College Sports

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...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of  Tejah Hayden, a 5-7 guard from Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. “We are thrilled that Tejah decided to continue her academic and basketball careers at Iowa Lakes," Martin said. "Tejah’s toughness and competitive drive will be a great addition to our program.  She is athletic and can get to the rim. Excited to see her game grow at Iowa Lakes.”...

The Iowa Lakes men's and women's golf teams participated at the Region XI Spring Preview at Lake Panorama National on Friday. Rain and thunderstorms were in the forecast, however the course dodged the rain and was left with only strong winds of more than 20 mph and chilly temperatures around 45 degrees. The Lakers were able to post a team score of 317 which tied for fourth place with Southwestern Community College, falling nine shots behind Kirkwood Community College...

Indian Hills Community College has named Iowa Lakes men’s soccer graduate assistant Juan Espinal as its new head coach for men’s soccer. Espinal has served as a graduate assistant coach for the Lakers for the past year and a half. Espinal’s coaching duties have included recruiting, team and individual training, as well as scheduling. He has contributed to Iowa Lakes in other facets also, including supervising intramurals and student senate activities. He has also served as a resident assistant. ...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball player Mia Wassink has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Gustavus Adolphus College, a Division III institution located in Saint Peter, Minnesota. The Gustavus women’s basketball team is coming off a historic season, finishing 24-7 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen...

Saturday's doubleheader between Iowa Lakes and No. 4-ranked Kirkwood Community College was a tale of two completely different games. The Lakers would fall in game one by a final of 17-0. With all the momentum from game one in favor of the Eagles, the Lakers would come out and play arguably their best game of the year in game two but dropped a tough one thanks to a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Kirkwood the 9-7 win...

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team dropped two games to No. 3-ranked Kirkwood Community College Satruday. The Lakers are now 11-17 overall and 2-7 in conference. Kirkwood jumped out to the early lead in game one, scoring four in the bottom of the first. They did this on five hits, including one home run. They scored five more in the second on four hits and two Laker errors...

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team took two losses to conference foe, Ellsworth Community College Friday. Bibiana Rosales took the 12-11 loss in game one and the 13-6 loss in game two. The Lakers are now 9-13 overall and 0-2 in conference play...

The Iowa Lakes men's golf team finished up their spring opener in Beatrice, Nebraska with a fourth-place finish at the Southeastern Community College Spring Invitational at the Beatrice Country Club. The Lakers finished the tournament with a team total of 654 by posting a 330 on the second day to follow up a 324 from the first round. The Lakers were led by freshman Sterling McIlravy, who finished with a 158 with a second day round of 83, giving him a T-11 finish...

Thursday Iowa Lakes Community College head women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Breanna Wendland, a 5-foot-8 guard from Richfield, Minnesota. “We want to welcome Breanna and her family to our Iowa Lakes women’s basketball family,” Martin said. ...

The Iowa Lakes volleyball team welcomes Ariel Bozonie, a 5-10 middle blocker from Storm Lake. "We are very fortunate to have gained such a hard worker," said Iowa Lakes coach Hunter Porter. "Ariel is a very dedicated athlete. With her extremely driven work ethic, desire to succeed, and positive spirit, Ariel will be a great addition to our roster. We are so excited to have her as a part of the Laker family."...

Iowa Lakes baseball opened the conference season against Ellsworth Community College with a neutral site doubleheader Saturday. The Lakers were able to split the series opening doubleheader with the Panthers by winning game one by a score of 5-2 and falling in game two 14-5...

Six players from the 2017-18 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 at 23-9 overall, 9-3 to place second in the ICCAC while being ranked 19th in the National Junior College Athletic Conference (NJCAA) final basketball poll...

Iowa Lakes men placed 10th and women placed sixth at the NJCAA Swimming & Diving Championships held recently at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida. The Laker women missed out on third place by just 10 points. The national meet is a four-day long meet with two sessions each day and ran from March 7-10...

