A wild first week for Clear Lake baseball team

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:53pm

The Clear Lake baseball team started the season ranked number two in Class 3A.  After a wild first week during which the Lions went 2-2, it remains to be seen if the ranking will change.  The wins were over number 10 ranked Charles City, while the losses came in a doubleheader played against Class 1A number seven rated Newman Catholic.

Girls soccer team drops evenly matched game to Mason City

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:52pm

    It couldn’t have been more even, but after 120-minutes of play the Mason City Mohawks got the win over the Clear Lake girls soccer team Tuesday night.  The Mohawks were 2-1 winners in a double overtime 10 shot place kick shootout.
    The Lions got their goal in the first half from Logan Anderson.

First match-ups tough for CL softball team

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:49pm

Lions fall to Mohawks and Panthers
MC 14, CL 0 (3)
    The Clear Lake girls ran into a Class 4A buzz saw in their season opener Monday, May 21.  The Mohawks topped the Lions in three innings, 14-0.
    “They were a very difficult team to play our first game against,” said Coach Nikki Petersburg.  “As the score reflects, our hitters were not prepared to face a pitcher of Lexi Peterson’s caliber.”

Veteran urges public to remember, be thankful

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:43pm

    Veteran Gabe Haugland reminded those attending Clear Lake’s Memorial Day services to remember the rights provided by our founders and upheld by soldiers through the years and thank them for the freedoms they have upheld.
    “Last year I spoke here, in this same cemetery, as I was still mourning the loss of SGT Brent Maher of Honey Creek,

Man rescued from lake after boat capsizes

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:37pm

    A Des Moines man was rescued Sunday afternoon when the boat he was in capsized in high winds near the island.
     Charley Fields, 41, was rescued by Iowa DNR Conservation Officer Ben Bergman and Water Patrol Officer Zach Scott after the small fishing boat he was operating was rolled by high winds and choppy water at approximately 2 p.m.

USA Today makes it picks

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:37pm

Clear Lake’s beaches are best

    Clear Lake is home to two top beaches, according to USA Today. 
    Clear Lake’s City Beach and Clear Lake State Park Beach were both mentioned in the publication’s Memorial Day weekend Travel feature, “51 Great American Beaches.”

Ventura street project will cause traffic issues

Published by admin on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 10:36pm

    Main Street pavement removals and grading work will begin the week of June 4 in Ventura from Lake Street south to its corporate limits.  Planners warn the project will result in traffic congestion.
     Traffic on Main Street will be maintained, however, it will be one-way alternating traffic controlled by traffic signals. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes, if possible, as the area will be congested.

Girls shatter school record to claim Regional title

Published by admin on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:37pm

The Clear Lake girls golf team shattered a school record on their way to a Class 3A Regional title Monday at Veterans Memorial Golf Course.  The win sends the Lions to the State Meet in Ankeny next week (May 29-30) with momentum and confidence.

Boys top Decorah to claim District championship and a berth at State Golf Meet

Published by admin on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:36pm

The Lions shot their best round of the year and upset number one ranked Decorah to earn a District championship and berth at the Class 3A State Golf Meet Friday and Saturday in Ames.  Clear Lake won the District played at Waverly with a fifth score tie-breaker, 306-307.  The top two teams both advance to State.
    “I think we are starting to pick up momentum,” said Coach Eric Perry, whose team finished 17 strokes behind Decorah at the Sectional meet.  “It seems weird this is

Diercks places 2nd in long jump

Published by admin on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 10:34pm

     Chandler Diercks, a freshman on the Clear Lake track team, took home second place in the Class 3A long jump Friday in Des Moines.  Diercks set a new personal record for himself in jumping 21’ 11.75” and finished just one-quarter of an inch out of first. Glenwood’s Grant May, a senior, won the event with a mark of 22’.

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