College Sports

Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji soccer athlete Ryan Byers recently signed a letter of intent to continue his academic and soccer career at Dordt College in Sioux Center.

Spirit Lake athlete Aidan Bauermeister recently signed to continue his academic and running career at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City. Bauermeister has been a key contributor for the Indians track and cross country teams the past four years. He is a three-time cross country state qualifier...

Spirit Lake Park wrestler Dakoda Powell recently signed to continue his academic and wrestling career at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Powell was a three-time state qualifier and three-time state place-winner for the Indians. He placed sixth as a sophomore, fourth as a junior and third as a senior at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships. (DCN file photo)...

Spirit Lake Park wrestler Joe Waters recently signed to continue his academic and wrestling career at Morningside College in Sioux City. Waters was a two-time state qualifier for the Indians and wrapped his prep career with a seventh-place finish at the 2019 Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships. (DCN file photo)...

Spirit Lake athlete Greg Will recently signed to continue his academic and football career at Northwestern College in Orange City. Will was a key contributor for the Indians this past fall, earning First Team All-District and Academic All-District honors after finishing the year with 60.5 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and seven sacks. (DCN file photo)...

Four players from the 2018-19 Iowa Lakes men's basketball team were honored by the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) as being All-Region performers. Iowa Lakes finished the year 22-10 overall, 10-4 in the ICCAC. Freshman guard, Kevin Jennings, was voted onto the All-Region XI First Team.  Jennings led the team in scoring at 16.3 points per game, grabbed 2.3 rebounds per game and dished out 3.3 assists per game. ...

Four Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball athletes were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Division II Women's Basketball All-Region teams. Breanna Wendland and Shareece Smith were both named to the ICCAC All-Region First Team, Samantha Hagedorn earned Second Team All-Region honors, and Safiyer Coleman earned Third Team All-Region honors...

The Iowa Lakes men’s basketball season came to an end with a 90-82 loss at NIACC in the Region 11 tournament semifinal. The Lakers finished the season 22-10 overall. The Lakers were led by Equan Ards with 21 points. Kevin Jennings added 20 and Lamontae Lewis had 14. ...

The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team fell 64-55 to Iowa Central in the regional tournament.The Lakers were led by Shareece Smith, who recorded a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Safiyer Coleman added 14 points and 9 rebounds. “Tough way to end the season tonight," Iowa Lakes coach Ashley martin said. ...

Spirit Lake senior Kourtney Delperdang recently signed to continue her cross country and track career at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix. Delperdang was a four-time state qualifier in cross country for the Indians and enters the spring seeking a fourth straight trip to the state track meet in Des Moines. (Photo submitted)...

Spirit Lake senior Ben Steffens recently signed to continue his football career at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. Steffens was a two-time all-state selection at kicker for the Indians. This past year, Steffens was named Second Team All-State by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. He was also a First Team All-District, Academic All-State and Academic All-District selection, and a Shrine Bowl nominee. (Photo submitted)...

Iowa Lakes sent nine to the NJCAA National Wrestling Championship held Friday and Saturday, March 1-2, at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. The Lakers came away with four All-Americans and earned 72.5 points to place seventh overall as a team...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team wrapped up regular season play with a 98-75 win over Little Priest on Saturday, March 2. With the win, the Lakers finish the regular season 21-9 overall and 10-4 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play...

The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team finished conference play with a 97-56 victory over Little Priest Tribal College on Saturday, March 2. Iowa Lakes had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures. The Lakers were led by Breanna Wendland with 24 points. Safiyer Coleman added 19 points. Shareece Smith added 17 points. Sam Hagedorn added 12 points...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team won its 20th game of the season with a 101-67 win over Graceland JV Wednesday, Feb. 27. The Lakers improved to 20-9 overall. Leading the way for the Lakers was Kevin Jennings with 16 points. Malcolm Clayton added 15 points. Xavier Dixon had 14 points, Solomon Clayton had his second consecutive double-double with 14 points and 17 rebounds, and Brandun Robinson and Equan Ards each scored 12 points...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team fell to 18-9 overall and 8-4 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play with a 107-97 loss to NIACC on Thursday, Feb. 21. Iowa Lakes was led by Equan Ards (pictured) with 19 points. Jacob Rau and Solomon Clayton added 16 each and Kevin Jennings had 14. Ards was the teams leading rebounder with seven. NIACC was led by Deundra Roberson with 29 points...

