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SPORTS
CALENDAR
Thursday
•Clear Lake 8th grade football
home vs. Mason City, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake 7th grade at Mason
City, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake 10th grade football at
Waverly-Shell Rock, 6 p.m.
•Clear Lake 9th/JV/V volleyball
home vs. Central Springs, 6 p.m.
•GHV 7th and 8th grade volleyball
home vs. Eagle Grove, 4:15 p.m.
•GHV JV/V cross country at Hamp-
ton-Dumont, 5 p.m.
Friday
•Clear Lake 9th grade football
home vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, 5
p.m.
•CLHS Dance Team performance
at varsity football pre-game, 7 p.m.
•Clear Lake V football home vs.
Waverly-Shell Rock, 7:30 p.m.
•GHV JJV football at Osage, 4:45
p.m.
•GHV V football at Osage, 7:30
p.m.
Monday
•GHV MS cross country at Lake
Mills, 4:30 p.m.
•GHV JV football home vs. Osage,
6 p.m.
Tuesday
•Clear Lake MS/JV/V cross country
at Eagle Grove, 4 p.m.
•Clear Lake 8th grade volleyball
home vs. Forest City, 4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake 7th grade volleyball at
Forest City, 4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake 8th grade football at
Webster City, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake 7th grade football
home vs. Webster City, 4:30 p.m.
•GHV 7th and 8th grade football
home vs. Lake Mills, 4:15 p.m.
•GHV JV/V cross country at Eagle
Grove, 5 p.m.
•GHV JJV/JV/V volleyball home vs.
North Union, 6 p.m.
•Football: Sat., Oct. 3, at Wiscon-
sin, 11 a.m.
•Football: Sat., Oct. 3, home vs.
Kansas, 11 a.m.
•Women’s Cross Country: Sat.,
Oct. 3, at Greater Louisville Clas-
sic, 9:15 a.m.
•Football: Sat., Oct. 3, at Illinois
State, noon
•Baseball: Thursday, Oct. 1, at IC-
CAC Showcase, Cedar Rapids
•Volleyball: Sat., Oct. 3, home NI-
ACC Tournament
•Men’s and Women’s Cross Coun-
try: Sat., Oct. 3, at University of Ar-
kansas Chile Pepper, 10 a.m.
•Men’s Soccer: Sat., Oct. 3, at
Scott CC, 1 p.m.
•Men’s & Women’s Golf: Sun., Oct.
4, at Waldorf College Invitational,
11 a.m.
•Men’s Soccer: Tues., Oct. 6,
home vs. Iowa Central, 4 p.m.
•Volleyball: Tues., Oct. 6, at Mar-
shalltown CC, 7 p.m.
•Men’s Golf: Mon.-Tues., Oct. 5-6,
at Grand View College, Polk, Iowa
Men’s Cross Country: Sat., Oct. 3,
home Dan Huston Invitational
• St. Edmond’s left Clear Lake
Football, Sat., Oct. 3, at Dickinson
State University, 1 p.m.
•Football: Sat., Oct. 3, home vs.
Southern Illinois, 3 p.m.
MORE CALENDAR
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Sports
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Lions roar past
C-G-D/CAL in
63-38 romp
Zach Tatum scored six
touchdowns and helped the
Clear Lake Lions roar past
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL
Friday night, 63-38. The Lions
improved to 3-0 in Class 2A,
District 2, while the Cowboys
fell to 0-3, 1-4.
While always willing to
take a win, Coach Jared DeVries
wasn’t entirely pleased with the
play of his team.
“We have a lot to clean
up,” said DeVries. “But credit
Clarion-Goldfield, they made it
a fight. They are a good team
and had a great player making
big plays.”
The Lions were steady and
effective on offense, while the
Cowboys relied on bigs plays to
score their points.
