High School Sports

Dickinson County athletes brought home seven medals from the 2018 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships held Thursday-Saturday, May 17-19, concluding a solid season at Drake University's famed Blue Oval. Last year's state track meet left a bad taste in the mouth Okoboji hurdler Ethan Albright...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team continued its tear through the postseason this past week, qualifying three individuals for the state singles and doubles tournament, and qualifying for state as a team with a win over Le Mars in Spencer on Saturday...

More than three decades have passed since the Harris-Lake Park boys golf team made an appearance at a state tournament. That drought ended Thursday, May 17, when the Wolves carded a combined score of 326 to place second at the district tournament held at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge...

The Okoboji girls golf team continues to make history. After winning their first Siouxland Conference title since 1996 — and snapping a 17-year winning streak for MOC-Floyd Valley — the Pioneers qualified as a team for the state tournament Monday in Garner...

Spirit Lake needed just three innings to down Sioux Center in non-conference softball action Tuesday night. The Indians dominated the Warriors 12-0 in their home opener in Spirit Lake. After a scoreless first inning, the Indians' bats came alive in the bottom half of the second, plating eight runs to take a commanding lead...

The Okoboji softball team fell 14-4 in a road trip to Spencer in the Pioneers' non-conference season-opener on Tuesday night. "I think a lot of our issues were due to first-game jitters," Okoboji's first-year head coach Cassidy Davis said. "I think our girls were a little nervous. They were a little timid and nervous in the box to see those first few live pitches coming in ... But the score does not really reflect how I thought the girls played, because we saw some really good things."...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team ended its postseason run at the substate final in Boone on Saturday, falling 5-0 to the Toreadors. "Boone is extremely good," Spirit Lake-Okoboji coach Dan Taylor said. "They have a lineup of all seniors who are both athletic and skilled. ...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team earned a 3-0 road win over West Sioux on Friday. Three Indians connected on second-half goals, as Brennan Zeeman, Fillippo Zaccherini and Gavin Harms scored to lead their team to victory. "We dominated position of ball most of the game," SLP-O coach Mike Davis said. ...

Austin Jennings pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout Monday as the Spirit Lake baseball team blanked third-ranked (2A) Kuemper Catholic 2-0 on the road in the Indians' season-opener. Jennings fanned five and walked three in Carroll. "Our biggest thing that we talked about this week was to compete and the guys did a great job of doing what they needed to do," Spirit Lake's first-year head coach Ross Ackerman said. "I really wanted them to play loose and have fun. I think we play our best baseball when we do that. Our defense had so many plays that saved us runs. Ben Newman had a diving play in right, Jack Dykema had an over-the-shoulder catch in center, Ben Heitritter had a ball he ran down in left and made a great play on. Our infield also did their job. Kyler Olsen had a diving play up the middle where he threw a guy out from his knees. Then, obviously, Austin Jennings pitched great. ...

The Spirit Lake softball team jumped out to an early lead and held off a late push to top returning state qualifier Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10-6 on the road Monday in the Indians' season-opener. "I was extremely pleased with every single girl on the team last night," Spirit Lake coach Rachel Fisher said. ...

Spirit Lake's Cameron Dau ended his postseason run Friday at the district tournament held at Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake. Dau carded an 18-hole score of 86 to finish 13 strokes off the leader, Gilbert's Tommy Doyle. "Cameron had a fantastic season this year and I'm very proud of his individual accomplishments," Spirit Lake coach Bob Kirchner said. "He will continue to work hard on his golf game this summer and we are looking forward to big things from him and our team next year."...

Okoboji golfer Ian Brandt's season ended Thursday at the district tournament in Orange City. Brandt carded a 79 to place fifth, missing out on advancing to state by just two strokes. "Ian hit the ball well today," Okoboji coach Jeremy Wollenburg said. "(He made) a couple of birdies. He made two costly double-bogeys on 7 and 13 that really hurt his round. He capped off a competitive season with a really good round of golf at Landsmeer."...

