Okoboji and Sioux Center needed overtime to determine a winner in a hard-fought Siouxland Conference boys basketball battle held Tuesday, Dec. 3 in Milford. In the end, the Warriors outscored the Pioneers 14-10 in overtime to earn a 71-67 victory.

Okoboji’s girls basketball team has faced a tough start to the 2024 season. The Pioneers opened the year with a road loss to No. 11 (2A) West Lyon before falling to No. 3 (4A) Sioux Center at home on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Okoboji fell 74-33 to the Warriors in Milford.

Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a lopsided road loss to MMCRU on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Royals routed the Wolves 66-25 in Remsen.

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team, after defeating Alta-Aurelia the previous night, earned a second consecutive victory with a 10-point road win over MMCRU on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Wolves topped the Royals 47-37 in Remsen.

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team picked up a non-conference road win over Alta-Aurelia on Monday, Dec. 2. The Wolves defeated the Warriors 50-42 in Alta.

Harris-Lake Park opened with a 10-6 lead after one quarter and took a 30-16 lead into halftime. The Wolves added to their advantage with a 13-11 score in the third quarter, taking a 43-27 lead into the fourth before holding on for an eight-point victory.

Spirit Lake senior Ethan Stecker recently signed his letter of intent to attend and play football for Iowa State University in Ames. Stecker helped lead the Spirit Lake football team to back-to-back trips to the UNI-Dome the past two seasons, capping his senior campaign with a runner-up finish in Class 2A. The two-way player ended his senior season with 43 catches for 644 yards and 10 touchdowns, and had 74.5 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and six sacks on defense.

It’s beginning to look even more like Christmas with Milford Holiday Fantasy just around the corner. Events take place throughout the city on Saturday, Dec. 7.