College Sports

Wednesday the Iowa Lakes volleyball team hosted its first conference game of the 2018 season. The Lakers defeated the Ellsworth Community College Panthers with a 3-1 victory. Starting extremely slow with multiple hitting errors, the Lakers fell short in the first set of the night, 25-22...

The Iowa Lakes Sport Shooting Team shot in its initial competition against SWCC on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the High Lake Gun Club near Creston, Iowa. The traveling team roster consisted of eight men and three women. Ethan Collins shot a near perfect 99x100 to take the gold medal in the men’s division. Raeann Krull was the high Laker lady with 82x100...

Coming off of its recent win, the Iowa Lakes women's golf team traveled to Sioux City to compete in the Lila Frommelt Fall Classic hosted by Briar Cliff University at Two Rivers Golf Club. The two-day tournament took place on Friday Sept. 14, and Saturday, Sept. 15, and had 14 teams and 80 golfers...

The Iowa Lakes men's golf team came out on top at the Grandview Viking Shootout by posting an even par 284 at Otter Creek Golf Club. The score was good enough for a six-shot victory over Waldorf University in a 10-team field. The Lakers were led by freshman Joey Murphy who came in with a 3-under-par 68, which was good enough for co-medalist with former DMACC Bear Parker Davidson of Grandview University. ...

Ben MaCrae is heading into his fifth year coaching the Iowa Lakes men’s soccer team. This year, the Lakers will return to the pitch with a roster of 37 players, including 13 sophomore returners, one transfer and 24 incoming first-year students. “We are currently not in the NJCAA D1 rankings but expect to be later this season," MaCrae said. "We are predicted to finish fifth in our conference (out of 11) by other coaches.”...

Iowa Lakes head volleyball coach Hunter Porter begins her second season with the Lakers. Porter has quickly put her stamp on the program, bringing in a strong freshmen class. This year, the Lakers take the court with a new look with 13 first-year students and only two returning sophomores...

The Laker men’s soccer team moved to 2-0-1 on the season, after a 7-1 victory over Anoka-Ramsey Wednesday. Nicolas Likulia started the scoring for the Lakers in the 16th minute off a Connor Goldsworthy free kick. Fifteen minutes later Jamaican forward Jovanny Brown opened up his scoring campaign for the Lakers when he got on the end of a through ball from sophomore Levi Heholt. Brown would go on again to score four minutes later, giving him two on the day. The Lakers went into halftime up 3-0...

  The Lakers traveled to Council Bluffs this past weekend, as they squared off against two tough opponents. Snow College out of Utah and Northeastern Junior College out of Colorado.   The Lakers' first game took place on a very humid Saturday afternoon against Snow. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Taylor Allen to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Taylor is the daughter of Curt and Shelley Allen and played for the Neepawa Area Collegiate Tigers out of Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Lemia Ntor-Ue has committed to continuing her academic and athletic career at the University of Texas Permian Basin, a Division II institution, located in Odessa, Texas. Ntor-Ue graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College in May 2018...

Iowa Lakes Community College was recently honored by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) for academic achievements during the 2017-18 college year. Each year the NJCAA recognizes both teams and individuals for academic success. Four Iowa Lakes teams received honorable mention for earning a team cumulative grade point average above  3.0. These teams include women's swimming and diving (3.24), softball (3.14), women’s soccer (3.11) and women’s golf (3.11)...

Iowa Lakes Community College head women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced last week the signing of Brianna O’Donnell, a 6-foot-2 forward from Richfield, Minnesota, to the Iowa Lakes women's basketball team. “We are thrilled to add Brianna to our women’s basketball family,” Martin said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach, Katie Larson, announced the signing of Priscilla Lozoya to the 2018-19 recruiting class. Priscilla is the daughter of Josie Ramirez and played for the Valley High Vikings in La Salle, Colorado. "We are excited that Priscilla will be a Laker this year," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Sydney Jensen to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Sydney is the daughter of Mark and Jennifer Jensen and plays for the Okoboji High School Pioneers. "We are very excited that Sydney chose to be a Laker next year," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Nadiya Briggs, a 5-10 forward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Excited to add Nadiya to our women’s basketball family," Martin said. "Nadiya will give us added depth in the low post. She is a great kid with a high motor. Excited to see her continue to grow her game at Iowa Lakes.”...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Madeline Cantu to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Madeline is the daughter of Joe and Ginny Cantu and played for the La Vernia High School Bears.  "We want to welcome Madeline and her family to the Iowa Lakes family today," Larson said. ...

