College Sports

Spirit Lake senior Tyler Kriener recently signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Morningside College in Sioux City. Kriener played in all 22 games and made eight starts for the substate finalists this past season. He averaged 4.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game, shooting 50.6% from the field and 56.2% from the free throw line. ...

A pair of Iowa Lakes volleyball players garnered all-conference selections following the 2020-21 season. Freshmen Mady Brevik and Kylie Kline received all-conference votes and were named to the Honorable Mention team. Brevik, a Harris-Lake Park alum, was named as a utility player and Kylie Kline, of North Branch, was named as a libero...

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team earned a split on their final day of the series against Ellsworth Tuesday in Estherville. The Lakers, 4-6 overall, won game one 4-2 but the Panthers prevailed 18-4 in five innings in the second game. In game one, Lexi Chase led the way at the plate with a 3-for-4 game and scored one run. ...

The No. 9 Iowa Lakes men's soccer team opened up the season with a win against Hawkeye Community College on a windy Friday afternoon in Spencer. Freshman Leonardo Seixas opened the scoring for the Lakers in the 36th minute from a Jose-Miguel Boggio assist. Seixas’ shot took a deflection which ended in the back of the Hawkeye net. The Lakers would go into halftime up 1-0...

After a start to her soccer career near Fresno, California, Alexis Vasquez is pleased to be a contributor to the Iowa Lakes Community College women’s soccer team. The Lakers won 2-1 against Hawkeye Community College Friday in Spencer. Vasquez, a center-midfielder, tallied both of the team’s goals...

Freshmen Grace Flanagan of Coggon and Emily Caspers of Swaledale scored 10 points apiece as the DMACC women’s basketball team closed out the regular season with a 48-32 win over Southeastern Community College (SECC) April 3 at West Burlington. The Bears ended the season with a 14-6 record and will take the No. ...

Spirit Lake senior Cael Amos recently signed his letter of intent to play basketball at the University of Dubuque, a private university in Dubuque, Iowa. This past season, Amos helped lead the Spirit Lake basketball team to a 17-6 overall record and an appearance in the Class 2A substate championship...

In the final dual before the national tournament, the Iowa Lakes wresting team fell 30-19 to NIACC on Wednesday, March 24. The dual consisted of just six contested matches, with both teams swapping a pair of forfeits. The night was highlighted by wins from Iowa Lakes heavyweight Mitchell Williamson and 157-pounder Jovanni Butler...

The Iowa Lakes volleyball team traveled to Norfolk, Nebraska for a Region Xl quarterfinal match-up against Northeast Community College on Friday night. The Hawks won 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-18) and will advance to play Kirkwood in the region semifinal...

The Iowa Lakes women's golf team started its 2021 spring season off with a team victory at the Graceland Spring Invite at Lake Mozingo Golf Course in Maryville, Missouri. The Lakers posted team scores of 384 and 369 over the two days to finish with a team tally of 753, good enough for a 28-shot victory over the field of four teams, with Waldorf University coming in second. This marks the second team win for the Lakers in the 2020-21 season...

The Iowa Lakes softball team took on Ellsworth in four games played Sunday-Monday, March 28-29. The Lakers went 3-1 against the Panthers. Iowa Lakes had everything working on Sunday to earn a sweep over Ellsworth Community College. Lexi Chase allowed just one earned run in the circle and the Laker bats combined for 25 hits in the two games. The Lakers needed just sixteen outs to defeat the Panthers 8-0 in game one and then took the 9-3 win in game two...

Iowa Lakes women's basketball freshman, Madison Hough, has committed to continue her academic and athletic career at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. Madison Hough is from Graettinger, where she graduated valedictorian of her class from Graettinger-Terril High School. ...

Freshman Magan Christopherson of Milford led four players in double figures with 20 points as the DMACC women’s basketball team handed Southeastern Community College (SECC) an 84-64 loss March 20 inside the DMACC gymnasium. Freshmen Emily Caspers of Swaledale and Grace Flanagan of Coggon added 16 and 14 points respectively and sophomore Jada Powell of Des Moines picked up a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Bears improved to 13-3 for the season with their third consecutive win...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 11-6 on the season with an 89-72 win over NIACC on Wednesday, March 17. “There was times where we were OK, but there was also times where we weren’t very good,” Iowa Lakes coach Troy Larson said. “It’s always nice to be back at home. We played pretty good at (Indian) Hills on Saturday, so it’s nice to be back home. Overall, it’s a league win, pretty handily, late in the season, and those are tough to come by. We’ll take it.”...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 12-6 on the season with a 75-65 win over Marshalltown on Saturday, March 20. "Its hard to win on the road,” Iowa Lakes coach Troy Larson said. “Marshalltown came out in the second half and played hard and made us work for the win."...

Iowa Lakes earned a 58-53 road win over Marshalltown on Saturday, March 20. The Lakers were led by Jaeda Whitner with 15 points. Rachel Puok added nine points and Rachel Breck added eight points. "Girls gutted out a good win today,” Iowa Lakes coach Ashley Martin said. “We were a little rusty coming off a 10-day break. Was fun to get back after it and compete today. I thought we guarded really hard down the stretch and put ourselves in a position to win the game.”...