Clear Lake got on the score-
board first, helped by a Cowboy
fumble recovered by Ryan At-
kinson near field. Zach Lester
and the Lion offense needed
just five plays to go 50-yards for
their first score. Tatum reached
pay dirt rambling for 35-yards
behind solid blocking. Jarod
Anderson kicked the PAT for a
7-0 Lion lead.
In the first of several big
plays, the Cowboys’ Zach Pogge
returned the ensuing kickoff
90-yards to silence the home
crowd. The visitor opted to
go for two-point conversions
throughout the night and was
successful on four attempts.
The first conversion put the
Cowboys on top, 8-7.
The Lions quickly respond-
ed with an eight play, 63-yard
score barely past the midway
mark in the first quarter. Tatum
recorded his second score from
one-yard out and Anderson’s
kick was good to put the Lions
on top, 14-8.
Fullback Carter Garrington
put the Lions ahead by two
touchdowns with a 37-yard
run to the endzone. Anderson’s
third kick was again good, 21-8.
By halftime Clear Lake was
in control, 35-16, thanks to two
Clear Lake senior Marne Euken picks up a kill against St. Edmond’s Thursday night. Also pictured for Clear Lake is team and this fact should an incentive for
Jessica Faber. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy
Lions fall in hard-fought victory
with a volleyball win Thursday
night, but it wasn’t easy. The Li-
ons (5-11, 0-2) battled throughout the Gaels, 25-19, 25-18.
four games, but dropped a 3-1 de-
cision.
The North Central Conference
match opened with a close game
one. The Gaels pulled out a 25-20
win to start the match. The open-
ing game gave the Lions the con-
Class 2A, District 2 Football
Scores From 9-25 Games for 10-2
Clear Lake 63, C-G-D 38 W-SR @ Clear Lake
Charles City 40, GHV 12 GHV @ Osage
Forest City 7, Estherville 6 Forest City @ C-G-D
H-D 40, Osage 14 H-D @ Estherville
Sept. 30, 2015 • Page 9
more touchdowns by Tatum Clear Lake’s Ryan Atkinson gets a hold of C-G-D/CAL player and brings him down during Friday night’s home contest at Lion’s Field. The Lions
on runs of seven and one-yard, beat the Cowboys, 63-38 in Class 2A District 2 action. -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy
along with PATs by Anderson.
One score was set up by a punt 13 times for 131-yards. The re- Clear Lake’s Jarod Anderson gains some ground behind some good blocking by Parker Truesdell (7) and Cody
blocked by Parker Pitzen, giv- mainder of Clear Lake’s yardage Matz. Anderson had four carries for 20-yards.
ing the ball to the Lions deep in was scattered among Anderson,
Cowboy territory. The second four carries for 20-yards; South- Clear Lake Lions football.” Since opening with wins over a variety of sets and his team will
demonstrated perfect execution wick, three for 16-yards; Pitzen, This Friday the Lions will Waterloo West and Mason City, need to be ready to adjust to a
of the two-minute drill, with two for 13; and Nick Eggers, play a non-district match-up the Go-Hawks have lost three diverse offense.
the Lions moving the ball from one tote for four-yards. with Waverly-Shell Rock (2-3). straight. DeVries said WSR has
their own 24 to the endzone in Lester was 5/10 passing for
just over one-minute. 59-yards and ran the ball nine
Pogge struck again early in times for 11. Tatum caught two
the second half to give the Cow- passes for 23-yards. Anderson,
boys at least momentary hope Crispin and Cody Matz had one
that they could play with the catch apiece for 16, 13 and one-
Lions. The speedy senior broke yard respectively.
loose from his own 25 to scam- Justin Sholly and Ben
per 75-yards for a touchdown. Mason were busy on defense,
The two-point play made it 35- with Sholly making three solo
24. tackles and eight assists, along
Tatum answered the call with a fumble recovery. Mason
on Clear Lake’s next possession, had one solo and seven assists.
