Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

Cardinals fall to tough competition

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

It was a rough week for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team. The Cardinals dropped two games to tough competition.

Webster City 4, GHV 1

It was a young, inexperienced Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team that took the field last week against a good Webster City team.

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Tennis girls finish second

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The Clear Lake girls tennis team finished second at the Waverly Quad held at Wartburg College Thursday, May 7. The Lions defeated Aplington-Parkersburg and Waterloo East. Their only loss of the night was to Waverly.

Kylie Bottjen, playing in number two singles matches, went 3-0 on the day. Number one player Kirsten Jordan went 1-2, with one of her losses coming to a state qualifier, 4-10.

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GHV girls top Clear Lake in soccer action

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Garner-Hayfield/Ventura edged the Clear Lake girls soccer team, 1-0, in a game played Thursday, April 23. The win was the first in 11 outings for the Cardinals against the Lions.

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GHV girls golf team faces ups and downs

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It was a week of ups and downs for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls golf team.

On Monday, April 13, the team placed third in a four-team field at the Mason City Country Club. Mason City won the meet with a score of 195. Clear Lake was second with 212, GHV carded a 221 and Newman Catholic wasn’t far behind with a 226.

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Lions claims top honors at Forest City Relays

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The Clear Lake boys track team showed North Iowa it is a force to be reckoned with this spring. The Lion varsity claimed first place at the Forest City Relays, while the junior varsity was runner-up in its division.

“I was so proud of all the kids’ efforts, grades nine to 12, to come out and get a first varsity and a second place for the JV. It really could get us the confidence and excitement to have one of the greatest years for Clear Lake track. We will see, but it is definitely a great beginning,” said Coach A.J. Feuerbach.

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Cardinals put up good fight, but Lions prevail

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Just as they did last season, the Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls were ready to do battle for the chance to move a step closer to the State tournament. Like last year, the game was filled with swings in momentum. And like last year, Clear Lake got the victory, 53-41.

The Lions got out to a good start, leading 14-9 after the first quarter and 24-16 at the half. But the Cardinals (16-8) emerged from the

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Ballard tops Clear Lake grapplers, 42-27

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The Clear Lake wrestling team made a long road trip to Perry Thursday night. The Lions wrestled Ballard and lost, 42-27.

“We only had 14 meets and are allowed 15, so we were shopping around to try and get some good competition,” explained Coach Gary Weber. “Ballard is the only team that responded, so that is how we ended up on the long road trip.”

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Lions move to top of NCC

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The Clear Lake boys improved to 6-2 with a two-point win over North Central Conference rival Humboldt Tuesday, Jan. 9. The Lions moved to the top of the NCC standings with a 78-76 victory. They are now 5-0 in the NCC. Humboldt and Algona are next at 4-1.

Four players finished in double figures for the Lions.

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GHV girls drop first game of the season

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After adding another win to their impressive record, the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls hit a buzz saw when they encountered Bishop Garrigan and dropped their first game of the season. The loss moved the Cardinal’s record to 6-1, 7-1.