Stories from Wednesday, January 21, 2015

A slow start in Tuesday night's contest with Sheldon had Class 2A No. 15-ranked Okoboji trailing by three early. But a surge in scoring in the second quarter catapulted the Pioneers to a 54-43 road win over the Orabs. Down 13-10 after one quarter, Okoboji picked up the pace in the second, outscoring the Orabs 21-9 to take a 31-22 lead into the half...

Winless since Dec. 18, the Harris-Lake Park girls basketball team snapped a six-game losing streak Tuesday with a 54-52 win over Remsen St. Mary's. The Wolves got out to a hot start, outscoring the Hawks 20-6 in the first quarter, but Remsen St. Mary's stormed back in the second, cutting H-LP's lead to two points to trail 29-27 at the half...

The Spirit Lake Park wrestling team split a pair of duals Tuesday night at a Lakes Conference triangular hosted by Emmetsburg. While the Indians handled the host E-Hawks easily, the lost narrowly to the Tornadoes to go 1-1 on the night. The Indians were dominant against the E-Hawks, earning all seven of their wins by fall in a 60-23 shellacking...

Iowa Lakes head softball coach Corey Christopher has announced that Megan Remund of Pipestone, Minnesota, has signed a National Junior College Letter of Intent to play softball for the Lakers beginning this season. She is also a member of the Iowa Lakes volleyball team that finished this season with an overall record of 19-12...

Iowa Lakes head softball coach Corey Christopher has announced that Brittany Evans of Pipestone, Minnesota, has signed a National Junior College Letter of Intent to play softball for the Lakers beginning this season. Evans is a 2014 graduate of Pipestone Area High School who was a standout softball player for the Arrows under head coach Troy Bouman. ...

Iowa Lakes head softball coach Corey Christopher has announced that Sarah Schacherer of Estherville has signed a National Junior College Letter of Intent to play softball for the Lakers beginning this season. Schacherer is a 2014 graduate of Estherville Lincoln Central High School who was a standout softball player for the Midgets under head coach Megan Anderson. ...