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SportsPage 14 • July 8, 2015
GHV records four more
wins to end regular season
Clear Lake Reporter
The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura
SPORTS softball team picked up four more
CALENDAR wins last week to wrap up the regular
season.
Wednesday
North Iowa 14, GHV 13
•Clear Lake JV/V baseball home vs. GHV 13, North Iowa 1
St. Edmond, 5:30 p.m. GHV split a pair of games with
•Clear Lake V softball 3A Region 2 North Iowa on Monday, June 29, in
Softball at Crestwood, Cresco, 7 p.m. North Iowa Conference action. The
•GHV V softball 3A Region 2 Softball Bison picked up the first win in a nail-
home vs. Algona, 7 p.m. biter, 14-13. The Cardinals dominat-
ed the second game, 13-1.
Friday Both teams had hot bats in the
opening game, with GHV connecting
•TBA Clear Lake V softball 3A Re- on 12 hits and North Iowa on 13.
gion 2 Softball at Crestwood, Cres- Mackenzie Van Gerpen was the
co, 7 p.m. hero of the game with a grand slam
•TBA GHV V softball 3A Region 2 that brought in three runners. She
Softball, at Estherville Lincoln Cen- also scored two runs. Tiara Van Ger-
tral, 7 p.m. pen also had a good game at the plate,
connecting on two hits, recording
Saturday three RBIs and scoring two runs. Mi-
randa Jackson had two hits, one be-
•GHV V baseball Class 2A District ing a double, and she brought in three
4 Baseball vs. Lake Mills, at Clear runners.
Lake, 5 p.m. The Cardinals once again domi-
nated in the stolen bases category.
Monday Tiara Van Gerpen and Brooklyn Oss-
man had four stolen bases apiece,
•TBA Clear Lake V softball 3A Re- while Katie Oetken and Brooklynn
gion 2 Softball home, 7 p.m. Laird had three and two respectively.
•TBA GHV V softball 3A Region 2 Pitching duties were split between
Softball, at Clear Lake, 7 p.m. Bailee Pitzenberger, who pitched a
majority of the game, and Sydney
Tuesday Childress and Ossman. Pitzenberger
struck out four and walked three. She
•Clear Lake V baseball Class 2A Dis- gave up 10 hits and 12 runs.
trict 4 baseball, home vs. TBA, 7 p.m. “The best part of the night was
•TBA GHV V baseball Class 2A Dis- how well we responded to the loss,”
trict 4 baseball, at Clear Lake, 5 p.m. said Coach Christina Weiser. “The
girls came out and played hard and
put together a solid game in gaining a
run-rule victory in game two.”
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The nightcap game was all GHV,
as they dominated in all categories.
The game came down to what was
going on on the mound. Ossman
pitched a great game for the Cards,
allowing only three hits and one run.
North Iowa’s pitchers had a tough
night, walking 10 batters. GHV only
managed five hits, but amassed 13
runs.
Mackenzie Van Gerpen did it
again in game two and sent the ball
soaring for her second homer of the
night. The grand slam brought in five
runners for the Cards. Also collecting
a hit apiece was Mallory Van Oort,
Katie Oetken, Megan Oetken and
Miranda Jackson.
Tiara Van Gerpen and Mallory
Van Oort recorded two RBIs apiece.
Brooklyn Ossman literally took
one for the team, as she got hit by a
pitch seven times in a row at-bat be-
tween the two games.
GHV 6, Rockford 1
The game was won in the third
inning, when the Cardinals sent eight
batters to the plate and scored five
runs in the 6-1 victory over Rockford
on Tuesday, June 30.
“It wasn’t our prettiest game, but
the kids did everything they needed
to do in a late season non-conference
game,” said Weiser.
Pitzenberger had a good night in
the circle, throwing four strikes, walk-
ing three and only giving up three hits
and one run.
Tiara Van Gerpen led the offense
with two hits, two runs and three sto-
len bases. Collecting a single each
was Miranda Jackson, Mackenzie
Van Gerpen and Pitzenberger. Pay-
ton Bamrick, Mackenzie Van Gerpen,
Mallory Van Oort and Grace Tusha
each had RBIs.
Eagle Grove 4, GHV 3
The final North Iowa Conference
match-up against Eagle Grove on
DANE WALDRON
Waldron wins Iowa
Junior Amateur
Championship
Dane Waldron, of Ventura, was
the winner of the Iowa Junior Amateur
Championship held June 25-26 at the
Mason City Country Club.
