Stories from Tuesday, October 20, 2009

The Okoboji volleyball team was clicking on all cylinders offensively and showed some great hustle and effort on the defensive end of the court on the way to a straight set victory over Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A regional volleyball tournament in Milford. Game scores were 25-15, 25-20 and 25-18...

The Spirit Lake girls' cross country team needed a standout performance from No. 6 runner Shirley Coenen to lift the team past Estherville Lincoln Central/Armstrong-Ringsted via a tiebreaker at the Lakes Conference Meet Monday, Oct. 19 in Brunsville...

The Spirit Lake boys' cross country team proved some resiliency after battling through some late-season injuries and sicknesses to overtake Le Mars by 14 points to win the third conference championship in four years and second in a row at the Lakes Conference Meet Monday, Oct. 19 in Brunsville...

The Okoboji football team mustered only 72 yards of total offense in a defensive battle with East Sac County, getting shutout for the second straight game and third time this season, in a sluggish 20-0 setback Friday, Oct. 19 in Class 2A District 2 play in Milford...

The Spirit Lake football team made the most of a wet and rainy evening, taking advantage of six turnovers and scoring 41 points off the miscues to key a 48-8 rout of Unity Christian Friday, Oct. 16 in Class 2A District 1 play at Hafer Field. "I think we did a great job of protecting the ball. ...

The Harris-Lake Park football team stuck right with West Bend-Mallard for the better part of three quarters, but the Wolves gave up two touchdowns in the fourth quarter -- one on a 30-yard interception return by Andy Riesenberg -- to break open a tight game in an eventual 28-8 setback Friday, Oct. 16 in 8-Man District 2 play in West Bend...

The Graettinger/Terril football team powered past rival Ruthven-Ayrshire with an impressive second-half showing, outgaining the Raiders by nearly 200 yards in the final 24 minutes to help turn an 11-point game into a blowout as the Knights sealed a top-3 finish in District 2 with a 40-3 victory Friday, Oct. 16 in Ruthven...