Lions still in hunt for NCC title

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:28am

The Clear Lake boys (12-6) played one of their best and one of their worst games of the season within days.  The Lions took back sole possession of first place in the North Central Conference boys basketball race with a 59-56 win over Algona Tuesday

CL girls peaking at the right time

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:26am

The Clear Lake girls basketball team (13-6) seems to be hitting its stride as tournament time is approaching.  Last week the Lions recorded three victories.  After a game played last night (Tuesday, Feb. 10), the 15th ranked (3A) Lions go on the road for their final regular season game at Algona.   They start the post-season on Saturday, Feb.

Cardinals top Osage; fall to Algona

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:25am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys basketball team picked up a win and loss in action played last week.  The Cardinals moved their record to 14-4 in the North Iowa Conference and 15-5 overall.

GHV 41, Osage 33

Consistent scoring by the Cardinals led to a 41-33 victory against Osage on Tuesday, Feb. 3.   

Wrestlers advance to Regional Dual

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:22am

The Clear Lake wrestling team placed first Saturday in the Sectional meet held at Hampton and advanced six wrestlers to District action this week.

Cards do well at Sectionals; Shaw wins at 160

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:21am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura wrestling team is moving in the right direction after a good showing at the 2A Sectionals held in Hampton on Saturday, Feb. 7.

The Cardinals have five wrestlers that will be moving on in the hopes of a chance at a State title. Connor Shaw was the lone wrestler to claim a Sectional championship.  Shaw avenged a loss from earlier in the season to earn the 160-pound title.  Claiming runner-up honors were Austin Case at 106-pounds, Andrew Dornbier at 120-pounds, Cade Baker at 170-pounds and Connor Smith at 195-pounds.

GHV girls struggle through a tough week

Published by admin on Thu, 02/12/2015 - 3:20am

Last week wasn’t what the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls were hoping for, as they dropped two contests to move their record to 13-6 in the North Iowa Conference and 14-7 overall.

Osage 50, GHV 38

Ronald D.Coffman

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:36am

Ronald Dean “Ron” “Skinny” Coffman, 64, of Ventura, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa, Mason City. Ron gave in death as he gave in life, through tissue donation to the Iowa Donor Network.

A celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, starting at 4 p.m. with a time of sharing at 7 p.m. at the Surf Ballroom, Clear 

Three more wins under Clear Lake’s belt

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:34am

The Clear Lake boys notched three solid victories in the past week, improving to 11-5 overall and 9-1 in the North Central Conference.  CL 76, IF-A 28

Clear Lake manhandled NCC cellar-dweller Iowa Falls-Alden (1-15, 0-11) Tuesday, Jan. 27.  The Lions rolled, 76-28.

Ballard tops Clear Lake grapplers, 42-27

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:34am

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.”

Shaw claims NIC Championship; team places third

Published by admin on Thu, 02/05/2015 - 3:32am

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.”

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