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(Above) Clear Lake’s Jaylen DeVries had a stellar game for the Lions against IF-A with nine points and 18 rebounds.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy Two more lopsided victories lifted the Clear Lake boys’ record to 4-0 last week. They sit atop the North Central Conference standings at 2-0. CL 87, Charles City 60 Freshman…

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys tacked on a pair of wins last week to move their record to 3-1. GHV 62, West Hancock 46 Solid performances up and down the Cardinal line-up helped the team to a 62-46 victory over West Hancock Tuesday, Dec. 4. West Hancock took an early 9-4 lead, but the Cardinals emerged with…

(Above) Clear Lake’s Zoe Fasbender applies some tight defense to IF-A’s ball handler in Friday night’s game. The Lions downed the Cadets, 59-44.  -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy The Clear Lake girls, ranked second in Class 3A, are off to a 4-0 start.  The Lions shut down Iowa Falls-Alden (5-1, 1-1), 59-44 Friday night in…

The Clear Lake Lions competed at the Dick Kennedy Duals at Webster City Saturday.  The Lions had a great day, going 2-1, beating Webster City and Woodward Granger.   The Lions fell to Southeast Polk. “We had a lot of great matches for our kids,” said Coach Mike Lester.  “A very well balanced team is making…

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura wrestlers made a good showing at the Nashua-Plainfield Varsity Tournament held Saturday.  The Cardinals finished sixth in the 13-team field with 101-points. West Hancock won the tourney with 196-points, followed by Northwood-Kensett (152.5), N-P (145), Hudson (144) and Monticello (120). Nine GHV grapplers contributed to the score, led by Jared Shaw at 152-pounds. Shaw…

Information on ticket distribution for the 2019 IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament Finals is now available online. Sales for the Feb. 16, 2019 event began on Dec. 4 for member high schools and Dec. 11 for the general public. More details can be found at http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IHSAA-Wrestling-Tickets-Release-11.26.18.pdf.  Tickets can be purchased online at www.hy-veetix.com or at the…