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182 - Cade Baker (37-2) placed 1st
and scored 24.00 team points. Quarterfinal -
Cade Baker (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 37-2
received a bye () (Bye); Semifinal - Cade
Baker (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 37-2 won
by fall over Hunter Hayes (Webster City)
6-16 (Fall 0:27);1st Place Match - Cade
Baker (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 37-2 won
by fall over Nate Kollmorgen (Humboldt) 10-
15 (Fall 0:24)
195 - Grady Umbarger (16-20) placed
5th and scored 8.00 team points. Quarter-
final - Noah Paulson (Forest City) 25-21
won by fall over Grady Umbarger (Garner-
Hayfield/Ventura) 16-20 (Fall 1:55); Cons.
Semi - Grady Umbarger (Garner-Hayfield/
Ventura) 16-20 received a bye () (Bye); 5th
Place Match - Grady Umbarger (Garner-
Hayfield/Ventura) 16-20 won by fall over
Rocco Miller (Webster City) 8-24 (Fall 4:00)
220 - Jon Erdman (8-12) placed 5th
and scored 6.00 team points. Quarterfinal
- Jed Larson (Humboldt) 17-21 won by fall
over Jon Erdman (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura)
8-12 (Fall 0:50); Cons. Semi - Jon Erdman
(Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 8-12 received a
bye () (Bye); 5th Place Match - Jon Erdman
(Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 8-12 received a
bye () (Bye)
285 - Chase Ulven (16-14) placed 4th
and scored 11.00 team points. Quarterfinal
- Chase Ulven (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura)
16-14 won by fall over Evan Larson (For-
est City) 6-18 (Fall 4:56); Semifinal - Cooper
Lawson (Webster City) 30-1 won by fall over
Chase Ulven (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura) 16-
14 (Fall 1:18); 3rd Place Match - Trent McA-
tee (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) 22-22 won by
injury default over Chase Ulven (Garner-
Hayfield/Ventura) 16-14 (Inj. 5:14)
GHV girls win one, drop one in overtime
The GHV girls moved their record
to 5-14 overall last week. They dropped
three games, including one in overtime,
however one bright spot was a win over
Nashua Plainfield.
Bishop Garrigan 65, GHV 45
Bishop Garrigan used a steady
performance to top the GHV girls by
20-points Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Garrigan jumped out to an early
17-7 lead and doubled up their lead,
32-16, by the halftime break. The Cards
made some key adjustments at the break
which helped their offense, but they
could not cut into the Golden Bears’
lead and fell, 65-45.
“I thought we actually played pretty
well for the second game in a row, but
again we didn’t get enough shot attempts
to give ourselves a chance to win. Al-
though we only had 19 turnovers, with
a slower paced game that was too many,”
said Coach Matt Erpelding.
Hannah Lau and Jillian Heitland
provided almost all of the scoring, put-
ting in 21 and 20 points respectively.
Taryn Carolus and Maddie Williams had
two points apiece.
Lau was also the leader on the
boards, grabbing 17 rebounds.
Turnovers were costly for the Cards.
The Golden Bears scored 21 points off of
GHV miscues.
Lake Mills 82, GHV 23
The Cardinals got off to a good
start, had 9-7 in the first quarter, but it
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Cards top Algona
A long layoff and a lack of practice time may have slowed the
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys basketball team down early in the game,
but it wasn’t enough to prevent them from capturing a 59-54 win over
Algona (15-3) on Friday, Feb. 6.
The Cardinals trailed by one point at the end of the first quarter,
13-12. Harley Forry and Payton James connected on three’s early in
the second quarter to go up, 19-15. A lob to Sam Cataldo and a basket
with :06 seconds remaining, gave the Cardinals a four-point lead by
halftime, 31-27.
“The second quarter gave us momentum and the lead at half,” said
Coach Joe Albertson. “I really liked how the guys took control in the
third quarter and built a double-digit lead.”
GHV’s scoring picked up in the third quarter as they amassed a
13-point lead by the end of the third quarter, 46-33.
The Bulldogs hit some three’s of their own in the fourth quarter
and got to within three points, 57-54, with :43 remaining in the game.
James connected on two free throws, 59-54. Cataldo blocked a shot
and Jonathan O’Connor was fouled with :08 remaining. He missed
both free throws, but redeemed himself with a blocked shot to end the
game.
“The team did a great job switching out screens and handoffs and
forcing contested shots. There is more work to do to become a great
team, but the boys are closing the gap,” said Albertson.
Cataldo had a stellar game for the Cardinals, hitting a double-dou-
ble with 21-points and 10 rebounds. He also recorded four blocked
shots.
James was the second leading scorer, hitting 2/4 from the three-
point line and tallying 10 total points to go with his seven rebounds.
O’Connor and Nick Joynt had eight points apiece and James Betz
contributed five.
O’Connor led the team in assists with five. He also collected four
steals and had two blocked shots.
The win moved GHV to 12-2, 16-3. The team starts District
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura’s 195-pound wrestler, Grady Umbarger, placed fifth at the Class 2A Wrestling Sectionals held on Saturday action on Monday, Feb. 15, when they host Eagle Grove in an 8 p.m.
in Garner. Umbarger pinned Webster City’s Rocco Miller in 4:00 in his final match of the day. -Reporter photo by Chris Barragy game.