The Iowa Lakes volleyball team had two hitters on the shelf Thursday, so the Lakers took on the NIACC Trojans with an old-fashioned straight six — no subs and no libero. NIACC took advantage, but the Lakers competed hard throughout the whole match, falling 25-12, 25-15 and 25-21...

On Sunday, the Lakers left an injured player at home and traveled with five healthy players to take on eighth-ranked Kirkwood. In volleyball, a team must have six players on the court to start any set played in a match. The Lakers used that rule and inserted injured Dania Ponce-Diaz into the lineup and removed her after the referee checked line-ups and completed each set with five players in each set in a 3-0 (25-4, 25-13 and 25-6) loss...

The Iowa Lakes baseball team dropped two to Indian Hills Warriors on Saturday, March 20. Both the Lakers and Warriors battled on the pitching side, with the Warriors pitching staff striking out 15. The Lakers sat down four. The Warriors pulled away late in a 2-1 victory over the Lakers. The game was tied at one a piece with the Warriors batting in the bottom of the fifth when CJ Castillo hit a sac fly, scoring one for the Warriors...

The Indian Hills Community College baseball team swept Iowa Lakes in a four-game set on Sunday, March 21. The Lakers had trouble keeping up with the Warriors with a 13-1 loss Sunday. In the seventh inning, the Warriors scored seven runs on big hits by Noel Perez, Dave Jenssen, Ricardo Van Grieken and Samuel Fortier...

The Iowa Lakes softball team split a doubleheader with No. 11 Indian Hills Community College on Saturday, March 20. Iowa Lakes’ Lexi Chase allowed just four hits in the opener to propel the Lakers to a 5-2 victory. The Lakers lost game two 8-0 in five innings...

The Iowa Lakes softball team took two losses against No. 11I Indian Hills Community College on Sunday, March 21. Strong hitting by the Warriors and errors by the Lakers put the games out of reach for Iowa Lakes, as the Lakers fell to 1-5 on the season and 1-3 in conference play...

The Iowa Lakes Community College wrestling team fell to Iowa Central 43-10 Thursday in the final home dual of the season. Winners for the Lakers were Jeremiah Boykins at 133 pounds by pin over Chad Klein, 3:52. Logan Koedam at 184 pounds, won by major decision over Jesus Gutirerez, 13-4. The Lakers will compete in a dual at Northeast Iowa Community College in Mason City at 6 p.m. March 24...

On Feb. 12-13, the Iowa Lakes swim and dive team competed at the St Ambrose Invitational meet in Davenport. The Lakers had several top-10 performances with Aina Sala Monteagudo placing second in both the 500- and 200-yard freestyle events. Other notable performances include Ian Dodds placing ninth in the 200-yard individual medley and the 500-yard freestyle...

Iowa Lakes volleyball coach Mike Turnbull recently announced the signing of Jaden Gipfert — a 5-9 hitter from Carpenter, Wyoming. "We are real excited about Jaden's decision to join us this fall,” Turnbull said. “She brings just the type of versatility, tenacity and athleticism we are striving to fill our program with. ...

The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team is now ranked sixth following the latest NJCAA Division II poll released on March 1. Last week, Iowa Lakes moved its winning streak to seven games after defeating NIACC 86-83 on Wednesday in Mason City and NJCAA Division 1 Marshalltown 95-73 on Saturday . The Lakers are currently 9-3 on the season...

The ninth-ranked Iowa Lakes men's basketball team pushed its winning streak to seven games and moved to 9-3 on the season with a 95-73 win over Marshalltown on Saturday, Feb. 27. The Lakers were led by Kevin Cook with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Ryan Hall added 20 points and five rebounds. Xzavier Jones added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Dillon Carlson and Caleb Johnson each had 13 points...

The ninth-ranked Iowa Lakes men's basketball team pushed its win streak to six games and moved to 8-3 on the season with a 86-83 road win over NIACC on Thursday, Feb. 25. The Lakers were led by Caleb Johnson with 26 points. Xzavier Jones added 20 points and seven rebounds. Ryan Hall added 14 points. Kevin Cook had 12 points and eight rebounds. Dillon Carlson led the team with nine rebounds...

The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team had a very balanced effort on Saturday, Feb. 27 that led to a 77-34 win over Marshalltown. The Lakers were led by Rachel Puok with 16 points. Jaeda Whitner added 15 points. Madison Hough scored 14 points. Hailey Miranda chipped in 10 points. Rachel Breck pulled down 16 rebounds...

The Iowa Lakes baseball team had a pair of doubleheaders against Southeastern Illinois on Tuesday, Feb. 23 and Wednesday, Feb. 24. Iowa Lakes fell 8-6 in the the first game of the doubleheader. The Lakers opened up the game with a 2-0 lead. At the top of the third, Southeastern responded with two runs. ...