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SPORTS
CALENDAR

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VITERBO
•Baseball: Wed., April 6, home vs. Mount
Mercy University
•Baseball: Sat.-Sun., April 9-10, at Bel-
levue University

•Women’s Track & Field: Fri.-Sat., April Volunteers honored
8-9, home Liberty Collegiate Invitational
Iowa Football Coach Kirk Ferentz (left) presented a Distinguished Service
•Baseball: Wed., April 6, home vs. Musca- 2016 GHV Trapshooting Team Awards to Tom Coyier (center) and Ernie Klein (right) for their service to the
tine CC, 2 p.m. Clear Lake High School football team. The awards were presented at the Iowa
•Baseball: Sat.-Sun., April 9-10, home The GHV Trapshooting squad returns six letter winners to their 2016 team Members of the team include new shooters Football Clinic held on Friday, March 25. Coyier and Klein each worked on the
vs. NIACC in the front row (L-R): Chase Loers, Brody Siems, Jack Powers, Leah Johnson, Austin Case, Dakota Markla. Back row chain gang for 39 years. They were nominated by long time Clear Lake football
•Baseball: Tues., April 12, home vs. Mar- (L-R): Assistant Coach Travis Glidden, veteran shooters Hunter McFerran, Keegan Clark, Taylor Lackore, Zach Abbas, coach Fred Wieck. -Submitted photo
shalltown CC, 2 p.m. Clay Johnson, Cameron Jackson, and Head Coach Greg Johnson. Not available for the photo was Ashley Moorehead.
The team will host home meets on May 2 and May 9 at 4:30 p.m. at the Ventura Gun Club. -Submitted photo

GHV trapshooting team places third
The GHV Trapshooting Team traveled to New death shoot-off against Osage Squad 4.
•Men’s Track & Field: Sat., April 9, at Uni- Hampton for the season opener on Saturday, April Members of the GHV Red Squad were Clay John-
versity of Wisconsin-LaCrosse 2. Fourty-two squads competed in the meet, son, Keegan Clark, Cameron Jackson, Zach Abbas and
The Red Squad earned third place after a sudden Hunter McFerran.

Area athletes playing in a college

sport include: Spencer Davidson, CL, Spring is the time to prune oak trees
Golf, NIACC; Sola Stephenson, GHV, Spring weather seems to be here a tions, property owners should finish of the same species.
Track & Field, NIACC; Alex VanderPloeg, bit early this year and according to the pruning oaks by the middle of March. “For example, if a red oak is in-
CL, Track & Field, NIACC; Rebecca Department of Natural Resources, that “Oak wilt, which is caused by a fected and there is another red oak
Long, CL, Golf, NIACC; Joel Toppin, means it’s time to finish pruning oak fungus, has been present in Iowa for within 50 to 100 feet there is a good
GHV, Wartburg, Track & Field; Michael & trees to prevent the spread of oak wilt. many years,” says Tivon Feeley, DNR chance the roots of these trees have
Mitchell Keeran, CL, Baseball, Waldorf; The best way to prevent the forest health program leader. “The grown together or are grafted, and the
Sara Barlow, CL, Softball, Waldorf; Tan- spread of oak wilt is to not prune any Iowa tree species most commonly im- fungus can move from the diseased
ner Truesdell, CL, Baseball, BVU; Brock oaks between the end of March and pacted by this disease are red, black tree to the healthy tree,” said Feeley.
Adams & Gavin Sheakley, CL, Baseball, the beginning of October. However, and pin oaks, but it can also infect The primary symptom to look
Kirkwood; Dasiana Larson, GHV, Track with the recent warm weather condi- white and bur oaks.” for on infected trees is leaves turning
& Field, Liberty University; Rowdy Yates, According to Feeley, if black, pin a bronzed brown. These leaves often
CL, Baseball, Viterbo University; Ozzie
Adams, CL, Baseball, Northwest Missouri
St.; Chandler Diercks, CL, & Andrea Top-
pin, Ventura, Track & Field, ISU.