Sports enthusiasts asked
to be careful on ice
While ice fishing has been in full swing for several weeks, anglers
heading out are encouraged to bring a friend and check the ice often as
they make their way to their favorite fishing spot.
“Ice thickness is not uniform on any body of water, even in the
middle of the winter. Things like melting snow and runoff can create
weak spots and lakes with current or springs will have areas with slower
ice growth,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of fisheries for the Iowa Depart-
ment of Natural Resources. “Anglers should also avoid areas with things
soared, 82-23 in a game played Friday, cus and tried to break pressure by drib- “We played our best game of the sticking through the ice like rocks, trees or docks that will conduct heat
Jan. 29. bling the basketball rather than passing year in terms of playing well from start and make the ice around it less stable.”
“We were doing a good job break- the ball, which resulted in 13 second to finish,” said Coach Erpelding. “It The winter storm that left a fresh blanket of snow over most of
ing their full court pressure by being pa- quarter turnovers allowing them easy would have been nice if we could have Iowa will cover potential areas to avoid so anglers are advised to use
tient and seeing the floor very well. But transition baskets,” explained Coach knocked down a few more free throws, safety techniques usually associated with new ice.
after committing a turnover or two and Erpelding. After leading 16-9 after one but we still battled to the end.” “Use a spud bar to work your way out, cut a series of test holes and
allowing them easy baskets we lost our quarter, the Cardinals were outscored The first half was close, with Algona don’t go out alone,” said Larscheid.
composure and were outscored 75 - 14 18-6 in the second and trailed 27-22 at picking up a four point lead, 24-20. Anglers should use their judgment and trust their instincts. If the
the rest of the game. It was due in large the half. The game came down to the wire. ice does not look right, don’t go out. It is also a good idea to follow
part to making numerous poor decisions “We did a much better job passing Maddie Williams hit a three to knot the others footsteps on the ice.
against their full court pressure,” said the ball to break pressure in the second game, 32-32, with 3:12 remaining in the Avoid slushy or honey-combed and stay away from dark spots.
Coach Matt Erpelding. “Lake Mills did half resulting in much fewer turnovers game. Mara Anderson sunk a two point- Don’t walk into areas where the snow cover looks discolored.
shoot the ball very well from the floor, which allowed us to score in the half er to take the lead, 34-32, with 1:26 re- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources recommends a mini-
but when you give a team confidence by court,” added the coach. “Also, without maining. The Bulldogs answered that mum of four inches of quality ice for fishing and at least five inches for
giving them easy baskets in transition turning the basketball over we were able with a two-point shot of their own to tie snowmobiles and ATVs.
due to turnovers it is easy to shoot the to set our half-court defense which al- once again. Neither team could manage Anglers should pack ice picks, about 50 feet of rope and should
ball with a lot of confidence.” lowed us to hold them to 17 second half a basket in the final minute, sending the bring a throwable floatation seat cushion that they can sit on that could
Hannah Lau accounted for most points. game into OT. be used in case of a rescue.
of the Cardinal scoring. She put in 11 Free throws late in the game also The difference was in the free
points and had 11 rebounds. Maddie helped the Cardinals to notch the win. throws during overtime play. The Car- Safety Tips on the Ice:
Williams added five points and Jillian Hannah Lau and Jillian Heitland dinals were 1/4 from the line and Algona •There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice.
Heiland finished with four. Jade Han- were both in double figures, scoring 16 was 5/2 and pulled off the 41-35 victory. •New ice is usually stronger than old ice.
son and Taryn Carolus had two and one and 13 points respectively. Heitland “The lack of execution ended up •Ice fishing is a social activity, don’t go out alone. If the worst
point respectively. made five-of-six free throw attempts. costing us the game,” said Erpelding. should happen, someone would be there to call for help or to rescue.
“If we would have played all 32 Maddie Williams and Jade Han- Jillian Heitland led the team with •Check ice thickness as you go out - there could be pockets of thin
minutes like we did the first five-minutes son scored six points apiece, followed by 12-points, followed by Hannah Lau ice or places where ice recently formed.
of the game it would have been a differ- Taryn Carolus with five and Mara An- with eight. Williams chipped in five and •Avoid off-colored snow or ice. It is usually a sign of weakness.
ent outcome,” added Erpelding. “We derson and Miranda jackson with three Anderson and Mikaya Shropshire each •The insulating effect of snow slows down the freezing process.
simply lack the mental toughness to play apiece. Mikaya Shropshire added two contributed four points.
through adversity.” points. Lau led the team in rebounds with
GHV 54, Nashua-Plainfield 44 In addition to being the scoring 12. Anderson pulled down four.
It was almost deja vu all over again leader, Lau also pulled down a team-high The Cardinals will have a chance
for the Cards, as they got off to a good 19 rebounds. for redemption when they face the Bull-
start against Nashua-Plainfield on Satur- Algona 41, GHV 35 (OT) dogs again in the first round of Class
day, then stumbled in the second quar- The Cardinals dropped a hard- 3A Region 1. The game will be played
ter. But this time they returned to form fought heartbreaker Friday night, Feb. 6, in Algona at 7 p.m. The winner of the
in the second half and won, 54-44. at Algona. GHV fell to Algona (10-9) in game will face Spirit Lake or Estherville
“Once again we lost our mental fo- overtime, 41-35. Lincoln-Central on Wednesday, Feb. 17,
at 7 p.m. in Spirit Lake.
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