Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Clear Lake’s Gretchen Jones displays her plaque for her 8th place finish at the Class 1A State Tennis Tournament.  -Submitted photo

Gretchen Jones made her mark in Clear Lake tennis by placing eighth in the Class 1A State Tournament at The University of Iowa’s Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center Friday, June 2.

(Above) Clear Lake’s Jacob Peterson slides back into first base after an attempt to steal second.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy

The Clear Lake Lions picked up four wins last week, helping the team to a 5-3 record and keeping them among the leaders in Class 2A.  The Lions were the preseason number one pick, but dropped to number six this week after two losses in their opening week.

CL 9, North Union 1

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys soccer team made school history this season with its first ever trip to the State Soccer Tournament.  It wasn’t the ending the Cardinals had hoped for at the State tournament, but they can hold their heads high for a valiant effort.

Davenport-Assumption, the third-seeded team at the tournament, defeated GHV, 6-0, on Thursday, June 1, at Cowie Soccer Park, in Des Moines.  The Cardinals were the sixth seed in the tournament.

Iowa Falls-Alden knocked out Clear Lake, 3-0, in the opening round of Regional play Tuesday, May 30.

“What a game!  What a season!” said Clear Lake Coach Steve Faber.  “Tonight we battled hard but fell short.  This game was indicative of our season, with many games coming down to the wire.  Fighting hard to the final whistle, we couldn’t ask for more from our kids.”