High School Sports

Dickinson County boys basketball teams combined to go 25-43 overall this past season. For their efforts, several athletes earned postseason recognition. Here is a look back at this past season in area boys hoops: Spirit Lake faced adversity throughout the 2018-19 season, but the Indians' confidence never wavered. ...

Dickinson County girls basketball teams combined to go 36-28 overall this past season. For their efforts, several athletes earned postseason recognition. Here is a look back at this past season in area girls hoops: The Okoboji girls basketball team continued to build this past season, as juniors Kallyn Stumbo, Magan Christopherson and Camry Jones returned to lead the squad to a 19-3 finish and a Siouxland Conference championship...

Spirit Lake star senior Owen Coburn (23) exits the floor for the final time in his prep career following the Indians' loss to Sergeant Bluff-Luton Monday in the Class 3A substate final in Sioux City. Coburn and the Indians made an incredible run to the final by upsetting higher-seeded Le Mars and Storm Lake in the first two rounds of postseason play last week...

After back-to-back upset victories in the first two rounds of postseason play, Spirit Lake's incredible run came to an end a win shy of the state tournament Monday, as the Indians fell 50-38 to No. 2 Sergeant Bluff-Luton in Sioux City. Spirit Lake, coming off a pair of thrilling playoff wins over higher-seeded Le Mars and Storm Lake, got out to a hot start but faded down the stretch in the loss...

Spirit Lake crashed yet another postseason party. Days after upsetting Le Mars on the Bulldogs' home court, the Indians jumped out to an early lead in Storm Lake and sent the Tornadoes packing with a 68-62 win in the second round of postseason play Thursday, Feb. 21...

Kyler Rieck is no stranger to heartbreak. As a freshman, few outside the Lakes Area knew what to expect from the first-time state qualifier in 2016, but the Spirit Lake Park standout knocked off some of Iowa's best to finish fifth. Rieck put the rest of the state on notice as a frosh but moving forward he struggled to meet his own high expectations. Rieck failed time and time again to summit the Class 2A podium in two additional trips to Des Moines...

Spirit Lake Park entered Saturday night's finals knotted with Clear Lake for second place in the Class 2A team race at the 2019 Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships in Des Moines. Long before the evening began, West Delaware had already clinched the title with 76.5 points. ...

Spirit Lake Park senior Dakoda Powell continued his climb up the Class 2A podium on Saturday. The three-time state qualifier became a three-time state place-winner with a pair of wins in Friday's consolation round. From there, he climbed his way to the top of the back side of the bracket, finishing third at 220 pounds...

Okoboji's Blake and Hunter Abrahamson battled but ultimately suffered early exits from the 2019 Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships on Thursday. The brothers, both juniors, went 0-2 on the tournament's first day. "The season came to an end for Blake and Hunter Thursday night at the state tournament," Okoboji coach Nate Dau said. ...

Spirit Lake — after battling through an injury-plagued regular season — picked up a playoff win in the rubber match with Le Mars on Monday. The Indians split with the Bulldogs in their two regular season meetings, earning a 58-54 home win on Dec. 21, before losing 56-45 on the road in late January...

Harris-Lake Park struggled offensively in a season-ending loss to South O'Brien on Friday. The Wolves fell 58-26 in Paullina in the opening round of Class 1A district tournament play. Harris-Lake Park trailed 9-5 after one quarter of play and faced a 25-10 halftime deficit. The Wolves had their best offensive quarter of the contest in the third, as the visitors were outscored 17-11 to fall behind 42-21 heading into the final frame...