Stories from Thursday, July 3, 2014

History makes Bob's in Arnolds Park unique. The excellence of the food is the bonus. Bob's Drive Inn in Le Mars has been in existence for 65 years. Opened in 1949 by family patriarch Bob Kass, the eating establishment became famous for the Bob Dog. Son Myles Kass was managing the operation of the family business when he decided to expand. Bob's in Arnolds Park has been the source for delicious sandwiches and much more for 12 years...

Up 5-0 heading into the fifth inning of Lakes Conference softball action Wednesday night, the Spirit Lake squad plated seven runs to highlight an impressive 12-0 blowout at Storm Lake. In the fifth, Carly Ites doubled to center to leadoff the inning and courtesy runner Hailey Johnson advanced to third on a fly ball out by Whitlee Reitz...

Spirit Lake put on a hitting clinic Wednesday night, as the Indians cruised to a 13-4 win at Storm Lake in Lakes Conference baseball action. With a total of 13 hits in 33 at-bats, Spirit Lake stunned the Tornadoes, batting .394 as a team -- well above its .278 season average...

The Harris-Lake Park softball team was one part Jekyll and one part Hyde Wednesday night, as the Wolves split a pair of games against West Sioux. In game one, the Wolves had no answer for West Sioux starting pitcher Carly Dekkers, as the senior slinger allowed just five hits in a 9-0 shutout of H-LP...

West Sioux led Harris-Lake Park from start to finish in high school baseball action Wednesday night, as the Falcons topped the Wolves 9-3 at home. West Sioux got on top early, scoring two in the first and three in the second to lead 5-0 before the Wolves finally got on the board with a run in the third...