Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Lions claim runner-up honors at Lynx Relays

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

Despite challenging weather, the Lions set several personal bests and finished as runner-up in the team standings at the Lynx Relays held Tuesday, April 21, in Webster City. Humboldt took the team title with 106 points, followed by Clear Lake with 93 and Pocahontas Area with 89. The host Lynx were a close fourth in the eight-team field with 86 points.

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Waldron earns medalist honors; Lions place third

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

Clear Lake’s Dane Waldron earned his own version of a Master’s green jacket as medalist at the 2015 Dutch Master’s held at Bos Landing at Pella Saturday. Waldron, a junior, claimed medalist honors with a 76, three strokes better than runner-up Spencer Tucker, of Oskaloosa. Coleton Hoepker, of Creston with an 81.

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Faber and Spilman compete in All-Star Game; Smith coaches winning team

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

A pair of local basketball standouts participated in the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Larry Niemeyer Senior All-Star Game played Saturday, March 28, at Kirkwood College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Cards top Algona and move on in Regional play

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls are hitting on all cylinders at just the right time of the season, heading into Regional play. The team topped Lake Mills and went on to advance in the Class 3A Region 2 tournament with a win over Algona.

GHV 60, Lake Mills 56

It was a battle to the end for the GHV girls when they traveled to Lake Mills (10-10, 11-11) on Tuesday, Feb. 10.

It was back-to-back scoring in the first quarter, with the Cardinals managing a slight 12-8 lead at the end of the period.

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St. Ed’s hands Lions first NCC loss

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The Clear Lake boys were tested last week by an improving Hampton-Dumont team and an upset-minded St. Edmond squad. The Lions were able to get past H-D, but suffered their first conference loss at Fort Dodge, dropping them to 8-5 overall and 7-1 in the North Central Conference.

CL 70, H-D 63

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Special Olympics Iowa Winter Games to be held

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375 athletes from across the state are set to compete in the 2015 Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) Winter Games January 12-14 in Dubuque, Iowa. More than 170 coaches and chaperones, as well as 300 volunteers, will donate their time to serve the athletes and make the event a success.

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CL girls facing tough competition

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

The Clear Lake girls are starting the season testing their skills against some of North Iowa’s top teams. Last week the Lions earned a win over West Fork Tuesday, then dropped a close game to Hampton-Dumont, ranked fourth in Class 3A, to go to 1-2 on the season. Friday night

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Diercks signs with ISU

Published by admin on Sun, 05/31/2015 - 6:11pm

Clear Lake High School’s Chandler Diercks has signed a letter of intent to attend Iowa State University in the fall and compete on the Cyclones’ track team. The two-time state long jump champion and Drake Relays champion said he will compete in the long jump and may try the triple jump event.