Comets prove to be too much for the Cardinals

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:10am

It was a hard-fought loss for the Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals (1-4, 0-2), who fell to the Charles City Comets (5-1, 2-1) Friday night. The Cardinals’ usually tough run game had the breaks thrown on it by a stout Comet defense, forcing the team to resort to the air.

 

A tale of two halves for Clear Lake

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:09am

Lions end strong with 39-12 win over Cowboys

For the second week in a row the Clear Lake Lions played drastically different halves of football.  And again, a strong second half broke open the game and resulted in a victory.  The Lions produced 232-yards of offense in the second half, compared to just 20 for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, and posted a 39-12 win Friday to move to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in Class 2A District 2.

GHV boys finish as runner-up at Humboldt X-C meet

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:07am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura cross country teams have been competing against some of the best individuals and teams in the state and also nationally, and they’ve been doing well. The boys and girls teams competed in Humboldt and at the University of Minnesota last week.
Humboldt Meet
 On Monday, Sept. 22, the GHV teams competed at Humboldt, which has one of the more difficult courses they will see this year. The boys team finished as runner-up behind Algona, which boasts a ranked 3A program. The GHV/WH girls team finished in seventh place.

Cardinals move record to 14-7

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:04am

The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura volleyball team moved their record to 14-7 after a busy week on the court.

GHV 3, West Hancock 0

GHV 3, Eagle Grove 0

Thursday, Sept. 22, was a good night for the GHV volleyball team as they shut-out two conference foes.

“Tonight wasn’t our smoothest and cleanest volleyball, but the girls found a way to battle and finish both matches in three,” said Coach Kelsey Steffens.

Lions battle hard against St. Ed’s

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:04am

The Clear Lake volleyball team came back from a two-game deficit to knot the score with St. Ed’s, but the Gaels pulled out a 3-2 victory Thursday

CL boys place 6th at Humboldt X-C meet; girls place 11th

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:03am

Clear Lake cross country teams tested their mettle against a very talented field at Humboldt Sept. 22.  The Lion boys team finished sixth among 20 teams competing.  Due to injury and illness, the Lion girls team was not able to run a complete squad.

City: Plan is to dismantle un-needed towers

Published by admin on Thu, 10/02/2014 - 12:00am

 Speculation about the future of the soon-to-be defunct Highway 18 water tower may come to an end Monday night, Oct. 6. The City Council is expected to discuss a timeline for demolishing the 250,000 gallon multi-leg storage tower.

GHV Homecoming court

Published by admin on Wed, 10/01/2014 - 11:57pm

This is Homecoming week at Garner-Hayfield/Ventura High School. Members of the Homecoming court include Queen candidates (front row L-R): Tiara Van Gerpen, Taylor Vossberg, Mikah Millard, Grace Tusha and Emily Spilman. King 

Representatives chosen for new GHV School Board

Published by admin on Wed, 10/01/2014 - 11:57pm

 Garner-Hayfield and Ventura School Boards have chosen members for a new board to represent a consolidated school district. Both boards met Sept. 15 in the wake of a successful school consolidation vote on Sept. 9.

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