Spirit Lake's Marisa Weeks was dominant at the Class 3A regional state qualifying golf tournament held Monday at Le Mars. Weeks lapped the field, carding a 74 to win by 12 strokes. "Marisa stole the show," Spirit Lake coach Lucas Doxtad said. "Her composure throughout the day was remarkable. She played her round from shot to shot, kept herself out of trouble, and attacked the course when she saw an opportunity. It was so fun to be a part of, and so deserving of her after long hours of work."...

Harris-Lake Park golfers Kenzie Heikens and Lexi Stahly ended their posteason runs Monday at the Class 1A girls regional golf final in Hull. Heikens carded a 103 and Stahly carded a 105 for the Wolves, finishing just a few strokes out of qualifying for the state tournament...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team fell 5-1 to Glenwood Monday in the opening round of the state tournament in Denison. SL-O picked up one win in the match, as Marta Garcya defeated Glenwood's Brielle Smith 3-6, 6-4, 10-7. "We didn't come out of the gate well today," SL-O coach Bob O'Hara said. "The only player with a decent start was Casie (Barba) at No. 1 singles. Everyone else struggled to find their games. But it was nice to see Marta stage a comeback and win at No. 5 for us."...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team's season came to a close in the first round of postseason play Monday in Denison, as the Indians fell 6-1 to Denison-Schleswig. Gavin Harms scored the Indians' lone goal. "They were just a much better team than us that night," SLP-O coach Mike Davis said. "The boys played really hard and gave it their all ... Really hard to say goodbye to seven seniors. They will be missed."...

Dickinson County will be well represented at the 2017 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships, as Lakes Area athletes will compete in 20 events at Drake University's famed "Blue Oval" in Des Moines later this week. Athletes from Spirit Lake, Okoboji and Harris-Lake Park earned 14 automatic bids at state qualifying track meets, including 7 championships, and earned six additional spots with qualifying times or distances...

Sheldon and Estherville Lincoln Central emerged from the Class 2A boys sectional held Thursday at the Emerald Hills golf course in Arnolds Park. Okoboji finished in fourth place, with a score of 354. Only the top two teams advance to the district tournament Thursday at the Landsmeer Golf Course in Orange City...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team kept its season alive with a third-place finish Wednesday, May 9, at Speier Park in Okoboji. Spencer won the district tennis tournament with 31 points. Le Mars finished second with 13 points. Spirit Lake-Okoboji's 12 points moved past Clear Lake for the final spot in the next round...

The Class 2A No. 1 Storm Lake boys soccer team continued a dominant season Thursday with a 4-0 win over Spirit Lake-Okoboji. The game was moved from the Bedell Family YMCA grounds to Spirit Lake High School's turf-covered football field. The Tornadoes broke a scoreless tie with 1:35 left in first half. SLP-O coach Mike Davis said the goal gave Storm Lake a lot of momentum coming out of the intermission...

For the first time since 1996, the Okoboji girls golf team took home the Siouxland Conference title with a pair of wins at Sioux Center on Thursday. The Pioneers finished with 77 total points to edge perennial power MOC-Floyd Valley by two, snapping a 17-year winning streak for the Dutch...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team lost a 1-0 contest at Storm Lake on Thursday. Additional statistics and results were not made available. (Photo by Dana Larsen)

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team made quick work of Spencer in the first round of regional tournament play on Saturday. SL-O picked up a 5-0 sweep over the host Tigers to advance in the postseason. "The girls had an outstanding day today playing some of their best tennis of the season," Spirit Lake-Okoboji coach Bob O'Hara said. ...

Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys and girls soccer teams split a pair of matches with Storm Lake on Friday. The girls won 1-0 in Storm Lake, while the boys lost 10-0 to the top-ranked Tornadoes. "We were short three starters this time and got down 5-0 at half," SLP-O boys coach Mike Davis said. ...

Spirit Lake's Cameron Dau advanced in postseason golf Thursday with his runner-up finish at the Class 3A sectional golf tournament held Thursday in Spencer. The Indians placed fourth overall behind champion Spencer, Humboldt and MOC-Floyd Valley. "This was a great meet for Cameron Dau," Spirit Lake boys coach Bob Kirchner said. ...

