College Sports

Former Indian Cody Poock readies for senior season at Minnesota

Minutes were hard to come by in Ryan Kriener's freshman season at the University of Iowa. The former Spirit Lake hoops star battled through an illness that cost him most of the summer between his high school graduation and the start of the Hawkeyes' basketball season. Kriener battled back, but found cracking the young and deep Iowa lineup a tough task.

Former Harris-Lake Park athlete Jordan Kyle recently signed to continue his baseball and academic careers at Morningside College in Sioux City. Kyle was a four-sport athlete at H-LP, competing in football, basketball, golf and baseball. In his senior football season, Kyle helped lead the Wolves to a runner-up finish in the 8-Player state championship while leading the entire state in touchdown receptions and setting school marks in career receptions, career receiving touchdowns and career sacks. ...

Editor's Note: The following is an Op-Ed piece from Sean Welsh, a senior offensive lineman for the Iowa Hawkeyes from Springboro, Ohio. He has 35 career starts and has been recognized nationally for his efforts as a player and a student. The 2017 season will mark Welsh's fourth year as a member of the Iowa Football Leadership Group...

Big Sky Conference coaches and media members each picked Montana State to finish eighth in the league this season in polls released by the league Tuesday. That would be a slight improvement over 2016, when the Bobcats finished tied for ninth. The team returns 14 starters, including eight on offense. ...

Former Spirit Lake and current Northwestern College football player Jacob Jenness was recently nominated for the 2017 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Since 1992, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team has been one of the most coveted community service awards in college football, bringing together select student-athletes from all divisions of play to honor their dedication to volunteerism and enriching the lives of others. ...

Former standout Iowa Lakes Baseball player Kyle Thomas was drafted Wednesday afternoon by the Detroit Tigers in the 30th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Thomas, a right-handed pitcher is originally from Mississauga, Ontario. ...

Former Spirit Lake athlete Caleb Jennings was honored for his performance with the Central College men’s track and field team this spring. Jennings, a sophomore, earned his second letter of his collegiate career in 2017. He was named the team's Most Valuable Freshman in 2016 after earning All-Iowa Conference honors...

Spirit Lake Park wrestlers Daniel Trucksess (left) and John Tuttle (right) recently signed to continue their athletic and academic careers in college. Trucksess will attend Hannibal LaGrange University, a private four-year Christian liberal arts college located in Hannibal, Missouri, and Tuttle will attend Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. They are pictured with SLP coach Andrew Lundgren (center)...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Lauryn Smith signed her letter of intent to continue her collegiate career at Augusta University, a Division II institution located in Augusta, Georgia. Lauryn will also continue pursuing her academic career in Athletic Training/Physical Therapy...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin recently signed Anjanea Simms, a transfer student-athlete from Moberly Community College in Missouri. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of Anjanea Simms and her family to our program and Laker family," Martin said. ...

Seven Iowa Lakes Community College Softball athletes were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Division II Softball All-Region teams.   Named to the first team were sophomore catcher Deanna Gerrard and sophomore infielder Lauren Hein. Gerrard, from Southey, SK, Canada, finished the season with a .471 batting average, .536 on base percentage, and .813 slugging percentage. ...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Lauryn Smith signed her letter of intent to continue her collegiate career at Augusta University, a Division II institution located in Augusta, Georgia. Lauryn will also continue pursuing her academic career in Athletic Training/Physical Therapy...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Tristyn Dunivant signed her letter of intent to continue her athletic career at Nebraska Christian College (NCC), an NCCAA Division I institution located in Papillion, NE. Tristyn will also continue pursuing her academic career in Human Development and Psychology at NCC...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Lexi Pallisco to the 2017-2018 recruiting class. Lexi is the daughter of Jane Pallisco and played for Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.   “We welcome Lexi Pallisco and her family to Iowa Lakes softball today,” Larson said. “Her work ethic and love for the game are the traits that we want future Laker softball players to exemplify as well.” ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Kacie Salazar to the 2017-2018 recruiting class. Kacie is the daughter of Jerry and Jane Salazar and played for the Ridgeview High School Wolfpack.  "We are very excited to welcome Kacie and her family to our Laker softball program," Larson said. ...

