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SportsClear Lake Mirror-Reporter Aug. 5, 2015 • Page 15

Fishing Report Attention College Athletes

Yellow bass biting If you are a Clear Lake or GHV graduate who is playing in
at Clear Lake a college sport this year, we would like to hear from you.
We would be happy to publish your team’s schedule and
The Iowa Department of Natural
Resources issues a weekly fishing re- any personal highlights from your season.
port. The weekly fishing report is com- Please send your news to us at:
piled from information gathered from Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter
local bait shops, angler creel surveys, 12 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA 50428
and county and state parks staff. FAX: 641-357-2133
EMAIL: [email protected]
Clear Lake 2015 JJV Baseball Team Clear Lake Fishing Report:
•Walleye - Slow: Fish the rock Clean & Fresh! Comfortable &
Members of the Clear Lake JJV baseball team include front row (L-R): Nate Tofte, Tanner Huey, Jackson Hamlin, Ben reefs or the weed edges. Convenient
Finn, David Vohs, Nico Padilla. Back row (L-R): Coach Justin Uhlenhopp, Jacob Peterson, Zach Lester, Braden Emer- •Muskellunge - No Report.
son, Noah Stevenson, Brad Burns, Assistant Coach Michael Keeran. -Reporter photo •Yellow Bass - Good: Anglers are All size dogs welcome
catching yellows in a variety of loca-
tions. Some are being caught on the 8$ Complete 8 min.wash
state artificial reef on the main lake, the (Includes supplies)
Baptist camp area, or in the little lake
in eight feet of water. Use a small jig Clear
tipped with a piece of worm. Lake
•Largemouth Bass - Fair: Anglers are
catching a few largemouth with plastic Located at Laser Wash • North 20th Street, Clear Lake
worms near the edges of vegetation in
the little lake. Your First Home
•Channel Catfish - Good: Suc- or Your Dream Home
cessful anglers are fishing with jigs and
worms near the state artificial reef on New Homes • Additions • Remodels
the main lake.
For lake updates and fishing in-
formation in the north central area,
contact the Clear Lake Fish and Wild-
life office at 641-357-3517.

Changes to football playoff structure announced for 2016

The Iowa High School Athletic In a nod toward player safety and risk- the IHSAA membership through the Representatives from the IH-
Association’s Board of Control has minimization, the IHSAA has been IHSAA Representative Council, Iowa SADA and IFCA discussed the issue
voted to adopt a nine game regular looking at several options. High School Athletic Directors Asso- amongst the IHSAA Representative
season schedule and 16-team quali- “Today’s actions put in place a ciation (IHSADA), and Iowa Football Council. Also present for the discus-
fier field for all football classes in the scenario for the football postseason Coaches Association (IFCA). sion were members of the IHSAA
playoffs starting in 2016. The change which allows for one week between It was decided the best way to administrative team as well as the IH-
means a reduction from 32 teams who games,” said Alan Beste, IHSAA Ex- have a collaborative discussion among SAA Board of Control.
currently qualify for the postseason in ecutive Director. “The driving force those groups was to provide informa- Following the Representative
each class. behind this decision is player safety tion regarding various options and Council meeting, the IHSAA Board
The schedules for this fall and and keeping the best interest of our have a large-group discussion at the of Control convened and in a unani-
the 2015 regular season and playoffs students at the forefront.” June 15 IHSAA Representative Coun- mous vote decided to retain nine reg-
remain unchanged as previously pub- The IHSAA Board of Control cil meeting. The move came about as ular season games and move toward a
lished at www.iahsaa.org. had a discussion regarding the foot- an attempt to give the parties involved 16-team playoff qualifier structure.
The move comes after review of ball start date and schedule begin- time to seek input from their constitu- Football is the largest high school
the current playoff system which al- ning with the 2016 season. The ents and be ready to have meaningful participation sport in Iowa among
lows fewer days of rest and recovery Board considered many options, but discussion at the IHSAA Representa- males with 20,630 participants, ac-
between each game in the postseason. decided to gather further input from tive Council. cording to the 2013-2014 IHSAA an-
nual participation survey.

Football camp to be held Aug. 6-7
New Clear Lake Head Football which includes two T-shirts.
Coach Jared DeVries has announced Pre-register for the camp on the CONSTRUCTION 641-357-4987
a football camp, open to players in ju- program’s social media sites, or on the
nior high and high school. first day of camp. [email protected]
The camp will be held Thursday The camp precedes the first day
and Friday, Aug. 6-7, from 9-11 a.m. of official fall camp, which begins
daily at Clear Lake High School. Monday, Aug. 10.
The cost of the camp is $25,

Fam Bam Color Jam 5K to be held
Families First Counseling Ser- Aug. 1 for families of five or more
vices will hold its second annual Fam (maximum of two adults), $100.
Bam Color Jam, a 5K Family Color Sign up on-line at RunSignUp. Agricultural • Residential • Commercial

Run/Walk, beginning in Clear Lake com by searching Fam Bam Color Wiring & Troubleshooting On
City Park. The event will be held Sat- Jam, or drop off or mail entries to: Electric Motor Service & Repair Site
urday, Aug. 15. Registration will be- Families First Counseling Services,
gin at 9 a.m., with the event at 10:30 202 1st St. SE, Suite 201, Mason City, Boom Truck & Trencher

a.m. Iowa 50401. Harvest season will be here soon.
Registration includes a T-shirt, Families First Counseling Ser- Call today to schedule your preseason
goodie bag, one color packet and reg- vices is one of the leading providers
istration fee. of family based, in-home and in-office farm machinery motor checkup.
Cost to participate (now through services in 37 counties across northern Specializing in motors, controls and
Aug. 1) is $25 for children age 17-years and wastern Iowa. All proceeds from
and under. Those under 12-years-old the event will be given back to the lo- electrical systems.
Sand Volleyball winners
need to be accompanied by an adult, cal community to provide families in BRIAN HIGGINS • Owner • State Licensed Master Contractor
The winners of the Clear Lake Parks and Rec Sand Volleyball Power League and $30 for adults. After Aug. 1 the need with daily basic items of food,
were the Spidermonkeys. Members of the team were front row (L-R): Seth entry fee goes to $30 and $35. There shelter, clothing, transportation and 641.357.7147 or 641.529.1859
and Sara McChesney. Back row (L-R): Heather Johnson, Josh Rembe, Angela is a family discount available before access to medical and mental health
Rembe and Rich Peters. -Submitted photo services.

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