or red oaks are infected by the fungus, still have some green on them as they
they usually die within the same sum- fall from the tree and leaf loss tends to
CLIP & SAVE • CLIP & SAVE • CLIP & SAVE mer they contract the disease. White start at the top of the tree. Umbarger signs with Upper Iowa

oaks and bur oaks can often take a According to Feeley, the best way Gabe Umbarger, a two-time FirstTeam All-District linemen for Garner-Hayfield-
number of years before they succumb to prevent the spread of oak wilt is to Ventura, signed his letter of intent to play at Upper Iowa University. Upper
to the disease. prevent any wounding to oak trees Iowa is a Division II program and plays in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate
A healthy tree can be infected by during the growing season. If a tree Conference. Umbarger played in the Blue/Grey All American Bowl this last
the fungus that causes oak wilt in two is wounded from storm damage or January and was a Second Team All-State selection last season. Pictured with
different ways. The first is through pruning is required during the grow- Umbarger is Upper Iowa Coach Jeremy Gouge (left) and and GHV Head
Saturday, April 23rd 1 Man Best Shot Football Coach Scott Van Dusseldorp. Umbarger is the son of Sue Umbarger
and Carey Umbarger. -Submitted photo
Sunday, May 1st 2 Couple 8” Cup open wounds during the growing sea- ing season, treat the wounds immedi-
Sport Shorts
Sunday, May 15th 4 Person Best Shot son, when the fungus is carried by a ately with a wound dressing such as
Registration underway for CLYAL
Saturday, June 4th 2 Person Best Shot small beetle from a diseased tree to a acrylic paint. Do not purchase prun-
Registration for the Clear Lake Youth Athletic League is underway for sum-
Sunday, June 19th 2 Couples Event healthy tree with an open wound. ing paints/sealants. Those products mer baseball and softball. Forms can be picked up at Clear Creek, Sunset and
Clear Lake Middle School. Forms can also be downloaded at www.clearlakeyal.
Monday, June 27th Senior 3 Man Best Shot The second form of infection is slow the tree’s ability to seal over the com and mailed with payment. Registration day is Saturday, April 16, from
9-11:30 a.m. at the Clear Lake Middle School. For more information please
Sunday, July 24th 4 Person 2-4-8” Cup through root grafts between oak trees wound. check the website.

Sunday, August 7th 4 Person Best Shot Booster Club to hold Annual Meeting

Saturday, August 20th 2 Man Ryder Cup Fishing report for Clear Lake The Clear Lake Booster Club Annual Meeting will be held on April 13, at
Saturday, August 27th Club Championship 5:15 p.m. in the High School Commons, located at 125 N. 20th St., Clear Lake.
The public is invited to attend. An important item of business is the election of
Sunday, September 4th 4 Man 8” Cup Docks are in at MacIntosh State Bluegill - Fair: A few bluegills have new members. The Clear Lake Booster Club had three open board positions.
Sunday, September 18th 2 Couple 2 Pin Park and Lynne Lorenzen ramp. been caught in the canals. Use small ice The Nominating Committee has reviewed and accepted the following members,
Sunday, October 2nd 2 Man Chili Dipper 8” Cup Walleye - Fair: The bite has been jigs under a bobber or add a split shot Jon Loge, Kristin McHenry, and Melissa Schuchard. The outgoing members are
Sunday, October 9th 2 Man Best Shot slow this week for wader fisherman or two and vertical jig near structure. Kristy Emerson, Shaun Finn, and Cindy Rurup.
near the outlet on the east side of the Black Crappie - Good: Crappies
All events will start at 9:00 a.m. weather permitting! Davidson aids NIACC men's golf team

See our FACEBOOK page “Pleasant Valley Golf Info” prior to lake. An occasional walleye has been have been caught in the canals. Use The NIACC Men's golf team played in the Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic
any golf event for changes. taken near the Ventura grade. small ice jigs under a bobber or add a held at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course in Fort Madison, Iowa, on Monday,
Channel Catfish - Good: Use cut split shot or two and vertical jig near April 4. The team took second place. Spencer Davidson, of Clear Lake,
All day Monday $5.00 green fees (No holidays) bait, worms or minnows near inlets and structure. Check out the edges or inside brought his best score of the year with a 39-39-78. NIACC finished with a
Tuesday & Wednesday $5.00 green fees with cart rental windblown shorelines in the early sea- the rushes around the lake as crappies score of 315. Hannibal-LaGrange won the meet with a score of 313.
son. The water is still very clear in the will likely be found near them as well.
Call 641-998-2117 for info or to enter an event. shallows, so fish a little deeper, on calm White Bass - Fair: Anglers have VFW holds Bean Bag Tournament
Thornton, Iowa days. had some occasional good days in the
The VFW Post 4868 held their weekly Bean Bag Tournament on Wednesday,
past weeks near the Ventura grade. March 30. The winner of the Afternoon Singles Match was Skeeter Wilson and
Terry Lerdal was the runner-up.
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