Lions move into baseball rankings

 

Four wins during the last week, including an impressive 12-2 victory over perennial Class 1A power Newman Catholic, vaulted the Clear Lake baseball team into the Class 3A rankings this week.  The 6-1 Lions debuted on the list, released Monday, at number three.  Sioux City Heelan sits in the number one spot, followed by Benton Community.

Girls end season with a school best record of 10-4

The Clear Lake girls soccer team was eliminated from post-season in play in the Regional semi-final played Friday in Denver.   The Lions ended their record-setting season with a school best record of 10-4.  The team also set a record by allowing just 15 goals to be scored against them during the season.

CL 1, A-P 0

Clear Lake softball team enjoys an upswing

The Clear Lake softball team enjoyed an upswing in the program last week.  The Lions battled to a tie with Hampton-Dumont, then posted wins over Waukon and Belmond-Klemme before losing to Charles City in a Saturday tournament.  The Lions are now 2-3-1 overall.

CL 5, H-D 5

G-H/V softball team drops two

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura softball team competed in a tournament at Lake Mills on Saturday, June 1.   

Central Springs 12, G-H/V 1

The Cardinals opened the Lake Mills tournament by facing Central Springs.  The Panthers rolled to a 12-1 victory.

G-H/V scored its lone run in the sixth inning when Grace Tusha knocked her sister, Maddie Tusha, in for the run.

Cardinals pick up a win and two losses in baseball action

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura baseball team picked up a win and a loss at the Lake Mills Tournament held on Saturday, June 1, and dropped a regular season game to Lake Mills on Monday.

St. Ansgar 8, G-H/V 6

It was a tight game for the Cardinals when they faced St. Ansgar at the Lake Mills Tournament.

Cards drop final game of season

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls soccer team dropped the final game of the season to Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 10-0.

“Gladbrook is a very tough team and they are well coached,” said Coach Josh Banse.

Goalie Sam Betz had 14 saves for the Cards.  Bri Bier and Emily Spilman each had two shots on goal.

The Cardinals will say good-bye to seniors Jesslyn Prohaska, Bethany Nannenga, Kelly Babcock, Renae Lau and Sarah Marmaro.

John Swanberg

 

John Andrew Swanberg passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, Iowa, at the age of 76 years.  

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eagle Grove, Iowa, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jason Cooper officiating.    

Jones places eighth in Class 1A State Tennis Meet

 

Clear Lake’s Sam Jones earned an eighth place finish at the Class 1A State Tennis Meet played Friday and Saturday in Waterloo.

Jones, the only freshman in the Class 1A singles field, opened the tourney with a win over last year’s sixth place finisher, Will Hamilton, from Grinnell.  Jones pulled out a 

Lions finish third at State Meet

 

Creston-Orient/Macksburg overcame a three stroke lead held by the Clear Lake boys golf team after the first day of State competition and won the Class 3A title Saturday in Ames.  The Lions, with two players in the top six, finished third.

“Like most of the season, weather was a main contributor at our tournament. With the lead after day one, we were probably one more thunderstorm away from winning our school’s seventh state 

Cardinals drop first two baseball games

 

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura baseball season dropped its first two games to open the 2013 season.C-G 10, G-H/V 0

Clarion-Goldfield held the Cardinals scoreless in the first game of the year with a score of 10-0.

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