Meet the candidates for District 2 County Supervisor

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:22am

 Seven candidates-- three Republicans and four Democrats-- are seeking the Cerro Gordo County District 2 Supervisor position. Bob Amosson, a Republican who has held the position for 13 years, is not seeking re-election.
Primaries for both parties will be held Tuesday, June 3.

Clear Lake shuts out Cardinals in girls soccer action

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:20am

The Clear Lake girls played their most complete game of the year and posted a 7-0 victory over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Tuesday, May 20.

“The offense and defense worked very well together, passing was crisp and defense was solid,” said Coach Nick DiMarco.

Lions record a lopsided win over Mason City

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:13am

Mason City managed to score a goal with barely five-minutes to play, but Clear Lake still posted a lopsided win over the Mohawks Thursday, May 22.  The Lions won, 6-1.

 

CL boys tennis team just shy of a trip to State

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:12am

The Clear Lake boys tennis team wrapped up their 2014 season with a strong finish, but just missed a trip to the State Meet. The Lions competed in the Boys Substate Semi-finals at Fort Dodge Saturday, May 24.
 Clear Lake opened the competition with a 5-1 victory over LeMars, but were downed by St. Ed’s in the Substate finals by the same score.

Cardinals fall to Humboldt

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:11am

It was a tough night for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls soccer team, with a few key players competing in the State Track Meet.  The Cardinals fell to Humboldt, 4-1, on Thursday, May 22.

“It will be really nice when we get our full team back.  The girls have stepped up with key girls being gone,” said Coach Josh 

Banse.

Coach Banse is excited to get the full time back together, just in time for Regional play that begins Tuesday, June 3, at Clear Lake.

Season ends for GHV girls

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:11am

The season came to a close for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls golf team when they competed in Regionals on Monday, May 19.

The Cardinals finished fourth with 418.  Clarion-Goldfield won the meet carding a 393, followed by Okoboji, 397, and Algona, 403.

“As a team we were simply outclassed today,” said Coach Todd Greiman.  “Our score was a little higher than usual, but every girl 

would have needed to play flawlessly through 18 holes for us to move on. “

GHV boys soccer team records a 7-0 shutout

Published by admin on Thu, 05/29/2014 - 2:10am

   For the first time in school history, the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team recorded a shut-out. They stopped CAL, 7-0, on Monday, May 19.
 Senior Teddy Zrostlik also made school history by being the first player to score three goals in one game.

Walleyes plentiful at 25th Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 12:10am

The team of Nate Guerdet and Terry Mitchell put together two solid days of fishing and finished as winners of the 25th Clear Lake Walleye Classic on Clear Lake over the weekend.  The anglers weighed in 15.89 pounds of walleye on Saturday, including the big fish of the day at 6.26 pounds.  They followed that up with 12.44 pounds on Sunday for a total of 28.33

Jones earns a trip to State Tennis Meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 12:02am

Sophomore Sam Jones will return to the State Tennis Meet May 30-31.  Jones finished as the District Champion after going undefeated at Fort Dodge Thursday.  The Lions were second as a team with 19 points.  Fort Dodge St. Edmond won the District with 27 points.

Jones received a first round bye, but then went on to defeat Ben Albright, of St. Ed’s, 6-2, 6-1.  He was a 6-2, 6-0 winner in the semi-finals over a Denison player, then dominated in the finals, topping Caleb Perkins, from Iowa Falls-Alden, 6-1, 6-0.

Lions hitting their stride; team takes NCC title

Published by admin on Thu, 05/22/2014 - 12:02am

Talk about peaking at the right time!

The Clear Lake boys golf team captured the North Central Conference Tournament title Wednesday and advanced to Districts with a runner-up finish at Friday’s Sectional Meet.  They advance to play in the 3A District at Waverly Municipal Golf Course Friday, May 23.  The top two teams in the District will advance to State.

“Its all about making putts and smart decision making at this point of the season and we are doing a good job of that,” said Coach Bart Smith.

NCC Meet

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