Stories from Friday, December 19, 2014

Entering Wednesday's contest on a five-game losing streak, the Iowa Lakes women's basketball team looked to get off the schneid against visiting Marshalltown Community College. Unfortunately, the Lakers just couldn't get over the hump, as the Tigers held off a pair of runs to earn a 72-61 road victory...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team entered Wednesday's bout with Marshalltown Community College on a three-game win streak, but all that came to an end as the Tigers defeated the Lakers 79-77 in Estherville. It was a back-and-forth contest from the opening tip, as Iowa Lakes opened to a 7-2 deficit before back-to-back buckets by Kyle Bauer launched the Lakers to a 17-9 lead early in the first half. ...

After a two-point loss to Marshalltown Community College on Wednesday, the Iowa Lakes men's basketball team bounced back with a 75-53 win over Pure Prep the following night to go into the holiday break on a high note. The Lakers were led by Blake Wilder with 18 points. Lucas Smith tacked on 15 points and Tre Burkhall had 14 on the night...