The Harris-Lake Park boys golf squad, led by a quartet of top-six individual finishes, earned a runner-up team finish at the Class 1A sectional tournament in Hull on Friday to advance in postseason play. The Wolves carded a combined round of 355 to finish behind champion Boyden-Hull (347)...

The Spirit Lake girls golf team needed to use its scores from the Lakes Conference tournament held Monday, May 7, at Storm Lake, to determine a pair of dual meet results. The Indians finished second in a triangular with Cherokee and Western Christian. The Braves carded a 219 to Spirit Lake's 219 and Western Christian's 258...

No. 1 singles player Casie Barba got Spirit Lake-Okoboji off to a fast start Tuesday, May 8, and the team rolled to a 9-0 road win over Spencer. "Spencer’s depth has improved dramatically since last year," SL-O girls tennis coach Bob O'Hara said. "In fact, they may be the deepest team we've played this year. So, I was happy to come out with a 9-0 win."...

The Pioneers hoped to get nine holes in on their trip Tuesday, May 8, at the Siouxland Conference meet in Orange City. Good timing paid off for the five conference rivals who sent complete teams the course: They dodged raindrops, hail stones and lightning strikes to squeeze in a pair of nine-hole tournaments...

Zach Fillippi found the net in each half to help the Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team pick up a 3-1 road win Monday, May 7, in Sioux Center. SLP-O started the season 0-3, but improved to 3-4 with the win. It was also the team's first road win of the season...

Brooke Harrington and the Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team hosted MOC-Floyd Valley Tuesday night. Results were not made available in time for print. (Photo by Matt Heinrichs)

Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys and girls soccer teams dropped a pair of matches to Western Christian on Monday. The boys fell 3-2 at home and the girls fell 3-0 in Hull. The SLP-O boys fell behind in the first two minutes of the contest, as the Wolfpack took a 1-0 lead. ...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team earned a 5-3 win over Le Mars Monday to advance in postseason play. SL-O picked up four singles victories and two doubles wins to down the 'Dogs in the preliminary round of substate. Kyler Olsen lost to Le Mars' Zach Wingert. Karson Rodriguez lost to Le Mars' Caleb Ketelson. Ben Newman defeated Le Mars' Kaden Wingert. Drew Hickerson defeated Le mars' Josh Pratt. Jackson Arends defeated Le Mars' Caden Washburn. Nate Cornwall defeated Le Mars' Sam Vacura...

Siouxland Conference champion Okoboji continued its hot finish to the season with a win at the Class 2A regional golf tournament in Emmetsburg on Monday. The Pioneers, led by a trio of top-six finishes, carded a 365 to top the runner-up E-Hawks by 30 strokes...

Lexi Stahly carded a 96 to earn a runner-up individual finish, and Kenzie Heikens carded a 102 to place fifth for Harris-Lake Park and advance in postseason play Monday at the Class 1A regional golf tournament held in Graettinger. The Wolves combined to score a 452 and finish fourth...

A torrential downpour covered the track and muddied the fields at the Lakes Conference track meet Thursday, and the Spirit Lake boys team reigned for the second straight year. The Indians had 21 top-three placings, including eight championships and seven runner-up finishes. The team totaled 186 points to edge runner-up Le Mars (172) for the conference crown...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team got a win and set a milestone Monday night. They picked up a 7-0 win over Sioux Center. Four of the goals came from Hannah Poolman, who became SLPO's career-leading goal scorer. Other goals came from Annika Stecker, Anna Ellefson and Brooke Harrington. Two saves by goalkeeper Jordyn Hamm helped the team preserve a clean sheet...