Purdue Northwest University has signed an Iowa Lakes Community College men’s soccer player. Renato Silva, midfielder, appeared in 12 games for the Lakers.  He registered nine goals in his sophomore season – third highest scorer for the season – with two of his goals being game winners. He also added four assists to his statistics...

Morningside College’s women’s golf team won its second straight tournament and its sixth tournament title of the 2016-17 season when the Mustangs pocketed the team title at Wednesday’s Morningside Invitational at Whispering Creek Golf Club. The Mustangs carded a team score of 334 for a seven-stroke victory margin over Northwestern College and Mount Marty College, who tied for second place at 341...

Morningside College’s women’s golf team won its second straight tournament and its sixth tournament title of the 2016-17 season when the Mustangs pocketed the team title at Wednesday’s Morningside Invitational at Whispering Creek Golf Club. The Mustangs carded a team score of 334 for a seven-stroke victory margin over Northwestern College and Mount Marty College, who tied for second place at 341...

The Iowa Lakes baseball team hosted the Blue Knights from Dakota County Technical College on Tuesday, April 11 at Hess-Limberg field. The Lakers fought and held on to win both games 9-4 and 10-8. In game one, Dakota County led off by plating two runs on a walk, a double, and back-to-back singles off starter Devon Munter. ...

Morningside College’s women’s golf team finished in first place by a 12-stroke margin at the Nebraska Wesleyan University Spring Invite held Thursday at Holmes Golf Course in Lincoln. The Mustangs finished with a team score of 339 for a 12-stroke cushion over College of Saint Mary, which carded a 351 to edge host Nebraska Wesleyan by one stroke for runner-up honors...

A former assistant coach at Storm Lake High School has been named the new men’s and women’s cross country coach for Iowa Lakes Community College, Director of Athletics Troy Larson announced Tuesday. While Jared Bruce served as assistant coach for Storm Lake High School from 2010-2014, he coached numerous all-conference runners and a 4x800 team that earned second place at state in 2010...

The Iowa Lakes baseball team took on Sioux Falls JV team in a doubleheader Thursday night, managing to get two wins. The Lakers won the first game by a mercy rule of 11-0 and winning the second game 8-1. In game one, Bo Lovdahl was first to get the Lakers on the board with a solo shot off the scoreboard. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball catcher Deanna Gerrard and pitcher Courtney Calkins were both recognized as last week’s Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week. Gerrard is a sophomore catcher from Southey, Saskatchewan. ...

The Lakers hosted their first home games against the Yellow Jackets from Rochester Community and Technical College on Tuesday March 21. The Lakers were able to draw in a small crowd and win their first two home games of the year. It was pitching duel until the third inning of game one on Tuesday...

The Iowa Lakes softball team swept doubleheaders against Northeast Community College and Southwestern Community College last week to improve to 17-4 overall and push its win streak to eight games. The Lakers swept Northeast Community College on Saturday, March 25. The Lakers won game one 8-5 and game two 23-9 in six innings. Shelby Davis came up big for the Lakers in game one, bringing in four of the Lakers' eight runs. The Lakers had 12 extra base hits, including six home runs in game two...

The Iowa Lakes men's golf team began its spring season by posting a team score of 318 – 22 shots behind tournament leader Kansas City Kansas Community College with a 296 at Mozingo Lake Golf Course in Maryville, Missouri — through the first round of the Graceland Invitational on Friday, March 24...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball player, Leilani San Pedro, has been recognized as last week's ICCAC Athlete of the Week.  San Pedro, is a freshman outfielder from Redlands, California. She is the first Iowa Lakes softball player to receive this award this season. She was selected for this award based on games played during the week of March 13-19. San Pedro produced big numbers for the Lakers during their 8-2 week in Clermont, Florida...

Laker soccer standout Enoch Duval has committed to play this fall for Division II Tiffin University in Ohio. Duval appeared in 19 games for the Lakers registering eight starts, seven goals and five assists as a sophomore. Duval – a native of Marion – helped the Lakers reach the semi-finals of the regional tournament in the 2016 season...

Another Iowa Lakes Community College soccer standout has signed papers to advance to a university to continue his soccer career. Jack Stonehouse will join the University of Hawaii Hilo Vulcans as he pursues his bachelor’s degree. As a Laker, Stonehouse appeared in 18 games, starting in 16 of those. He registered three goals — one of which was a game-winner — and had six assists ending his sophomore season with 12 points...