Four members of the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) women’s basketball team have been named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region XI Division II Women’s All-Region Basketball Team. Former Okoboji athlete Molly Michell, a sophomore, was named to the first team, sophomores Joniqua Clark of Cedar Rapids and Beth Atwood of Packwood earned second-team honors and sophomore Regan Shockley of Hartley was named to the third team...

Five 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. Mia Wassink was named to First Team All-Region, Lemia Ntor-Ue earned Second Team All-Region honors, and Marissa Ruiz, Marisela Perez and Calynn Jackson earned Third Team All-Region honors. ...

Iowa Lakes softball players Desiree Lopez and Kenlee Frank have signed to continue their athletic and academic careers at NAIA Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. Lopez is the daughter of Melany and Jose Lopez. She is from Redlands, California, where she graduated from Citrus Valley High School. A 4-foot-9 slapper, Lopez batted .309 in her career as a Blackhawk. She had a 95 percent fielding percentage, with 106 assists, 10 put outs, and turned seven double plays. ...

The Lakers fell in overtime on the road in the first round of the regional tournament to Iowa Central 74-79. The Lakers were led by Marissa Ruiz with 20 points shooting 5-7 from behind the arc, Lemia Ntor-Ue with 13 points, Mia Wassink with 12 points, and Marisela Perez with 11 points...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team’s season came to an end Thursday with a 102-93 loss to Southwestern in the Region XI semifinals. The Lakers were led by Nick Wagner with 38 points. Dennis Joiner added 25, and Christian Kyles had 10. Joiner also added 16 rebounds...

Iowa Lakes Community College head softball coach, Katie Larson, announced the signing of Brooklyn Mickelson to the 2018-2019 recruiting class last week. Mickelson is the daughter of Todd and Tami Mickelson and played for the St. James High School Saints from St. James, Minnesota...

Iowa Lakes Community College head women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Beth Rehse, a 5-foot-11 forward from Ida Grove, this past week. “We are excited that Beth decided to continue her basketball career at Iowa Lakes,” Martin said. ...

Simpson College's Noreen Morrow, a Harris-Lake Park graduate, concluded her college basketball career with three all-conference accolades. She was a 2015-16 Second Team and 2016-17 First Team All-Iowa Conference selection. She earned her second straight First Team All-Conference selection this season as a senior. ...

The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team lost its final regular season game to Southeastern, 71-66 on Saturday. The Lakers were led Lemia Ntor-Ue with 19 points. Mia Wassink had 16 points. Marissa Ruiz had 15 points, and Marisela Perez had 10. “Tough loss today on sophomore day," Iowa Lakes coach Ashley Martin said. ...

Ten Iowa Lakes Community College students have earned a chance to compete in next month’s NJCAA National Swimming and Diving meet in Fort Pierce, Florida. “This team has a lot of high rankings so I would expect to see them to be in quite a few finals,” said Miranda Anderson, head swim and dive coach at Iowa Lakes. “I’m excited to see how fast they can go.”...

Iowa Lakes finished 12th as a team and two wrestlers earned All-American honors at the 2018 NJCAA National Wrestling Tournament held Feb. 23-24 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. David Hollingsworth III placed fourth for the Lakers at 149 pounds to earn Honorable Mention All-American honors. Bunmi Smith placed seventh at 165 pounds to earn Honorable Mention All-American honors as well...

Many athletes pass through the halls of Iowa Lakes. Some take home trophies and accolades. But only a select few have such an impact that they are recognized in the Laker Athletics Hall of Fame. Five alumni ascended to the highest honor an athlete at Iowa Lakes Community College can achieve at an awards ceremony held Feb. ...

Iowa Lakes Community College women's basketball coach Ashley Martin announced the signing of Alisa Anderson, a 5-9 Guard from Ralston, Nebraska. “We are very excited to welcome Alisa and her family to our Laker basketball program," Martin said. "Alisa is a great kid and works extremely hard. She will be a wonderful addition to our program. Alisa can really shoot it and has a very high basketball IQ. I love her work ethic and her love for the game.”...