capping a nine play, 59-yard Tatum recorded three solo and
drive with a TD. The kick gave four tackle assists. Anderson
the Lions some breathing room, also made three solo and two
42-24. assists. Joey Monson, Tanner
The scoring barrage con- Berger and Atkinson each had
tinued, as the Cowboys went two solo tackles, with Atkinson
63-yards to pull back within a also getting in on five others and
dozen, 42-30. Anderson tipped recording a sack.
the two-point pass try away for DeVries said he saw growth
the Lions. in his offensive line, which
It was Clear Lake’s turn to opened huge holes for Tatum
score again, with Garrington and others, but noted improve-
getting his second TD on a 44- ment is needed on both side of
yard run, 49-30. the ball. “I would say there is
The Cowboys wouldn’t give more of a sense of urgency to
up and went 73-yards on nine shore up our defense. In the
plays for their final score of the first half, they play was accept-
night. A 25-yard run and two- able. The second half was not
point conversion made the score
49-38.
Halston Southwick gave
the Lions the first of two fourth
quarter scores. He finished out
a drive that started at mid-field
with a 12-yard touchdown run.
Tatum capped his 257-yard
night with a 87-yard touchdown
run late in the game. After being
hit at the 25, he tip-toed down
the sideline to the endzone, ac-
counting for more than half of
the Lions’ offensive yards in the
game.
Garrington also had a pro-
ductive night, carrying the ball
Clear Lake cross country
teams run in competitive meet
Clear Lake
cross country
teams com-
peted at Hum-
boldt last week.
The boys team
finished fifth in
a very competi-
tive 18-team
race. The Lion
girls were ninth
overall.
“The meet
was held on a ERIC FAUGHT RYAN FAUGHT
nearly perfect in 21:57. Katelyn Moore was next in 36th
night, except for for the bees,” said Coach place in a time of 23:45, followed by Bai-
Nick DiMarco. “Several Lion runners were ley Larsen in 61st place in a time of 25:28.
stung during the races at Sheldon Park.”
The boys, rated seventh in the State Alena Gabrielson was close behind in 66th
in Class 2A, also felt the sting of their fifth place in a time of 25:49. Rounding out
place finish. the scoring was Tali Tesar, finishing 78th
“The team was a bit disappointed in in 26:30. Completing the varsity team was
what place they received, but they only Nikki Tesar and Kara Reineke, finishing
finished 11 points off of the second place 94th and 96th respectively.
Fort Dodge and Mason City finished
upcoming meets,” said DiMarco. one-two in the boys field with 69 and 89
The Lions were once again led by the points respectively. Garner-Hayfeld-Ven-
Faught brothers. Both Eric and Ryan fin- tura was third and Eagle Grove was fourth
ished in the top 10. Eric placed eighth in with 95 and 110 points. Clear Lake had
fidence they needed to take game course of the match.” a time of 18:05 and Ryan placed ninth in 115 points. Humboldt was a distant sixth
two, 25-14. Statistical leaders included Ki- 18:07. Next for the Lions was Sam Pe- with 151.
Games three and four went to ersten Baalson, going 20/27 from delty, finishing 22nd in a time of 18:39. Pocahontas Area won the girls title
the service line with four aces. Ike Branstad was 32nd in a time of 19:12. with 52 points, edging Humboldt by one
“It was a rough night for us. Marne Euken topped the team Rounding out the scoring was Spencer Orr point. Algona was third with 134. Clear
We had far too many mental mis- with four kills. Carson Frahm set in 47th place with a time of 19:30. Also Lake finished ninth with 244.
takes throughout the match, and up the Lion offense with seven as- running for the varsity was Kaleb Froiland,
dug our selves into a pretty steep sists. placing 51st in 19:39, and Sam Jones, who Junior varsity
hole,” said Coach Keith Sears. On defense, Chloe Mueller was 57th in 19:48. Once again the JV boys team finished
“There were a lot of great steps for- had 17 digs and Kayla Ritter made The lady Lions had another top half
ward as individuals throughout the two blocks. finish, led by Gretchen Jones in 12th place See CROSS COUNTRY on page 11