Stories from Saturday, January 31, 2015

In their annual wrestling dual, the Okoboji Pioneers earned a decisive team victory over Dickinson County rival Spirit Lake Park in Milford on Thursday, besting the Indians 66-12. Colbin Larue got things started for the Pioneers at 132 pounds, pinning SLP's Alec Harrington in 1 minutes, 17 seconds before the Pioneers took advantage of three open weight classes to take a 24-0 lead over the Indians...

Looking to avenge a two-point loss from earlier this season, the Harris-Lake Park boys basketball team turned the tables on Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Tuesday night, earning a double-overtime road victory over the Hawks. At the end of the first overtime, H-LP held a three-point lead and looked to stretch it to four with a Brady Van Iperen free throw. The senior guard knocked down the shot, but was called for having his foot on the line, nullifying the shot and giving the Hawks a chance to tie...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team dropped to 10-10 overall on the year with a 65-60 loss to Ellsworth on Wednesday. The Lakers were led by Trey Burkhall with 23 points, while Kalund Brown led Ellsworth with 12 points.

In a dual match with No. 5-ranked NIACC on Wednesday, the Iowa Lakes wrestling team earned just two wins in a 40-9 loss to the Trojans. Freddie Rodriguez and Jordan Brandon were the lone Lakers to pick up wins on the night, as Rodriguez -- the returning national champion at 125 pounds -- pinned Paul Mascarenas in 3 minutes, 38 seconds, and Brandon earned an 8-4 decision over Kyler Mathews at 197 pounds...