Waldron, a 2015 graduate of Clear
Lake High School, got off to a rocky
start in his final round, making a bogey
on the first hole, but he settled down
quickly with a birdie at three. He also
birdied nine, 10 and 13 before stum-
bling a bit with a double bogey at 15.
He then bogeyed 18, but by then the
outcome was basically determined.
Waldron’s score was 67-71-138.
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
The whole GHV team turned out to help Mackenzie Van Gerpen celebrate after smacking a home run against Lake Mills on
Friday, July 3. The Cardinals topped the Bulldogs, 16-9. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
Wednesday, July 1, was an important victory. The Cardinals topped the Bull-
one for the Cardinals, as it was key in Ossman was swinging a hot bat dogs, 16-9, in the NIC showdown.
the final standings. Unfortunately for Thursday night, as she connected for Mackenzie Van Gerpen was on
GHV, the Eagles came up with one three hits and drove in five runs. Jack- fire Friday night, smacking a home
more clutch hit to win the contest, son also had a good night, connecting run and a double. She collected a to-
4-3. on four hits. Mallory Van Oort and tal of four hits, three RBIs and scored
The Cards managed seven hits in Bamrick each had two hits. Mack- three runs. Bamrick was also hot, with
the game. Tusha had a strong night at enzie Van Gerpen hit a double that five hits, one being a double. She had
the plate, getting two hits, knocking drove in two runners. two RBIs and scored one run. Tiara
in two runs and scoring a run of her Tiara Van Gerpen used her speed Van Gerpen had four hits, scored four
own. Collecting one single apiece was to steal two bases, which allowed her runs and led the team with three sto-
Ossman, Van Oort, Mackenzie Van to score two runs. Also scoring two len bases. Jackie Van Oort also stole
Gerpen, Katie Oetken and Miranda runs each was Oetken and Jayden three bases and she scored three runs.
Jackson. Hughes. Ossman pitched all seven in-
Ossman was the losing pitcher. Ossman captured the win. She nings, striking out two and walking
She struck out two batters and walked threw one strike and walked five. She two. She gave up 14 hits.
one. She allowed eight hits. allowed six hits. “We finished the season in the
“Our kids played a very focused top half of the NIC and have put up
seven-inning game and competed at GHV 16, Lake Mills 9 some of the best numbers statistically
every turn. We just ended up one run GHV hosted the conference fina- in the school’s history,” said Weiser.
short,” said Weiser. le on Friday, July 3, when Lake Mills The Cardinals finished the regu-
came to town. lar season and will face a tough Algona
GHV 12, West Hancock 2 “Our kids swung the bats tre- team in the first round of 3A Region
The Cardinals posted their sec- mendously well, tying the school re- 2 softball action tonight (Wednesday,
ond run-rule victory on Thursday, cord with 21 hits in the victory,” said July 8). The game will be played in
July 2, when they traveled to West Weiser. Garner at 7 p.m.
Hancock. GHV dominated in a 12-2
Honoring all veterans
The Clear Lake baseball team honored all veterans during its July 1 game against Algona. Veterans attending “The Vets
Game” were admitted for free and honored during the player introductions before the varsity game. Donations were ac-
cepted during the game, with the proceeds going to the local Veterans Fund. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
CARDINALS sixth inning, 6-6. Unfortunately for the plate twice for the Cards, while
from page 13 GHV, Lake Mills got one run home Schroeder and Theobald each scored
in the seventh inning to win the game, once.
on a double by Ryley Kozisek. Nick 7-6. James was the losing pitcher. He
Joynt also connected on a single. The Cardinal bats were hot, with pitched only one inning, throwing one
the team collecting 10 hits. Collect- strike and giving up two hits. Kozisek
Lake Mills 7, GHV 6 ing two hits apiece were Joynt, James, and Meyers also pitched. Kozisek
GHV hosted Lake Mills on Friday, Kozisek and Meyers. Burke and pitched four innings. He walked three,
July 3, in a game that came down to the Hutcheson each had a single. Hutchin- allowed five hits and six runs. Meyers
end. son’s hit was a double. Kozisek led allowed two hits and one run.
The game was knotted after the the team in RBIs with three. Colton The Cardinals begin Class 2A Dis-
Schroeder, Meyers and Bamrick also trict 4 play on Saturday, July 11. They
had RBIs. play Lake Mills at Clear Lake in a 5
James and Hutcheson got across p.m. game.
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