Jackson Laven and Cameron Dau secured all-conference honors and helped Spirit Lake to a third-place finish Monday at the Estherville Golf Course. Medalist Ezra Meyer led Spencer to the conference title with a 71. The Tigers finished with a team score of 308. Host Estherville Lincoln Central's top four carded a 324 for second place. Spirit Lake turned in a team score of 332...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team picked up another conference win Monday, with an 8-1 win at Storm Lake. The top four singles SL-O players came away with wins, and the Lakes Area swept all three doubles matches. "Even though it was 8-1, there were several matches in which the Tornado players put up a good fight," coach Dan Taylor said. "Their No. 4 and 5 singles players have a pretty good record this year, and both of those matches were quite competitive."...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team had no trouble with Storm Lake on Monday nigh. The team used a series of lopsided matches to roll past the Tornados. "We had a really good night," coach Bob O'Hara said. "Everyone played well and I'm seeing fewer lapses in focus than even a week ago."...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys and girls soccer teams swept a home doubleheader with West Sioux on a rainy Thursday night in Spirit Lake. The SLP-O girls won 7-0 and the boys edged the Falcons 2-1, despite playing without three senior starters. "Was a fun game for the kids to play, but it wasn't fun to stand and watch," SLP-O boys coach Mike Davis said. ...

The Spirit Lake boys golf team fell 10 strokes short Wednesday in a road trip to Estherville. The Indians carded a 173, while the host Midgets turned in a 163. Estherville Lincoln Central's Hunter Wheatley earned medalist honors with his low round of 36...

Spirit Lake didn't turn in a team score at Saturday's Spencer Invitational, but that doesn't mean the Indians went away empty-handed. "We had an absolute gem of a day down at the Spencer Country Club," coach Lucas Doxtad said. "The course was in great shape. The girls were able to play the ball down for the first time this season. It was a great day."...

The Okoboji boys golf team continued Siouxland Conference play with 18 holes Thursday night in Sioux Center. The Pioneers carded a 168 to place fourth on the front nine and a 177 to place fifth on the back. Jamison Helmers carded Okoboji's low round on the front nine, finishing with a 38 to place sixth individually...

The Harris-Lake Park girls golf team didn't get as much time as the team wanted Tuesday night. Waves of storms kept the high school athletes from holding long conductive pieces of metal up toward the skies. As a result, the Wolves came home with an abbreviated outing and eighth-place finish at the War Eagle Conference Championships in Sioux Center...

Eddie Tapia turned in a dominant performance Monday night at the Sioux Central Relays. He picked up three wins with a 19'6'' long jump, a time of 52.20 in the 400-meter dash and a time of 57.47 in the 400 hurdles. He also anchored the sprint medley relay team to a fourth-place finish. Tapia joined Trevor Gunderson, Bubba Sohn and Carson Hellinga to register a time of 1:42.25...

Spirit Lake-Okoboji took home the Dennis Price Invitational title in Spencer Saturday, with 122 games won. They got victories in both doubles brackets from Cassie Barba and Ashley Thorn and the tandem of Izzy Backhaus and Marta Garcyu. Barba and Thorn went 5-0 in Spencer...

Spirit Lake rested some athletes Monday night at the Spencer Relays, but boys track coach Brad Travis was happy with many of the results. "(Monday) was a great night for our boys who competed in Spencer," he said. "We were able to run some of our guys in a variety of events while leaving a few at home to practice for Districts on Thursday. Boys running (Monday) made some nice PRs for the end of the season."...

Okoboji's boys golf team finished eighth at the Siouxland Conference golf meet Monday in George. MOC-Floyd Valley earned the top spot, with 160 points, followed by Sheldon (166) and Sioux Center (174). The Pioneers had a team total of 196. Blake Peter and Jamison Helmers turned in the best rounds on the day with scores of 48. Kyle Martin and Ryan Feller added scores of 50. Tyler Adams had a 51 and Ian Brandt added a 55...

The Harris-Lake Park boys golf team just missed taking home a conference crown with a second-place finish Monday at the War Eagle Conference Tournament in Sioux Center. Remsen St. Mary's carded a 334 for the title in Sioux Center. The Wolves finished five strokes back with a 339...

