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“We put it all together and started hitting
those open looks, crashing the boards and
playing some solid defense.”
GHV Head Boys
Basketball Coach
Joe Albertson
Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
Clear Lake Reporter
SPORTS
CALENDAR
Monday
*Clear Lake 8th grade girls
basketball home vs. IF-A, 4:15
p.m.
*Clear Lake 7th grade girls
basketball at IF-A, 4:15 p.m.
*Clear Lake JV/V boys basket-
ball home vs. GHV, 6:15 p.m.
*Clear Lake 9th grade girls &
boys basketball home vs. Clar-
ion-Goldfield, 6:30 p.m.
*GHV JV/V boys basketball at
Clear Lake, 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday
*Clear Lake 8th grade boys
basketball home vs. IF-A, 4:15
p.m.
*Clear Lake 7th grade boys
basketball at IF-A, 4:15 p.m.
*Clear Lake JV/V girls basket-
ball home vs. Algona, 6:15 p.m.
*GHV V wrestling home trian-
gular, 6 p.m.
*Basketball: Sat., Jan. 2, at
Purdue, 5 p.m.
*Basketball: Tues., Jan. 5,
home vs. Nebraska, 8 p.m.
*Basketball: Wed., Dec. 30,
home vs. Coppin State, 7 p.m.
*Basketball: Sat., Jan. 2, at
Oklahoma, 6 p.m.
*Basketball: Wed., Dec. 30,
home vs. Bradley, 7 p.m.
*Basketball: Sat., Jan. 2, at
Southern Illinois, 7 p.m.
*Women’s Basketball: Mon.,
Jan. 4, home vs. Iowa Western
CC, 5:30 p.m.
*Men’s Basketball: Mon., Jan.
4, home St. Mary’s University-
Winona JV, 7:30 p.m.
*Wrestling: Sat., Jan. 2, at
Viking-Warrior Open, Fremont,
Neb., 9 a.m.
*JV/V Hockey: Sat., Jan. 2, at
Des Moines Capitals, 6 p.m.
*Hockey: Thurs., Dec. 31, at
Rochester, 7:05 p.m.
*Hockey: Sat., Jan. 2, home vs.
Rochester, 7:30 p.m.
Area athletes playing
in a college sport include:
Trudy Peterson, Clear
Lake, Basketball, NIACC;
Chase Lester, Clear Lake,
Basketball, NIACC; Bren-
nan Doebel, Clear Lake,
Wrestling, 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 Piscopo, Noah Steven-
son, Wil Cooney, Ben Blaha
and Noah Taylor.
GHV
Girls
Basketball
Results
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GHV Cardinals pick up CL girls
two lopsided wins knock off
#12 rated
The Garner-Hayfield-Ven- three-points, 15-12. That was didn’t know who W-SR
tura boys picked up two more as close as they got for the re- to guard, especially
lopsided victories prior to the mainder of the game. The Car- when their post EMILY SNELLING
winter break. dinals took a seven-point lead players can also hit
into halftime, 31-24. the three. Freshman JORDYN BARRAGY
“We put it all together in post player James The Clear Lake girls went
GHV 71, Humboldt 43 into the holiday break on a
Despite a slow start, the the third quarter and started Betz was 3/4 behind high. The Lions (6-2) knocked
GHV boys kicked it up a notch hitting those open looks, crash- the three-point line off 12th rated (4A) Waverly-
and handed Humboldt (2-5) a ing the boards and playing some on his way to a team Shell Rock, 54-50, Tuesday,
huge loss on Tuesday, Dec. 21. solid defense,” said Albertson. high 16-points. Dec. 22. W-SR fell to 6-3.
“We got off to a slow start, GHV opened the second Right behind him The Lions led at halftime
though we had good looks at half on fire, collecting 11 an- was Sam Cataldo in a low scoring affair, 19-15,
the hoop,” said Coach Joe Alb- swered points to go up, 42-24. and O’Connor but the scoring heated up in
ertson. Four of those points came off with 15-points the second half. Jordyn Bar-
The game started with the perfect free-throw shooting by apiece and Holden ragy knocked down three three-
Wildcats jumping out to an Jonathan O’Connor, who end- Hutcheson added point shots in the third quarter
early 5-7 lead before the Cardi- ed the night 9/9 at the line. The 10-points, while and Emily Snelling connected
nals got rolling. GHV went on Wildcats didn’t have an answer Nick Joynt dumped on two to keep the Lions ahead
an eight point run to take the for the Cardinal’s hot shooting in seven. by four heading into the final
lead, 15-5. Humboldt wasn’t and tough defense as they fell, Cataldo had a frame, 37-33.
about to give up just yet, as they 71-43. phenomenal night Snelling finished with 15
answered that with seven point With four players scoring under the boards, points, seven assists and five
run of their own to get to within in double figures, the Wildcats collecting 17 re- steals. Barragy was next with
bounds. He also 13 points.
had three assists, “We shot the ball really
one steal and well tonight,” said Coach Bart
three blocked Smith, whose team shot 51 per-
shots. cent (18/35) from two-point
Other re- range and 47 percent (11/23)
bounding leaders from behind the arc.
included Joynt But the Lions weren’t just
with five and good with the ball. Clear Lake’s
Turner Albertson defense effectively kept the ball
grabbed four. GHV freshman James Betz is all business as he slams in two points against Hum- out of Waverly-Shell Rock’s
O’Connor led boldt. Betz can also shoot from outside, as he was 3/4 from the three-point line. twin towers, 6’1” and 6’2”
the team in as- -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy Grace Ryerson and Katie Har-
ken.
