Sports

Following their run to the Class 3A regional championship game in February, postseason honors poured in for Okoboji seniors Kallyn Stumbo and Magan Christopherson. Stumbo, an Indiana State University hoops commit, and Christopherson, a DMAAC hoops commit, were both named all-state, all-district, all-region and all-conference in the final year of an incredible four-year run...

Dickinson County boys basketball teams combined to go 36-31 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: The Okoboji boys basketball team finished a solid 2019-20 season with a run to the district championship. The Pioneers defeated Central Lyon before upsetting perennial power Western Christian in the semifinals, but fell to West Lyon in the championship...

Following Sunday’s announcements from Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, all spring activities of Iowa’s high school Unified Activities partners – the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, the Iowa High School Music Association, and the Iowa High School Speech Association – will be prohibited through the state’s K-12 school recommended closure of four weeks...

Dickinson County girls basketball teams combined to go 33-33 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 enjoyed a stellar season this past year, earning a second consecutive Siouxland Conference championship and collecting a 22-2 overall record — the Pioneers' best since going 24-2 and qualifying for the state tournament in 2015-16...

The week of March 23 was Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa. It was kind of fitting that we had our first real “spring” thunderstorm that Saturday afternoon (March 28). One crack of thunder seemed like it came from right on top of our house! Definitely made me jump a little bit in my chair! Shortly afterward, the downpour began and then later the thunderstorm turned to a thunder snow...

Spring of 2020 officially arrived on March 19. In some areas anglers still see ice on their favorite lakes and ponds, but that ice will soon be disappearing. In other areas, anglers are already fishing in open water. Spring is a wonderful time to go fishing, and we can make it even more wonderful if we keep a few ideas in mind for spring fishing success. Following are some of those ideas...

Early season post-spawn walleye tactics often incorporate live bait rigging and jigging. Particularly with states like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa that have a walleye opener, crankbaits often get overlooked on many fisheries and they shouldn’t. Many anglers associate presentations with water temperatures. ...

When the days get longer and the temperatures get a little warmer, it signals that spring is on its way. You’ll even start to hear winter bird residents begin to perk up, and you’ll start to see bird species that you haven’t seen for a while. Three of Iowa’s earliest spring avian arrivals are the killdeer, red-winged blackbird and eastern phoebe...