MOC-Floyd Valley and Okoboji distanced themselves from the field Monday at the girls Siouxland Conference Tournament held at Emerald Hills in Arnolds Park. The Dutch carded a 188, led by medalist Alexa Arends with a nine-hole total of 43. Okoboji missed first place by a stroke, with a 189. Pioneer Hannah Butler finished second with a 44. Teammate Grace Butler finished third, with a 45...

The Okoboji boys and girls track teams had a chance to host the Siouxland Conference track meet Monday night in Milford — and they gave the home fans something to cheer about. The Pioneer boys picked up conference championships in the 3,200 meter run, the 100 meter dash and the 400 meter hurdles. They finished in seventh place as a team, with 54 points...

The weather was in full cooperation Monday morning through the afternoon as the seven Lakes Conference teams got together at the Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake for the girls Lakes Conference Golf Meet. Spirit Lake took fourth overall as a team, shooting a 459, and Marissa Weeks was the overall medalist...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team had some good moments Saturday against a tough Spencer squad, but the Lakes Conference champions got past the Indians 7-2. "Spencer came in undefeated, and beat us in our first meeting so, going into it, we knew they would be very tough," SL-O coach Dan Taylor said. "Last time we played them, we were missing a couple from our varsity lineup, so I was excited to see how we would do this time full strength."...

Spirit Lake teammates Joe Stein and Mason McCaffery were the lone representatives of Dickinson County at this year's Drake Relays, but both runners did well despite the weather-shortened season in northwest Iowa. "We are so proud of our boys who qualified for the Drake Relays this year," Spirit Lake coach Brad Travis said. ...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team dropped a 2-0 home contest to Spencer on Tuesday night. Additional information was not made available in time for print. (Photo by Matt Heinrichs)

The Spirit Lake boys golf team defeated Estherville Lincoln Central by four strokes at home Tuesday. The Indians carded a 160. The Midgets carded a 164. "This was a terrific meet for Spirit Lake tonight," Spirit Lake coach Bob Kirchner said. "It was the lowest score our team has recorded in a few years. Also, it was the personal best scores form Jackson (Laven), Cameron (Dau), and Ryer (Donkersloot) this year. It's great to have all these kids come together in our last home meet of the year. ...

The Spirit Lake girls golf team earned a decisive home win over Lakes Conference rival Estherville Lincoln Central on Tuesday. The Indians carded a 234 to defeat the Midgets by 34 strokes at Okoboji View. "Very proud of the varsity and junior varsity teams tonight," Spirit Lake coach Lucas Doxtad said. ...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team, coming off of a second-place showing at the Lakes Conference tournament and a 9-0 win over Cherokee, earned a 7-2 home win over Estherville Lincoln Central on Tuesday. "Tonight I saw improvement from the bottom of our lineup," SL-O coach Bob O'Hara said. ...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team picked up a 7-1 road win over Estherville Lincoln Central on Tuesday. SL-O won five singles matches and two doubles matches on a night where thunderstorms rolled through northwest Iowa. "I was just glad to get this meet in today," SL-O coach Dan Taylor said. ...

Harris-Lake Park boys and girls golf squads split a War Eagle Conference road dual with South O'Brien on Tuesday. The Wolves boys topped the Wolverines 163-201, and the girls fell 217-240 in Primghar. Harris-Lake Park boys coach Tyler Vaudt said the victory was exactly what his team needed as the Wolves head into the conference tournament trailing only Unity Christian in the dual meet standings...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team picked up a 9-0 home sweep of Cherokee on Monday night at Speier Park. It was the second meeting of the season for the two squads. SL-O earned a 6-3 road win earlier in the season. "I thought the guys played extremely well tonight," SL-O coach Dan Taylor said. ...

Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls coach Bob O'Hara called his team's route to a runner-up finish at the Lakes Conference Tournament this past weekend a "tale of two teams." "The top of our lineup played great and the bottom just seemed flat and unable to win key matches that they should have won," O'Hara said. "On the positive side, we had three players earn First Team All-Lakes Conference and [one] earn Honorable Mention All-Lakes Conference."...

