Car, motorcycle crash kills woman

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:28am

 A crash Saturday night killed one person and hospitalized another.

Clear Lake emergency personnel were among those responding to  a deadly crash involving a motorcycle Saturday night on Highway 122, just west of Decker Sports.

According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, Margaret Bowe, 63, of Mason City was killed.  She was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Todd Kephart, 54, of Mason City. The driver of the Grand Prix was 17-year-old Timothy Thompson, from Forest City.

Becker and Murray win annual Walleye Classic

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:27am

The team of Jeff Becker and David Murray captured top honors in the Clear Lake Fishing Club’s annual Walleye Classic held Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17 on Clear Lake.  The local team brought in 25.33 pounds of walleye to win the $2,500 top prize.

Steve and Alex Templeton finished as runner-ups in the classic with 23.28 pounds.  Chris Scholl and Bill Miller were third with 22.16 pounds.

Jones advances to State Tennis

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:26am

Clear Lake junior Sam Jones improved his record to 15-0 and advances to the Iowa Boys State Tennis Tournament for the third straight year as a District champion.

Jones went 3-0 in District play Friday, May 15, at Waverly.  He won the championship in convincing style, going 6-0, 6-0. 

“Sam continues to be consistent with his game,” said Coach Rich Peters.  “His forehand and serve have developed over the last two years.  He is hitting both with more power. “

CL and GHV compete in Regional Golf Meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:26am

It was a cold and blustery day for a Regional Golf Meet, but the Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls put the brutal conditions behind them and gave it their all.  The Region 1B tournament was played on Monday, May 18, at Clarmond Country Club in Clarion.

Clarion-Goldfield/Dows won the meet with a score of 368.  GHV followed with a 391 and Clear Lake was third, carding a 433.  CGD and GHV will advance to play in the Regional Final Golf Meet in Pocahontas on Tuesday, May 26.

Cardinals fall to tough competition

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:25am

It was a rough week for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team.  The Cardinals dropped two games to tough competition.

Webster City 4, GHV 1

It was a young, inexperienced Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys soccer team that took the field last week against a good Webster City team.

CL golf team advances to Districts

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:22am

The Clear Lake Boys Golf Team traveled to Decorah Friday, looking to advance through Sectionals and earn a berth to the District golf meet this Friday at Wavlery.  The team got off to a great start the first nine holes, leading by five strokes over Decorah heading to the back nine.  The Lions played steady the back nine, but struggled to take advantage of good opportunities and were edged by two strokes.   

Decorah claimed the Sectional title with a 309 total score.  The Lions advanced by finishing second with a 311 for the 18-hole Sectional tournament. 

GHV boys end golf season

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:21am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys golf team can look back at the 2015 season with no regrets.

NIC Conference Meet

It was a disappointing night for the GHV boys golf team.  They fell just three strokes short of winning the North Iowa Conference Tournament held on Monday, May 11.

Bishop Garrigan won the 12-team meet with a score of 331.  Eagle Grove was runners-up with 334 and GHV scored 335.

Season ends for CL tennis team

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:21am

 

 

Team competition came to an end for the Clear Lake girls tennis team Saturday, May 16, in Regional competition at the Wartburg College indoor facilities in Waverly.  The Lions will, however, participate in the Individual Regionals Thursday, May 21, in Decorah.

Due to a forfeit by Hampton-Dumont, Clear Lake moved to the second round of Regional competition and met host Waverly-Shell Rock.   The Go-Hawks shutout the Lions, 5-0.

CL girls track team not at full strength for NCC Meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:20am

Coach Shawn Puttmann said his team was not at full strength at the North Central Conference meet held on Monday, May 11, in Fort Dodge and it showed in the final standings.  The team was without leading sprinter McKenna Backhaus, who was out with an injury.   Typically the Lions have topped at least three of the NCC teams which finished ahead of them May 11.  At Fort Dodge, they were only able to score 43 points and finished last in the eight-team field.

Lions finish fourth at NCC track meet

Published by admin on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 1:20am

The Clear Lake boys track team finished fourth in a highly competitive North Central Conference track meet held Monday, May 11, at Iowa Falls.  Algona won the title with 177 points ad Humboldt was runner-up with 106.  Webster City came in third with 96, followed by the Lions with 85 points, Iowa Falls-Alden with 81 and St. Ed’s with 71 points.  Clarion-Goldfield and Hampton-Dumont finished with 49 and 36 points respectively.

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