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“I was proud of our effort and execution.
We just didn’t take care of the ball and step
up and make free throws when we had to.”
CLHS Head
Basketball Coach
Jeremy Ainley
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Clear Lake Reporter
SPORTS
CALENDAR
Thursday
•Clear Lake 8th grade girls basket-
ball at Hampton-Dumont, 4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake 7th grade girls basket-
ball home vs. Hampton-Dumont,
4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake 9th grade girls & boys
basketball at Humboldt, 6:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake High School Dance
Team performs at wrestling meet
•Clear Lake JV/V wrestling home
vs. Humboldt, 6:30 p.m.
•GHV V wrestling quadrangular
home, 6 p.m.
•GHV JJV basketball at North
Union, 6:30 p.m.
Friday
•Clear Lake JV girls & boys basket-
ball at Webster City, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake V girls & boys basket-
ball at Webster City, 6:15 p.m.
•GHV JV girls & boys basketball
home vs. North Union, 4 p.m.
•GHV V girls & boys basketball
home vs. North Union, 6:15 p.m.
Saturday
•Clear Lake JV/V wrestling home
tournament, 8:30 a.m.
•Clear Lake V girls & boys basket-
ball at Forest City, 1 p.m.
•GHV V wrestling at Graettinger/
Terril, 10 a.m.
Monday
•Clear Lake 8th grade boys basket-
ball at Hampton-Dumont, 4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake 7th grade boys basket-
ball home vs. Hampton-Dumont,
4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake JV girls basketball
home vs. New Hampton, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake JV boys basketball
home vs. New Hampton at Clear
Creek, 4:30 p.m.
•Clear Lake V girls & boys basket-
ball home vs. New Hampton, 6:15
p.m.
•GHV JJV basketball home vs.
West Fork, 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday
•Clear Lake JH wrestling meet at
Humboldt, 4:15 p.m.
•Clear Lake JV/V wrestling triangu-
lar at Denver, 6 p.m.
•GHV JV girls & boys basketball
home vs. North Iowa, 4 p.m.
•GHV V girls & boys basketball
home vs. North Iowa, 6:15 p.m.
•Basketball: Wed., Jan. 6, home
vs. Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
•Basketball: Sat., Jan. 9, home vs.
Baylor, 2 p.m.
•Basketball: Wed., Jan. 6, at Mis-
souri State, 7 p.m.
•Basketball: Sat., Jan. 9, home vs.
Drake, 7 p.m.
•Men’s Basketball: Wed., Jan. 6,
at Dakota County Tech. College, 7
p.m.
•Wrestling: Sat., Jan. 9, at Central
College Open
•Women’s & Men’s Basketball:
Sat., Jan. 9, home vs. Iowa Central
CC, 1 p.m.
•Wrestling: Fri.-Sat., Jan. 8-9,
at NWCA National Duals, Fort
Wayne, Ind.
•JV/V Hockey: Fri., Jan. 8, at Des
Moines Oakleafs, 6 p.m.
•JV/V Hockey: Sat., Jan. 9, home
vs. Des Moines Capitals, 2 p.m.
•Hockey: Fri., Jan. 8, home vs.
Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
•Hockey: Sat., Jan. 9, home vs.
Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.
Area athletes playing in a college
sport include: Trudy Peterson, Clear
Lake, Basketball, NIACC; Chase Les-
ter, Clear Lake, Basketball, NIACC;
Brennan Doebel, Clear Lake, Wrestling, to begin pre-season football lifting Bowl was meeting the kids who
NIACC; Jacob Colon, Clear Lake, Wres-
tling, Grand View College. Clear Lake
students playing on the Mason City
Mohawk Hockey team include: Ethan
McHenry, Jacob Peterson, Nick Pisco-
po, Noah Stevenson, Wil Cooney, Ben
Blaha and Noah Taylor.
“I am proud of the effort the boys made to
get back in the game and how they refused
to lose. It sure was an exciting game.”
GHV Head
Basketball Coach
Joe Albertson
Jan. 6, 2016 • Page 8
Oh, what a night!
