Lions open post-season with a win over Charles City

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Severe thunderstorms caused a delay in the Sub-State final scheduled Monday night between number two ranked (3A) Clear Lake and sixth ranked Waverly-Shell Rock.  The game was rescheduled for Tuesday night, July 23.  (Results were not available at press time).  The

Clear Lake softball team returns favor and beats Algona

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The Clear Lake softball team dropped three games, then finished the week with a well played game which gave the Lions a win over Algona just one night after they were thumped by the same team.

Eagle Grove 3, CL 2

Trailing 3-1 after four innings, the Lions came roaring back and scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning in a conference battle played June 21 at Eagle Grove.  The Eagles stiffened their defense and held on for the 3-2 win.

G-H/V softball team picks up first win of the season

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The week started off rough for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura softball team, but it ended on a high note.  The Cardinals dropped five games before picking up a win.  The Cardinals record now stands at 1-11.

“We had a busy week of games and showed improvement throughout,” said Coach Christina Weiser.  “We are getting great offensive production from the top of our batting order and continue to make 

progress in all aspects of the game.”

Lake Mills 13, G-H/V 11

CL boys soccer team falls in Sub-State

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Third-ranked (Class 2A) Hudson ended the season for the Clear Lake boys in Sub-State soccer action Wednesday, May 22.

Hudson, playing on its home field, defeated the Lions 2-1 in the Sub-State semi-final.

The Pirates advanced to face No. 16 Waverly-Shell Rock Saturday and were defeated by the Go-Hawks,

 2-0.  W-SR will play in the State tournament starting May 30 at Cowie State Park in Des Moines.

Further details of the Clear Lake match with Hudson were not available at press time.

Cardinals face powerhouse programs at Sectional golf

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This was the first year the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys golf team competed as a 3A team in Sectional competition and the Cardinals met up with some powerhouse programs, such as Decorah, Clear Lake 

and Waverly-Shell Rock.  The meet was held on Friday, May 10, in Decorah.

“As a team, we represented ourselves well with a fourth place finish in the eight-team field,” said Coach Ken Krause.  “Especially being a young squad with no seniors.”

Clear Lake and G-H/V soccer teams square off in triangular meet

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The Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura soccer teams squared off at a triangular event Saturday in Garner.

CL 8, GH/V 2

In the first match of the day, Clear Lake topped the host school, 8-2. 

Logan Anderson scored three goals, Ivy Hogg and Emily Phalen each had two and Megan Kopriva scored one in the Lion victory.  

Riley Brinkman defended five shots in goal, while Clear Lake made 24 shots at the Cardinals’ net. GH/V keeper Samantha Bets had 22 saves in the match.  

CL boys top Lynx by two strokes for victory

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The Clear Lake boys golf team topped Webster City and Clarion-Goldfield in a triangular meet held Tuesday, April 16.  The Lions earned a two stroke victory over Webster City, 164-166.  The Cowboys were third among the North Central Conference teams with 175.

Clear Lake’s Dane Waldron finished in a three-way tie for medalist honors with a 39.  Logan Yates, from Webster City, and Chris Staudt, of Clarion-Goldfield, also shot 39s.

CL girls soccer posts a shutout against MC

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The Clear Lake girls soccer team posted a shutout in their season opener.  The Lions topped Mason City, 1-0, Monday, April 8.

Ivy Hogg provided the winning goal.  She scored in the 33rd minute with an assist from Emily Willms  on a low goal.  The defense did the rest for the illness-plagued Lions team.

Coach Lothar Meyer said he used two freshman starters, Erin O’Tool and Ellie Biebesheimer, in mid-field along with freshman Abby Woiwod to replace upperclassmen out of the lineup with illness.  

Time to register for CLYAL summer baseball, softball and T-ball programs

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Registration day for summer baseball, softball and T-ball programs for the Clear Lake Youth Athletic League will be Saturday, April 13, at Clear Lake City Hall.  Application fees are $40 and due by April 13, for grades k-7 if mailing the form.  Late registrations are $50 if received after the April 13 deadline.

Lions crowns three champions at Clear Lake Invitational

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The Clear Lake wrestling team placed second Saturday at the nine-team Clear Lake Invitational. Charles City won the tournament.

Three Lions were crowned champions: Brennen Doebel, Ryan Leisure and Andres Gonzalez.  Doebel was named the meet’s most outstanding wrestler by the nine coaches. 

Three Lions were also second place finishers. Ryan Faught, Blake Kelso and Connor Nosbisch wrestled well, but lost to state ranked wrestlers.

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