Stories from Friday, April 10, 2009

Indians dominate distance events at Dutch Relays (04/10/09)
The race of the meet came early on for the Spirit Lake Park boys' track and field team Tuesday, April 7 at the Dutch Relays in Orange City. The Indians quartet of Tyler Gustafson, Jesse and Alec Baldwin and Brandon Griffin challenged Okoboji right down to the final 50 meters in the 4x800 relay. The Pioneers clipped the Indians by seven-tenths of a second for the overall race title, but ended up winning the Class A title with a time of 8:16.13...

SLP girls take the field by storm at Dutch Relays (04/10/09)
The Spirit Lake Park girls' track and field team jump-started its outdoor season on a solid note with an impressive 29.5-point victory over host MOC-Floyd Valley Tuesday, April 7 at the Dutch Relays in Orange City. The Indians captured eight first-place finishes -- winning three relays and five individual events. ...

SL-O girls cruise past Spencer in season opener (04/10/09)
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls' tennis team came out of the gates strong with an impressive 7-2 victory over Lakes Conference rival Spencer Tuesday, April 7 at River View Tennis Courts. "I thought the top of our lineup played really well. I was really surprised with their intensity and focus," said Spirit Lake-Okoboji head coach Bob O'Hara. ...

Okoboji shines in mid-distance events at Dutch Relays (04/10/09)
The 4x800 team of Milan Johnson, Austin Millard, Madison Delaney and Tyler Peterson knew that they had a golden opportunity to turn in a strong showing Tuesday, April 7 at the Dutch Relays in Orange City. The quartet took advantage of the excellent weather conditions and outstanding competition from Spirit Lake Park's 4x800 team that captured a state championship in Class 3A last season, racing to the top spot by less than a second in a down-to-the-wire finish between Peterson and SLP's Brandon Griffin.. ...