The Spirit Lake boys golf team took top honors at the Okoboji Invitational this past weekend, carding a 344 to win by 11 strokes at Emerald Hills. Boyden-Hull (355) followed in second place. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire (358) placed third. Host Okoboji (362) placed fourth...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys and girls soccer teams swept Unity Christian on Monday night. The boys earned a 3-1 win over the Knights at home, while the girls earned 2-1 overtime victory in Orange City. The SLP-O boys scored all three of their goals in the first 9 minutes of the contest, as Gavin Harms scored twice and Alex Gillespie put one in the back of the net to put the Indians on top early...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis team earned a 9-0 road sweep of Cherokee on Monday. In singles, SL-O's Casie Barba defeated Courtney Aden (10-0); Lauren Goth defeated Isabel Gebers (10-3); Izzy Backhaus defeated Megan Kellen (10-2); Marta Garcya defeated Alisanne Struck (10-0); Emily Samuelson defeated Kalina Schubert (10-2); and Grace Peterson defeated Natalie Peterson (10-0)...

The Harris-Lake Park boys track team ran at the War Eagle Conference track meet Monday in Hawarden. Edgar Tapia earned the highest individual finish for the Wolves, placing second in the 400-meter dash and 400-meter hurdles in 52.42 and 58.69 seconds, respectively...

The Spirit Lake boys track team earned a runner-up finish at the Tornado Relays held Monday in Storm Lake. The Indians totaled 107 points on the night, finishing 42 points shy of champion and Lakes Conference title contender Le Mars. "Tonight proved to be an exciting and hard fought meet by our boys who battled both a strong head wind and strong competition, while managing improve on many PRs," Spirit Lake coach Brad Travis said. "With this the final meet before the Lakes Conference meet, we are now looking towards to cutting loose and letting it all fly. Things are looking to be very close with Le Mars, so we will see soon.". ...

After nine holes Monday night, the Spirit Lake boys golf team finished in a tie with Storm Lake for top honors at a Lakes Conference triangular at Brooks Golf Club. The Indians and Tornadoes carded matching rounds of 178 to edge Le Mars (189). Spirit Lake had the top two individual scores of the meet, as freshmen Jackson Laven and Mason Weeks carded rounds of 42. Weeks was named the meet medalist and Laven was runner-up medalist...

Okoboji and Spirit Lake girls golfers travelled to Sibley on Monday to battle several area schools at a meet hosted by Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Pioneers won the tournament, carding a 194 to edge runner-up Unity Christian by three strokes. "The girls played very well on a very windy and hard course, and with some good teams," Okoboji coach Bill Alexander said...

Winds ripped across the fairways and greens in Sheldon on Monday, as the Okoboji boys golf squad placed fifth at a meet hosted by the Orabs. "Yet again, the spring weather wasn’t kind to us," Okoboji coach Jeremy Wollenburg said. "The kids battled 30-mph winds. There were some big numbers out there today, and our kids took their fair share, but they battled back and made the most of the day."...

The Okoboji boys track team placed sixth at the Sibley-Ocheydan Invitational held Monday in Sibley. The Pioneers scored 53 total points on the night, earning four top-three finishes, including two championships. "I thought our kids competed hard in very difficult, windy conditions against some really tough competition," Okoboji boys coach Brad Peter said. "The Siouxland is very tough once again, and it seemed that all the top teams converged on Sibley Monday night."...

The Harris-Lake Park boys golf team earned a War Eagle Conference road win Monday, topping Trinity Christian 193-206 in Hull. The Wolves were led by meet medalist Adrian Martin's round of 45. Teammate Jaxson Heikens carded a 55 to earn runner-up medalist honors. Lucas Gunderson carded a 49 to place fourth. Bret Sohn rounded out the Wolves' scoring with a 53. Non-counting rounds came from Bryce Perkins (55) and Isaac Ihnen (56)...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team placed third overall at the Lakes Conference Tournament played Saturday in Spencer. Kyler Olsen earned First Team All-Lakes Conference honors after placing third in the No. 1 singles bracket. Olsen went 3-2 on the day, earning wins over Cherokee, Storm Lake and Estherville Lincoln Central, and losing close sets to Spencer and Le Mars...

