Vergil Eness

    Vergil D. Eness, 82, 8 Fairway Dr., Clear Lake, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa.  A memorial service will be held Monday, May 7, at Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dean Hess officiating. According to his wishes, his body has been cremated.  Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church, Clear Lake Central Gardens, Clear Lake Arts Center, Friends of Clear Lake Library or a charity of your choice.

Lions host Jim Ahrens Meet

The Clear Lake boys track team participated in a pair of co-ed meets last week.  The Lions finished in the middle of the pack at Garner, then hosted the Jim Ahrens meet Thursday.
Garner
    Forest City ran away with the team title with 144 points, but the Lions showed well with 71 points to finish fourth. 

CL girls place third at Garner Meet

The Clear Lake girls track team continues to pour it on as the season races to the finish line.  Last week the Lions finished third  at Garner-Hayfield, as well as at the Jim Ahrens invite in Clear Lake.
Garner

CL boys earn NCC Championship golf recognition

    The Clear Lake boys golf team captured the North Central Conference championship with a strong performance Monday, May 7, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course at Fort Dodge.  The Lions (309) were five strokes better than Humboldt in winning the NCC tourney.
    “So proud of our team!” said Lions Coach Eric Perry.  “We were 2-2 early on in the conference and we’ve put a pretty good string together and accomplished a lot this

Four Ventura players earn Cornbelt conference golf recognition

The Ventura boys and girls golf teams competed in the Cornbelt Conference Golf Tournament on Monday, April 30.  The boy’s team golfed at West Bend, while the girl’s team competed in Graettinger.
    The boy’s team placed sixth in the seven team competition.  Harris-Lake Park and Graettinger-Terrill/Ruthven-Ahryshire tied for the team title with 341 points.  Ventura scored 377 points.

Conference runner-up honors go to CL girls

     Bishop Garrigan squeezed past Clear Lake 357-359 to capture the North Central Conference title Monday at River Road Golf Course in Algona.  Garrigan’s Alexa Capesius was the medalist with a round of 80.  Clear Lake’s Meg Monson was runner-up with an 82.
    The two teams were heads and shoulders above the rest of the conference field.  Third place Humboldt finished 68 strokes behind the Lions with a score of 427. 
    The Lions also received a 90 from Malorie Fischels, 93 from Lexi Lovik and 94 from Taylor Berger.

Lady Vikes keep dropping times

    The Ventura girls track team continues to see improvement as they prepare for District competition on Thursday, May 10, in Lake Mills.
West Hancock Meet
    The Lady Vikes faced some tough competition at the West Hancock Meet on Monday, April 30, but that didn’t faze them much, as they recorded some best times of the season.

Vikings running well heading into Districts

    The Ventura boys track team is looking strong as they head into Districts.  The group recorded some personal best times last week according to Head Coach Rod Huber. 
    West Hancock Meet
    On Monday, April 30, the Vikings ran at West Hancock.
    Joel Toppin picked up a first place finish in the 3200 meter run with a time of 10:24.60.  He also placed fourth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 56.44.

Lions face stiff competition at Waverly Tournament

The Clear Lake boys soccer team pushed some of the state’s best soccer teams to the brink in the past week, emerging with a split in match play and an 0-3 record at the Waverly Soccer Tournament.
WC 1, CL 0

Busy schedule for CL girls tennis team

The Clear Lake girls tennis team played two dual matches in two days and participated in a quadrangular meet on the third day. The busy schedule provided lots of opportunities, according to Coach Martha Andrews.

IF-A 8, CL 2
    The Lions played at Iowa Falls Monday, April 30.  Clear Lake’s Alexis Atkinson picked up a win in singles for the Lions, as did the doubles team of Kaitlyn Pitzen and Taylor Julsen.  Julsen also played a very close singles match, but lost in the tie-breaker, 7-5.

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