sists with five. 23-13, to end the first quarter. spectively. James Betz added six “Our girls did a nice job
Hutcheson had three assists The second quarter was all GHV, and Turner Albertson and Jona- of executing our defensive
and one steal. as they went on an unanswered than O’Connor had five points plan against their big girls,”
“The guys are doing a good 25-point run, aided by Payton apiece. said Coach Smith. “Erin
job at finding their teammates James who had three-threes in Cataldo led under the O’Tool was awesome at both
in spots they can score,” said a row. The Cards headed into boards with 10 rebounds, ends of the floor, limiting their
Albertson. halftime with a huge 53-18 lead. while Nick Joynt and Betz each best scorer (Harken) to two
touches all night and holding
GHV’s Turner Albertson brings the ball down the court in Monday night’s GHV 80, Eagle Grove 23 The scoring onslaught con- grabbed five. her to only three points.”
game against Humboldt. The Cardinals beat the Wildcats, 71-43. The final game before the tinued in the second half, as the Harley Forry led the team O’Tool was also an asset on
holiday break wasn’t much of Cards scored 27 more points, in assists with seven, while offense. In the fourth quarter
a contest for the Cardinals. while GHV’s defense held the Hutcheson and Joynt had four the senior made three three-
They handed Eagle Grove (1- Eagles to just five second half apiece. point shots in a row to extend
5, 2-6) an 80-23 loss. points. The Cardinals ended Betz and Logan Dalbeck the Lions’ lead. She finished
“We had a big advantage the game with a huge 80-23 vic- led the team in steals with three with nine points and a team-
inside and the team used it tory. each. high five rebounds.
well,” said Coach Joe Albert- One thing about the Car- “Having good practices and Ellie Biebesheimer con-
son. “We shot well from the dinal team is you never know scrimmages over the break will tributed seven points. Gretch-
line, the arc, and the paint.” who is going to step up and be important for our success in en Jones added five points,
Behind the hot hand of take the lead. For this game, the second half of the season,” Chloe Mueller had three and
Holden Hutcheson, who Payton James was the top man said Albertson. McKenna Backhaus had two
sunk two threes to start the with 21-points. He was 6/9 The Cardinals (6-1, 7-2) points.
game, the Cards jumped to from the behind the three- travel to Clear Lake for the first “It was a good way to
an early 13-0 lead before the point line. Sam Cataldo and game back from break to face end our break, with a win like
Eagles even got on the board. Hutcheson also reached double the Lions in a junior varsity/var- this on the road,” said Coach
Eagle Grove got to within 10, figures with 16 and 13 points re- sity double header. The JV team Smith. “We need to carry this
takes the court at 6:15 p.m. momentum into January, be-
cause it doesn’t get easier with
GHV’s Umbarger to play in All-American Bowl our next four out of six games
on the road.”
By Michelle Watson GABE UMBARGER
Gabe Umbarger, a senior at CLHS to
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High for him to be chosen to play on and defensive lineman, was a Gabe Umbarger, 67, brings down an opponent during a GHV home honor State
School, proved that hard work the defensive line for the North three-year letter winner on the football game this season. Umbarger played on the offensive and defen- Champions
and dedication to a sport he Team in the North South Blue Cardinal football team. As a sive lines for the Cardinals. -Reporter photo
loves can have huge paybacks. Grey All-American Bowl. sophomore he was named to the On Monday, Jan. 4, at the
Umbarger has been chosen to “I wanted to do the com- All-District Honorable Men- racing in 2014 and he finished play on their team, as he is un- Clear Lake High School Boys
play football in the North South bine because I thought it was tion Offensive Line. He was fourth in points nationally in decided on where he will play Basketball games, the 2015
Blue Grey All-American Bowl a great opportunity,” said Um- named First Team All-District his first year as IMCA Rookie next year. Spring State Champions will be
to be held on Jan. 9 at Ray- barger. as an offensive lineman both his Of The Year. “I am just waiting to see recognized.
mond James Stadium, home of At the combine, Umbarger junior and senior years. His se- Colleges still have an op- where I will get the best oppor- During the JV boys half-
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in ran the 40-yard dash in 5.01 nior year he also earned Second portunity to snag Umbarger to tunity,” he said. time, the track and tennis cham-
Tampa, Fla. The game will be- seconds. His broad jump was Team All-State Offensive Line- pions will be honored. At the
gin at 8 p.m. The contest be- 8’4” and his pro-agility test was man honors. varsity boys halftime, the golf
tween the North and South will completed in 4.76 seconds. Umbarger was on the champions will be recognized.
be streamed live and also taped “I am most looking forward “A” Honor Roll all four years On Tuesday, Jan. 5, the 4x4
delayed by Impact Football Net- to playing with all of the great of high school. When he’s not Awards will be presented during
work to the entire country. competitors during the bowl playing football or working out the girls JV halftime. The State
Umbarger was nominated game,” said Umbarger. in the weight room, he races and Champion Baseball team will
by Augustana University to at- In high school, Umbarger, maintains a Dirt Late Model be recognized during the varsity
tend the Regional Combine a 6’2”, 230-pound offensive race car as a hobby. He began girls halftime.
held in Sioux Falls, S.D. From
the results of the Regional Com-
bine, he was chosen to partici-
pate in the Super Combine at
The Pro Football Hall of Fame,
in Canton, Ohio. A combine is
an event where athletes are put
through tests to showcase their
athletic ability. Combines are
used for college recruiters to
provide coaches with player in-
formation.
Umbarger was among
6,750 young men who were
invited to one of the initial
24 combines. From the initial
combine, he was invited to one
of five Super Combines. His
scores were impressive enough