Harris-Lake Park boys and girls golf squads hit the road Friday to take on War Eagle Conference foe Akron-Westfield. The Wolves boys fell three strokes short of the Westerners' pace, falling 185-188. The girls fell 191-226. "The boys had a difficult day today," Harris-Lake Park boys coach Tyler Vaudt said. "The course conditions were difficult but the missed short putts under 5 feet were the difference between us and Akron. It’s the first time we had more three-putts than one-putts this season."...

The Okoboji boys and girls track teams competed at the Nighthawk Relays hosted by Boyden-Hull/Rock Vally on Friday. The boys scored 56 points to place fifth overall. The girls totaled 26 points to place sixth. "The boys gave everything they had Friday night," Okoboji boys coach Brad Peter said. "It was our third meet of the week and the fourth in eight days, so there was no doubt we were running on fatigued legs and tired minds. ...

One match separated Spirit Lake-Okoboji and Le Mars on Friday afternoon at Speier Park. Unfortunately, it was host SL-O who came up just short in a 5-4 loss to the Bulldogs. "After we played a tight meet Tuesday, I believed it could be even tighter this time, and it was," SL-O coach Dan Taylor said. ...

Spirit Lake-Okoboji picked up a key victory Friday afternoon, downing Lakes Conference rival Le Mars 9-0. While the score looks lopsided, SL-O coach Bob O'Hara said the victory came down to several close victories. "Both teams went into the meet shorthanded, as Le Mars was missing their No. ...

Spirit Lake boys and girls golfers hit the road Friday, as the boys competed at a triangular hosted by Sheldon, while Marisa Weeks and Jordyn Tepfer represented the Spirit Lake girls squad in Spencer. Weeks carded a 52 and Tepfer carded a 58 at Spencer...

A short-handed Spirit Lake Park girls track team ran well at the Ross Samuelson Co-Ed Track Meet hosted by South Central Calhoun on Friday in Lake City. The Indians scored 89 total points to place fourth. "I thought all of our girls did a great job and we were very competitive considering we were very short handed with four of our athletes gone," Spirit Lake Park coach Tim Heinitz said. ...

The Harris-Lake Park boys track team competed at a meet hosted by Le Mars on Friday. The Wolves placed fifth while earning six top-three placings, including two championships and one runner-up finish. Edgar Tapia earned both of the Wolves championships. He won the 400-meter dash in 53.21 seconds, and the 400-meter hurdles in 60.24 seconds...

Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji's Emily Alger battles a Spencer player for the ball in Spirit Lake on Thursday. The SLP-O girls dropped a 7-0 loss to the Tigers. Additional information was not made available. (Photo by Matt Heinrichs)

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team dropped a 1-0 road loss to Spencer on Thursday. The two squads remained scoreless for most of the contest, but the Tigers snuck a shot past SLP-O keeper Greg Will with less than 7 minutes remaining to earn the victory...

The Spirit Lake boys golf team hosted Spencer, Estherville Lincoln Central and Le Mars at a Lakes Conference quad Thursday at Brooks Golf Club. The Indians carded a combined round of 182 to place third. Spencer won with a 171. The Midgets placed second with a 178. The Bulldogs carded a 223 to place fourth...

Okoboji boys and girls golf squads hit the road Thursday to compete in a pair of Siouxland Conference meets. The Pioneer boys placed fourth at Rock Valley and the girls placed second at Sheldon. "The kids fought through the wind and we had our best finish of the season, losing the tiebreaker for third to Sioux Center," Okoboji boys coach Jeremy Wollenburg said. "I’m really happy with how our guys are progressing this year."...

The Okoboji boys track team ended a winless streak that lasted more than 5 years, according to coach Brad Peter, on Thursday. The Pioneer totaled 150 points to win the John Larson Relays hosted by North Union in Armstrong. "It was a total team effort," Peter said. ...