Four Iowa Lakes Community College Softball athletes were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Softball Midwest All-Region teams. Named to the first team was freshman shortstop, Kacie Salazar...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Madeline Cantu to the 2018-2019 recruiting class. Madeline is the daughter of Joe and Ginny Cantu and played for the La Vernia High School Bears.  "We want to welcome Madeline and her family to the Iowa Lakes family today," Larson said. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College recently welcomed Mary Kelly as the newest athletics signee. She will play softball and volleyball while attending Iowa Lakes. Kelly attends Sandra Day O'Connor High School and is the daughter of Elisabeth Cuadros. Kelly is an outfielder/slapper from San Antonio. Last year, she batted .646 with 31 hits, including nine doubles and two triples. Kelly was also on the honor roll every semester of high school...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Nadiya Briggs, a 5-10 forward from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Excited to add Nadiya to our women’s basketball family," Martin said. "Nadiya will give us added depth in the low post. She is a great kid with a high motor. Excited to see her continue to grow her game at Iowa Lakes.”...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player, Anjanea Simms, signed her letter of intent to continue her collegiate career at Peru State, a NAIA level institution located in Peru, Nebraska. Simms graduated from Iowa Lakes in May with her liberal arts degree. Throughout Simms' career at Iowa Lakes, she earned First Team All-Region Academic honors for the fall semester...

Morningside College’s Hanna Schoning, a junior from Arnolds Park, Iowa, is a 2018 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete in the sport of women’s tennis. Schoning has a 3.79 cumulative grade point average (GPA) with a major in mathematics teaching. Schoning had a 9-10 record as the Mustangs’ No. 3 singles player during the 2017-18 season. She had a 9-7 record as a competitor at No. 2 doubles...

Morningside College leads all NAIA women’s golf programs in the nation with six of its players named to the list of 2018 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes. The University of Northwestern Ohio was next with five Daktronics-NAIA Women’s Golf Scholar-Athletes...

Iowa Lakes Community College Athletic Director Troy Larson is pleased to announce the inaugural season of the Iowa Lakes Community College men’s and women’s sports shooting. He has announced that Rick Kalsow has been named as head coach, pending Board of Trustee approval on May 15...

Iowa Lakes freshman Annika DuMoulin took part in the 2018 NJCAA Women's Golf Championship at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, May 14-17. DuMoulin posted a four-day total of 372 and would end up with a T-77 finish out of 114 players to conclude her first year with Iowa Lakes after being named to First Team All-Region for Region XI in the NJCAA...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Safiyer Coleman, a 5-10 forward from Lakewood, Colorado. "It is great to keep our Lakewood connection going with adding Sassy," Martin said. "I am excited to coach Sassy and for her to join the women’s basketball family. She will be a great addition. Sassy will give us a nice presence on the block. She will run the floor and create a lot of havoc for defenses."...

Spirit Lake senior Marisa Weeks recently signed to continue her academic and golf careers at Iowa Western Community College. Weeks, pictured with Spirit Lake girls golf coach Lucas Doxtad, earned an individual Lakes Conference championship with her round at the conference tournament held May 7 in Spencer. (Photo submitted)...

Macy Smith, a 2017 graduate from Spirit Lake High School, recently signed to play volleyball at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Smith played her first collegiate season at South Dakota State University, where she started 25 of 26 matches and played in 79 sets. ...

The Iowa Lakes men's golf team ended up eight shots from extending their season and advancing to the NCJAA DII National Championship. The Lakers finished in fifth place with a two day total of 632. Kirkwood Community College took home the region title with a team total of 601, Des Moines Area Community College took second with 612, and North Iowa Area Community College took third place and secured the final spot with a score of 624...

Iowa Lakes women’s basketball player Mia Wassink has been named to the NJCAA All-American Third Team this season. She is one of three players from the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II to receive this honor. Wassink led the conference with 9.1 rebounds per game, grabbing 203 defensive rebounds on the season — good for 15th-most in NJCAA Division II. She averaged 15.3 points per game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 77 percent from the free throw line...