Cardinals outlast Lions in 3 OT
It took three overtimes, but We just didn’t take care of the ball lead.
the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys and step up and make free throws “To their credit, they fought
topped Clear Lake, 88-77, in a non- when we had to,” said Clear Lake back and made it close at half,” said
conference matchup Monday night, Coach Jeremy Ainley. “Credit to Ainley.
Jan. 4, in Clear Lake. The game was them— they have a great team and The Cards outscored the home
fast-paced and frenzied throughout, Joe does a great job.” team, 17-10, in the second quarter to
with free throw shooting and bench GHV Coach Joe Albertson re- pull within two at halftime, 30-28.
depth ultimately deciding the out- turned the compliment to Clear The Lions surged again in the
come. Lake, saying both teams had many third quarter, as they started the pe-
The Lions (4-4) made just 13 players step up and make great plays. riod on an 8-0 run to go ahead 40-
of 30 free throw attempts, while the He noted the game marked a couple 32. The lead was five for the Lions
Cardinals (8-2) were 32/50 from the of firsts for GHV; it was the first three heading into the final frame.
line and made nine of 14 free throws overtime game in school history and With two-minutes remaining
in the three overtime periods. first time the team has attempted 50 in regulation, GHV freshman James
“We were able to keep control free throws. Betz drained a three-point attempt
of the game in the third and fourth The Lions jumped out to an to knot the score at 55-55. A Clear
quarters, but in the end we turned early 20-6 lead largely because their Lake turnover led to a quick basket
the ball over too many times and pressure caused the Cardinals some by Nick Joynt putting the Cards up,
missed too many free throws. I was trouble. At the end of one quarter 57-55.
proud of our effort and execution. Clear Lake held a comfortable 21-11 With :35 seconds on the clock
it was Clear Lake’s turn
for heroics. Thomas
Storbeck connected for
two of his team-high 27
points. Turnovers and
missed shots left the
teams tied, 57-57.
The Cards scored
first in the first four-
minute overtime period,
but things began to turn
Clear Lake’s way at the
two-minute mark. Zach
Tatum scored and was
fouled by GHV’s big
man, Sam Cataldo. With It was a battle of the bigs when Clear Lake’s Justin Sholly and GHV’s Sam Cataldo fought
the Cardinal senior out of for position under the basket. Also pictured for Clear Lake is Zach Tatum (11) and Thomas
the game with five fouls, Storbeck (15). Harley Forry is also pictured for GHV.
Storbeck again applied grasp, 74-71, but Parker Truesdell refused Parker Pitzen, four from Evan Krause and
pressure, driving to the to give up. The senior threw up a three- three from Justin Sholly.
basket to put the Lions pointer that swooshed through the net Likewise, GHV Coach Albertson
ahead, 62-61. Storbeck just before the buzzer, 74-74. said valuable lessons were learned in the
sunk one of two free- Truesdell connected on another trey game.
throw attempts to make midway through the third OT for his “I am proud of the effort the boys
the score 63-61 with un- 12th point on the night, all scored from made to get back in the game and how
der one-minute to play. three-point range. From there the Cards they refused to lose. It sure was an excit-
GHV’s Payton James did their damage from the charity stripe, ing game for the fans.”
stole the ball and scored adding five points on free throws after Jonathan O’Connor was the leading
to tie the game at 63, but baskets to put the game out of reach. The scorer for the Cards with 27. Cataldo put
Zach Lester quickly had Cards outscored the Lions 14-3 in the fi- in 20 points and Betz scored 12 points,
the Lions ahead again nal OT for the 88-77 win. all coming in the fourth quarter and af-
with a layup. James had Coach Ainley said he saw good play ter. Nick Joynt also had 12 points, while
the last word with a bas- from a number of his senior CLHS play- James put in six and Harley Forry five.
ket just before the buzzer ers. Turner Albertson and Holden Hutcheson
to force a second over- “I thought Thomas (Storbeck) played each finished with three points.
time. a great game and made some big bas- The Lions return to North Central
This time GHV kets and Zach Tatum really played well, Conference play this week. They are on
took the early lead on free despite giving up six to seven-inches on the road to Webster City Friday, Jan. 8,
throws and a jam by Betz, their big guys. Parker Truesdell shot the before making a non-conference stop at
70-66. Storbeck led a ball well, including a buzzer beater to Forest City Saturday, Jan. 9. Lion fans
Lion charge with under send it to a third OT. Overall, we will will be able to cheer their team on at
one-minute remaining. continue to get better and learn with our home Monday, Jan. 11, when they host
The junior nailed a three- young guys from games like these and New Hampton in another non-confer-
pointer to pull his team they will better prepare us for a confer- ence tilt.