Harris-Lake Park boys and girls golf squads hit the links Thursday afternoon at a meet hosted by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The Harris-Lake Park boys carded a 172 to edge West Sioux (185) and HMS (192), while the girls carded a 218 to top HMS (236), but fell 13 strokes shy of West Sioux (205)...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji girls soccer team picked up a second straight win on Tuesday , April 24, to move to 2-2 on the season. The Indians defeated Unity Christian 3-2 at home. Hannah Poolman (pictured) scored two goals for the Indians. Sophomore keeper Jordyn Hamm made five saves on the night. Additional information was not made available. (Photo by Matt Heinrichs)...

The Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji boys soccer team fell just short in a 3-2 road loss to Unity Christian Tuesday, April 24, in Orange City. It was the Indians' second straight one-goal loss to start the season after losing 2-1 to MOC-Floyd Valley on Monday...

The Spirit Lake boys golf team fell three strokes short in a home dual with Estherville Lincoln Central on Tuesday, April 24, but the Indians impressed head coach Bob Kirchner in their second meet of the season. I was very pleased with the golf team last night," Kirchner said. "Only the second night out and we took 10 shots off our team score from Monday's meet. ...

The Spirit Lake boys track team competed at a meet hosted by Emmetsburg on Tuesday, April 24. The Indians, coming off of a first-place finish at the Okoboji Relays on Monday, picked up 10 top-three placings on the night, including three championships and five runner-up finishes...

The Spirit Lake Park girls track team competed Tuesday, April 24, at the OA-BCIG Falcon Girls Relays. The Indians placed third overall after earning 12 top-three placings, including four championships and four runner-up finishes. Kourtney Delperdang starred once again on Tuesday night. ...

The Okoboji girls golf team picked up its first victory of the season on Tuesday, April 24, edging MOC-Floyd Valley by one stroke at a Siouxland Conference meet hosted by Boyden-Hull The Pioneers carded a 192 to the Dutchmen's 193. "It was a very cold and wet night and I feel the girls played very well under those conditions," Okoboji coach Bill Alexander said. ...

A few piles of snow lingered, but the sun shined Monday evening at the Okoboji Relays in Milford. The Spirit Lake and Spirit Lake Park boys and girls track teams shined as well, as the Indians earned a pair of team victories during their short trip south...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team picked up a 9-0 sweep of Lakes Conference foe Estherville Lincoln Central Monday. SL-O coach Dan Taylor was happy to see his guys play so well, especially after sitting through more than a week of cancellations due to inclement weather...

In a battle of Lakes Conference tennis titans, Spirit Lake-Okoboji proved too much for Le Mars, as the Indians downed the 'Dogs 7-2. SL-O picked up four wins in singles and swept the doubles competition on Tuesday evening, but coach Bob O'Hara saw room for his talented squad to improve ahead of their rematch with Le Mars on Friday...

The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys tennis team dropped a 6-3 road loss to Le Mars on Tuesday. SL-O picked up two wins in singles and one win in doubles in a matchup that coach Dan Taylor thought would be tight. "I anticipated a close meet with Le Mars, and that is exactly what unfolded," Taylor said. ...

Okoboji boys golfers battled cold, wet and windy conditions Tuesday afternoon at a Siouxland Conference meet hosted by MOC-Floyd Valley. The Pioneers placed seventh overall. "Weather was tough today," Okoboji boys golf coach Jeremy Wollenburg said. "Rainy, cold, and windy. The kids toughed through the elements and did the best they could."...

The Harris-Lake Park boys golf team took top honors at a War Eagle Conference quad with Hinton, Remsen St. Mary's and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union on Tuesday night. The Harris-Lake Park boys carded a 171 to top Hinton (173), MMC/RU (183) and RSM (195) in Marcus. The victory comes 24 hours off of a one-stroke loss to Unity Christian on Monday...

Spirit Lake boys and girls golf squads squared off with Lakes Conference foes Spencer and Le Mars Monday afternoon. The girls golfed at Burnsville, while the boys golfed in Le Mars. Spirit Lake's girls team had just three golfers, so the Indians did not post a qualifying team score. Le Mars finished first with a 204. Spencer was runner-up with a 216...