5 overall and currently sit in third place  in the North Central Conference with a 7-3 mark.

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