Stories from Thursday, October 24, 2013

The Iowa Lakes Community College men's and women's cross country teams are preparing this week for the regional meet scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 in Fort Dodge. Head coach David Peterson believes he has the team where he wants them to be. "We are continuing to improve each week and are expecting some good times from our runners," he said...

Iowa Lakes baseball will be having a winter hitting league on Sunday afternoons starting on Nov. 3 running through Dec. 8. The camp, coached by Travis Olson, graduate assistant coach of the Laker baseball team, is a specialized program that provides young people the opportunity to be evaluated by top coaches, improve their skill level with intensive instruction and participate in a competitive hitting league...

ESTHERVILLE LINCOLN CENTRAL AT SPIRIT LAKE Time: 7 p.m., at Estherville Records and rankings: Spirit Lake is 7-1; Estherville Lincoln Central enters at 2-6. Notable: Spirit Lake wants to keep the momentum going from a 45-12 victory over South Central Calhoun that clinched a Class 2A District 2 title in the final week of the regular season. ...

LAKES CONFERENCE SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE CORNBELT CONFERENCE *-Conference champions...

CLASS 2A DISTRICT 2 CLASS 1A DISTRICT 1 8-MAN DISTRICT 1 8-MAN DISTRICT 2 *-Clinched playoff berth...