2014 Year in Review

Published by admin on Fri, 01/09/2015 - 1:55am

As we prepare to begin 2015, we take a look back at the stories which made the greatest news splash in 2014.  Surely our assessment of the top news 

The wrestling battle was on in Waterloo

Published by admin on Fri, 01/09/2015 - 1:53am

 

The Clear Lake wrestling team traveled to Waterloo before the holiday break to compete in the 32-team Battle of Waterloo.  The tournament is only open to the top 32 teams that the committee chooses; the best teams in the state in all three classes are invited. 

The Lions finished in the top half of the tourney after upsetting a very good Cedar Falls team, 41-24, on Friday.  They then ran into the top seed, Cedar Rapids Prairie, and were beaten, 50-15.

Team effort leads to Cardinal victory

Published by admin on Fri, 01/09/2015 - 1:50am

Monday night’s victory at North Iowa for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls basketball team was a team effort.  When you can beat a team by 25 points, a lot of girls get to see action.

“The starters played very few minutes with each other and no matter what combination of girls we had on the floor, they all played well together,” said Coach Matt Erpelding.

Ninth ranked W-SR defeats CL girls

Published by admin on Fri, 01/09/2015 - 1:49am

Ninth ranked (4A) Waverly-Shell Rock used a big second quarter to defeat the Clear Lake girls, 56-42, in a game played Saturday, Dec. 20.  The loss put the Lions’ record a 4-3 heading into the holiday break.

GHV blows past Bison

Published by admin on Fri, 01/09/2015 - 1:49am

It was an easy win for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys basketball team, when they traveled to North Iowa for their final game before the holiday break on Monday, Dec. 22.  The Cardinals moved their record to 5-2, 6-2, with the victory over the winless North Iowa team.

CL girls smother competition

Published by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 3:11am

The Clear Lake girls dominated on offense and were stingy on defense in a pair of North Central Conference games played last week.  The Lions pounded Iowa Falls-Alden, 68-33, and raced past Clarion-Goldfield, 54-17 to improve to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the NCC.

Lions move record to 5-2

Published by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 3:10am

 

The Clear Lake boys played a flurry of games in their final week before the holiday break.  The Lions picked up three wins in four outings, improving to 5-2.  The team is now off until Jan. 9, when they travel to Humboldt.  The Lions and Wildcats are both 4-0 in the North Central Conference.s

 

 

CL 73, IF-A 48

The Lions pushed their win streak to four Tuesday night with a 73-48 victory over Iowa Falls-Alden.

Cardinals pick up two more wins

Published by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 3:09am

 

It was a good week for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura boys, as they picked up two big wins moving their record to 4-2 in the North Iowa Conference and 5-2 overall.

 

GHV 76, Central Springs 51

The GHV boys picked up a 25-point victory over Central Springs on the road Friday, Dec. 19.  

Clear Lake wrestlers go 2-0 in NCC duals

Published by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 3:09am

The Clear Lake wrestling team picked up two big wins Thursday night, Dec. 18, against Hampton and Algona.  The victories put the Lions in second place in North Central Conference at 3-1, one meet behind second rated Clarion. 

“I thought we wrestled pretty well.   It is nice to see TJ Hauser healthy again and back in our line up. He will make us tough,” said Clear Lake Coach Gary Weber.  “Christiano Gonzalez also made his debut at 132-pounds, which added some punch to the line up.”

GHV girls drop first game of the season

Published by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 3:07am

After adding another win to their impressive record, the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura girls hit a buzz saw when they encountered Bishop Garrigan and dropped their first game of the season.  The loss moved the Cardinal’s record to 6-1, 7-1.

GHV 48, Central Springs 30

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