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IMPURRFECT (10/20/21)With their Class 2A playoff spot already assured, sixth-ranked Spirit Lake decided to put the rest of the state on notice by handing top-ranked Southeast Valley its first loss of the 2021 season in Friday’s regular season finale. The Indians trailed by two scores early, but scored 21 unanswered in the final three quarters to top the district champion Jaguars 21-14 in Spirit Lake... -
Wolves clinch district championship with win over Bison (10/20/21)Harris-Lake Park secured its spot atop the 8-Player District 2 throne Friday night following a dominant road win over North Iowa. The Wolves shredded the Bison 35-8 despite a slow start in Buffalo Center. With the playoffs looming, Harris-Lake Park attempted to give all-state quarterback Tyce Gunderson a rest at the start of the game. However, after a couple of stalled drives, the Wolves let their junior signal-caller loose and he quickly led them to a 35-0 halftime lead... -
Heller clears 1,000-yard mark in loss to Lions (10/20/21)Okoboji left Friday night’s district road trip to Rock Rapids with a loss, but the Pioneers also pushed one of their own past a rare milestone, as Logan Heller became the first Okoboji football player to gain more than 1,000 rushing yards in a single season in more than a decade... -
Indians advance in volleyball postseason with win over Midgets (10/20/21)Spirit Lake was dominant in its matchup with Lakes Conference rival Estherville Lincoln Central in the opening round of the Class 3A regional tournament held Monday, Oct. 18. The Indians topped the Midgets 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-21) in Spirit Lake. “I loved how our girls played in the first round of regionals against ELC,” Spirit Lake coach Beau Dielschneider said. ... -
Pioneers drop postseason contest to No. 3 Sheldon (10/20/21)Okoboji’s volleyball season ended Monday, Oct. 18 with a loss to third-ranked Sheldon in the opening round of the Class 3A regional tournament. The Orabs topped the Pioneers 3-0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-12) in Sheldon. “Although the scores may not seem like it, it was still a competitive match and I felt our girls left it all on the floor,” Okoboji coach Ashley Linquist said. ... -
Wolves’ volleyball season ends with loss to Tigers (10/20/21)Harris-Lake Park’s volleyball season came to a close with a loss to Trinity Christian in the opening round of the Class 1A regional tournament held Monday, Oct. 18. The Tigers topped the Wolves 3-1 in Orange City. The Tigers were dominant in the opening set, winning 25-4 to take a 1-0 lead in the match. However, the Wolves rallied back for a 25-17 win in the second set... -
Pioneers end regular season at Unity Christian meet (10/20/21)Okoboji’s cross country teams competed in the last race of the regular season held Friday, Oct. 15 in Orange City. Both the boys and girls squads placed fifth at the meet hosted by Unity Christian. The Okoboji boys were led by Evan Osler’s third-place time of 17 minutes, 20.40 seconds. Dylan Jones joined his teammate in the top 10 with his ninth-place time of 17:54.07... -
Pioneers fall to Generals in regular season finale (10/20/21)Okoboji took an early lead but could not hang on for the win in a Siouxland Conference volleyball matchup with Sibley-Ocheyedan on Thursday, Oct. 14. The Generals fought back from an 0-2 deficit to top the Pioneers 3-2 in Milford in the regular season finale...
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Where to find pheasant forecasts across the United States (10/20/21)A couple of weeks ago, my weekly column analyzed the results of the Iowa DNR’s annual August roadside count. The bottom line: the northern part of the Hawkeye state’s pheasant forecast shows a positive hunting forecast. The northwest, north central and west central sections of the state all averaged at or more than 30 birds per route. ... -
Give the fish what they want (10/20/21)I was going to go fishing today, but the weather is blustery and the forecast is for it to remain blustery. A few years ago blustery weather wouldn’t have stopped me, but today, I am going to stay home. The current weather conditions remind me of a similar day a few years ago when the weather wasn’t so nice, but we went fishing anyway. ... -
A look at the youth pheasant hunt weekends (10/20/21)There is a lot of hype about the Oct. 30 pheasant opener, but to me, there’s an even more important one set for the weekend of Oct. 23-24. That’s the resident only youth pheasant season. These youngsters are the future of hunting in the state of Iowa, and it behooves adult hunters and organizations such as Pheasants Forever to give youngsters a positive introduction to hunting in Iowa. ...
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Communities impacted by emerald ash borer can receive free seedlings (10/20/21)The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), through a grant with the U.S. Forest Service, has been awarding communities in counties that have confirmed emerald ash borer (EAB) infestations up to 200 free seedlings from the Iowa DNR’s State Forest Nursery. Seedlings have been awarded to more than 200 Iowa communities since spring of 2019. ...
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SPIRIT LAKE MYFL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP (10/20/21)Spirit Lake’s sixth-grade MYFL team won the A-bracket championship on Saturday, Oct. 16. Spirit Lake topped Algona 44-7 in the championship game held in Spirit Lake, capping the season with a perfect 6-0 record. The team includes (front row, from left) Sam Dean, Grady Bonrud, Russell Kirschbaum, Kyson Jalas, Ty Higgins, Beckett Halbersma, Brayden Fuentez, Alex Mouw, Kollin Johnson, Jackson Morrison; (back row) Cruz Naatjes, Kael Krieger, Danyel Menough, Tyler Vodraska, Wylie Hanson, Miles Fergueson, Ben Watson, Silas Boon, Adrian Ontiveros, Brett Orpen, Reese Lindsay and Austin Hansen. ... -
GRIDIRON GLANCE - WEEK 8 (10/13/21)Editor's Note: This is the eighth and final installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. The rankings are according to the Associated Press. 7 p.m., Spirit Lake High School (Spirit Lake) Spirit Lake snapped a two-game losing streak this past Friday with a dominant homecoming victory over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows. ... -
GRIDIRON GLANCE - WEEK 7 (10/5/21)Editor's Note: This is the seventh installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. The rankings are according to the Associated Press. --- 7 p.m., Spirit Lake High School (Spirit Lake) After a rain-soaked Friday night in Estherville, previously top-ranked and unbeaten Spirit Lake is now staring at a 4-2 overall record and a 1-2 mark in the toughest district in all of Iowa high school football after suffering back-to-back losses to No. ... -
GRIDIRON GLANCE - WEEK 6 (9/28/21)Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment of a weekly series previewing prep football in Dickinson County. The rankings are according to MaxPreps. --- 7 p.m., Estherville Lincoln Central High School (Estherville) Spirit Lake suffered its first loss of the 2021 season last week, a 28-21 road loss to then seventh-ranked OABCIG. ...