GHV’s Jonathan O’Connor played his heart out Monday night on his way to a game high within one. With just ence and tournament run.” GHV hosts North Union on Friday
27-points. Here, Clear Lake’s Evan Krause fouled O’Connor at the end of the third OT and 6.4 seconds remaining Clear Lake’s scoring was rounded out and North Iowa, Buffalo Center Tuesday,
sent him to the line where he connected on both free throws. -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy GHV had victory in its by Tatum’s 19 points, six from Lester and Jan. 12.
Shrine Bowl a special event for Clear Lake athlete
Brock Brandt has always balloting by state-wide sports me- the Shrine organization in his own Brock Brandt (right) had the opportunity to play in the Iowa Shrine Bowl in July. Brandt can see
thought that football was fun, but dia professionals, and official invi- family and he was pleased to help the benefits of the work the Shriner’s do, as his cousin, Jacob Rickard, was born with cerebral palsy
over the summer the All-State foot- tation from a representative of the promote the non-profit organiza- and the Shrine Hospital has provided support services for him. -Submitted photo
ball player from Clear Lake said the Iowa Shrine Bowl. Each fall the tion. Brock’s cousin, Jacob Rickard,
game took on special meaning. As Iowa High School coaches are re- was born with cerebral palsy. The
a member of the North Team play- quested to recommend a defensive Shrine Hospital has helped Jacob
ing in the 44th Annual Iowa Shrine and offensive player whom he feels and his parents, Julie and David
Bowl, Brandt had the opportunity will be a good representative of his Rickard, with many different sup-
to combine the game he loves with school and community. He is not port services.
the chance to meet kids helped by only a good athlete, but also one To date, the Iowa Shrine Bowl
the Shriner’s Hospitals for Chil- who is also academically successful, has raised over $2,268,000 for The
dren. and active in school and commu- Shriner’s Hospitals for Children
“Our team lost, but we had the nity activities. through ticket sales, advertising
most fun,” said Brandt about the “For many, this will be the in the Shrine Bowl program, mer-
July 23 game played at the UNI- game of their life because when chandise sales, contributions and
Dome. they line up each and every one sponsorships.
He said the week-long Shrine will also be stepping up to help a Brandt noted he was encour-
Bowl experience was filled with ac- child who has been less fortunate in aged to participate in the Shrine
tivities and workouts with 46 fel- life than them and who desperately Bowl by his father, Scott, who was
low Iowa high school senior foot- need their help,” said Jerry Hoff- also an outstanding high school
ball standouts. man, with the Iowa Shrine Bowl. player at Clear Lake who went on
“It was nice to get in some That was definitely the case for to play Division I ball at Iowa State
light football,” said Brandt, who Brandt. University. At that time Shrine
left shortly after the Shrine Bowl “The best part of the Shrine Bowl players traveled to Minne-
apolis to visit children in a Shrine
for the University of South Da- came to camp at the UNI-Dome. Hospital.
kota football program. The 6’5”, We played with them and helped “I liked that we met kids on
285-pounder was red-shirted as a them take part in drills. It was the football field. Players and
freshman, but expects to make an great to see them having fun, cheerleaders worked with kids to
impact on the Coyotes offensive but I think we had an even bet- help them do things, like kick a
line in 2016. ter time,” he said. In addition to field goal with a prosthetic leg,”
Players are selected to partici- his time spent at the Shrine Bowl explained Brandt. “There were lots
pate in the Shrine Bowl through a event, Brandt said he has had the of smiles. It made football a lot of
process of nomination by coaches, opportunity to see the benefits of fun.”