Group buys beach cleaner for Clear Lake

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Clear Lake’s beaches will be even more welcoming this summer.
    The Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake has announced the purchase of a beach cleaning machine which will remove animal waste, plant debris and other litter from Clear Lake beaches in an effort to reduce bacteria and pollutant loading into the lake.
  

CL golf team advances to Districts

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The Clear Lake Boys Golf Team traveled to Decorah Friday, looking to advance through Sectionals and earn a berth to the District golf meet this Friday at Wavlery.  The team got off to a great start the first nine holes, leading by five strokes over Decorah heading to the back nine.  The Lions played steady the back nine, but struggled to take advantage of good opportunities and were edged by two strokes.   

Decorah claimed the Sectional title with a 309 total score.  The Lions advanced by finishing second with a 311 for the 18-hole Sectional tournament. 

CL boys tennis team way too much for the Bulldogs

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The Clear Lake boys were too much for Hampton-Dumont in a tennis match played Thursday, May 7, in Hampton.  The Lions prevailed, 8-1.

CL 8, H-D 1

Sam Jones (CL) over Spencer Clark, 10-0

Ben Mason (CL) over Jonny Victor, 10-2

Jacob Peterson (CL) over Isaac Shelton, 10-0

Eric Hahn (CL) over Ray Ruiz, 10-6

Augi Bollhagen over Zach Nielsen (CL), 10-4

Hunter Gerhardt won by forfeit

 

History Maker

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Chandler Diercks has become Clear Lake High School’s first athlete to win two Drake Relays titles.  The Clear Lake senior jumped 22’8.5” Friday to capture his second straight title.  His winning margin was more than a half-foot in damp conditions in Des Moines.

“There was definitely a lot of pressure to repeat. I had to keep my head up and do what I do and perform,” said Diercks.  “It’s a blessing and an honor.”

Diercks has committed to take his considerable talents to Iowa State University in the fall. 

Three big wins for Clear Lake boys tennis team

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The Clear Lake boys tennis team picked up three solid victories last week.  The Lions, now 4-1, topped Webster City 7-2 on Monday, April 13, then went on to shut out Hampton-Dumont and Iowa Falls/Alden on Thursday and Friday.

CL 7, Webster City 2

Singles 

Sam Jones (CL) over Ryan Godfredson, 6-0, 6-0

Ben Mason (CL) over Dakon Bergquest, 6-3, 6-0

Jacob Peterson (CL) over Blake Nelson, 6-2, 6-0

Nick Holtz (CL) over Bryan Johnston, 6-2 6-3

CL boys soccer team is ranked third in IHSSCA Class 1A

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The Clear Lake boys soccer team, which made it all the way to the State semi-finals last season, is ranked third in the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association’s pre-season rankings for Class 1A.  

Doebel and Leisure are State Champs!

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For the first time in Clear Lake High School history, two Clear Lake wrestlers have won State titles in the same year.  Brennen Doebel and Ryan Leisure pulled off the feat Saturday night at Wells Fargo arena.  Doebel did it in exciting fashion, with a thrilling 3-1 overtime win over 53-2 Derek Holschlag, of Union, LaPorte City.  Leisure dominated at 126-pounds, beating Tristin Clark of PCM, Monroe 6-1. 

Clear Lake’s Ryan Schmalen placed third at 120-pounds and Ryan Faught won one match and lost two, just missing out on a top eight finish at 145.

Shaw claims NIC Championship; team places third

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The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team took a huge step in the right direction at the North Iowa Conference Meet held in Garner on Saturday, Jan. 31.  The Cardinals, who placed a solid third at the meet, crowned their first champion in almost a decade with Connor Shaw at 160-pounds.

“We had five wrestlers in the finals, which was big for us,” said Coach Steve Smith.  “It is what we needed heading into the Sectional Tournament.”

GHV boys on a roll

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The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys rolled through last week, picking up three more wins and moving their record to 8-2 in the North Iowa Conference and 9-2 overall.

GHV 64, Osage 55

Busy week on the mat for GHV grapplers

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The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team had a busy week on the mat, competing in a triangular on Tuesday night and a quadrangular on Thursday night.

GHV Triangular

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