The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team suffered a 98-74 home defeat to NIACC on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Lakers were led by Safiyer Coleman (pictured) with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Samantha Hagedorn had 16 points. Breanna Wendland had 11 points and four assists. Bethany Rehse pulled down 13 rebounds and blocked two shots. NIACC was led by Mandy Willems with 32 points. Tahya Campbell scored 23 for the Trojans...

Iowa Lakes baseball coach Joey Pavlovich enters his fourth season as the head coach at Iowa Lakes. He is excited to get the season underway. "This season, we will have one focus and that is improving daily," Pavlovich said. "It is always interesting when previewing teams and what coaches expect. ...

Iowa Lakes softball coach Katie Larson recently announced the signing of Paige Springer to the 2019-20 recruiting class. Paige is the daughter of Jeff and Diana Springer and plays for the Hampton-Dumont High School Bulldogs. “Paige is going to be a great addition behind the plate,” Larson said. “Paige is a very strong young lady that is very eager to learn. Her natural athletic talents mixed with her hard working attitude is going to allow her to do great things here.”...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball moved to 17-8 overall and 7-3 in Iowa Community College Conference play with a 112-106 triple overtime win over DMACC Wednesday night. The Lakers were led by Kevin Jennings with 36 points. Others in double figures for the Lakers were Equan Ards with 21, Lamontae Lewis with 19 and Malcolm Clayton with 14. Ards led the ream in rebounding with 11...

Iowa Lakes will send nine wrestlers to the NJCAA National Wrestling Championship slated for Friday and Saturday, March 1-2 at the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs. Kevin Saravia (125), Anothny Fisher (141), Tracy Davis (149), David Hollingsworth III (157), Tyrone Jones (165), Steven Raines (174), Marcus Placide (184), Terron Robinson (197) and heavyweight Andree Bissainthe will represent the Lakers after qualifying at the regional tournament held Sunday, Feb. 10...

The Laker men’s and women’s swimmers had many strong performances at this weekend’s Midwest Cup Regional Meet on The University of Iowa campus in Iowa CIty. Ashley Commens, who joined the team in January, had a breakthrough meet, as she achieved her first national qualifying time in the opening event...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 15-7 and 5-3 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play with an 84-64 win over Iowa Central Saturday. Iowa Lakes was led by Lamontae Lewis with 21 points. Kevin Jennings added 12 points, and Solomon Clayton had 12 points and 12 rebounds...

The Iowa Lakes men’s basketball team fell to 14-7 and 4-3 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play with a 119-110 loss at NIACC Thursday night. Iowa Lakes was led by Kevin Jennings with 37 points. Boston Grimes added 22, and Solomon Clayton had 16...

Iowa Lakes softball coach Katie Larson announced the signing of Gabby West to the 2019-2020 recruiting class. Gabby is the daughter of Ken and Andrea West and plays for the Perry High School Jayettes. “We are really excited to welcome Gabby and her family to the Iowa Lakes softball family next year,” Larson said. “We are looking for her to step in and make an immediate impact for us behind the plate.”...

Sango Bunmi Smith, a 2018 All-American wrestler at Iowa Lakes Community College, was arrested on felony drug charges during the overnight hours leading into Sunday, Jan. 27. Officers from the Estherville Police Department were dispatched to the college's Estherville campus for a fight and were further advised those involved were possibly armed with handguns...