Credit the big nasties in the trenches for Spencer’s 38-21 homecoming win over Sioux City Heelan Friday night at Dale Norton Field. Against perhaps the largest offensive and defensive lines they’ve faced all year according to Spencer coach Jim Tighe, the Tigers rushed for 321 yards, averaging more than 10 yards a carry...

SIOUX RAPIDS — Western Christian would put a blemish on Sioux Central’s homecoming week celebration, scoring six first-half touchdowns en route to a 42-6 victory on the Rebels turf field. Despite 103 yards on the ground from Sioux Central senior Jayden Harder, the Rebels had nothing to combat Wolfpack quarterback Tyson Boer who finished the night with three rushing scores and two passing touchdowns...

It was the first Lakes Conference win of the year for the Spencer Tiger volleyball squad and it couldn’t have come at a better time, on the home floor on senior night. The Tigers downed the Estherville-Lincoln Midgets in four games, getting the first two games 25-22, 25-22 before falling 25-23 in game three. Spencer would close it out with another 25-22 win...

The Northwest Iowa Regional Airport will be the site of the 12th Annual Airport Drags on Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., hosted by the Black Knights Car Club. The airport is located at 1957 330th St. in Spencer. All cars will be inspected for safety and must be licensed, registered and have proof of insurance. ...

With retired, long-time head coach Kurt Bauermeister returning to the course on an interim basis, the Spencer Tigers hosted a preview of the Lakes Conference meet — plus Le Mars — Tuesday afternoon at the Spencer Municipal Golf Course. The girls continued to dominate the field, winning the event with a score of 26 — almost 40 points better than runner-up Spirit Lake. ...

7 p.m., Dale Norton Field, Spencer --- Spencer will look to make it four straight wins over rival Sioux City Heelan for homecoming Friday night at Dale Norton Field. While the two programs are familiar with one another, meeting regularly since 2008, the Crusaders have a new coach heading the program and the Tiger skill position lineup looks much different than it did a year ago with the exception of Karter Petzenhauser. Heelan holds an 11-4 advantage in the team’s game history...

ALGONA — The Spencer girls swim team managed to score the top three spots in eight races Tuesday night swimming against Algona on the road, sweeping the first through third finishes in 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle, 200 individual medley, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay...

STORM LAKE — After building up a 14-0 halftime advantage, the Spencer Tigers needed to put 28 on the board to secure a road 42-18 win at Storm Lake Friday night. Jon Nissen’s 100-plus yards and three touchdowns in the second half helped the Tigers overcome an early third quarter surge by the Tornadoes...

SIOUX RAPIDS — Sioux Central’s normally potent ground attack was held in check by the sixth-ranked Emmetsburg E-Hawks who scattered four scores across four quarters in Sioux Rapids Friday night. The E-Hawks improved to 4-0 while the Rebels fell to a top 10 program for the second week at home, falling to 2-2, following a 27-0 decision...

FORT DODGE — The Spencer girls swim team found the competition tough at the Gary Winkler Invite at Fort Dodge Saturday, finishing fifth in a field which included top finisher Des Moines Dowling, runner-up Cedar Falls, Sioux City Metro and the host Dodgers. The Tiger ladies would score 284 team points led by top individual placement from Brooke Moser in the 100 breastroke, fourth overall, and a fifth place finish in the 400 freestyle Relay...

GRAETTINGER — After some challenges in recent matches, the Sioux Central volleyball squad found its services game, finishing with a combined 18 aces in a 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 sweep over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire squad Friday night. “This was a great match for us,” Sioux Central coach Sara Grossnickle said. “We reached our season high for aces. … We needed this night due to struggling at the line this season. We also excelled on defense.”...

After a long and anticipated wait, the Iowa Lakes men's soccer team returned to competition hosting fellow ICCAC affiliate, the Iowa Central Tritons. The Lakers would win the game 4-2. "It was great to finally be back out on the field playing again in a competitive game, the team and I have been looking forward to this match for quite some time now,” ILCC coach Ben MacRae said. ...

7 p.m., Storm Lake High School --- Spencer has won 9 of the last 10 meetings between themselves and Storm Lake, a team coming off an exciting 34-24 district opening win against Sioux City Heelan. The Tigers will most likely continue to rely heavily on its strong defense and ball control ground attack led in the backfield by quarterback Jack DeWitt and backs Jon Nissen, Kenny Rasch, Titan Coleman and other playmakers like Karter Petzenhauser. ...

SIOUX RAPIDS — Neighboring school districts, Spencer and Sioux Central, took the court for volleyball action Monday evening in Sioux Rapids with the Tigers returning home following a three-game sweep, 25-15, 26-24, 25-17, against the Rebels to improve to 9-9 on the season. The loss dropped Sioux Central to 3-3...

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GOWRIE — Sioux Central returned to its winning ways Thursday night on the road at Southeast Valley, sweeping the Jaguars, 25-17, 25-19 and 26-24. It was the first action for the Rebel girls in several days. “It feels good to come out with a win after a week of no matches,” Rebel coach Sara Grossnickle said. “The girls really came out with a lot of energy right away in set one. We were able to gain a big lead right away...

HAWARDEN — Sioux Central didn’t find the end zone until the second half and the host West Sioux Falcons had already pretty much determined the outcome of the game at that point as they would claim a 49-16 victory, handing the Rebels the team’s first loss of the season Friday in Hawarden. West Sioux has claimed the last six matchups between the two schools dating back to 2008, outscoring Sioux Central, 212-58...

LE MARS — Spencer would put two offensive scores on the board in both halves while the defense held the Bulldog attack in check for four quarters en route to a 28-0 road win, ruining the christening of the new turf at Jim Lorenzen Field in Le Mars Friday night...

Spencer Tiger setter Albany Brown (3) looks on as sophomore Jerra Merchant (8) attempts to hammer down a kill against Carroll during the Spencer Invitational Saturday in the Spencer field house. The Tigers swept Lakes foe Estherville 21-16, 21-14 to start the day and Algona 21-13, 21-13 but dropped three to Carroll, West Lyon and Okoboji — who the Tigers defeated earlier this season. Individual and game statistics were unavailable at press time. Spencer (8-9) traveled to Sioux Central (3-2) for a 7 p.m. showdown Monday and will host Spirit Lake (5-11) in the Lakes Conference opener at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

SIOUX CITY — The Spencer girls swim team returned to Sioux City Saturday where they faced a talented field of competitors in the pool from Sioux City Metro, Council Bluffs-Abraham Lincoln and Council Bluffs-Lewis Central. The Tiger ladies would score 256.5 team points and place third among the four-team field. Sioux City Metro would take top honors with 346 points...

LE MARS — It was a tale of opposites for the Spencer cross-country programs as they picked up a chance to run at Le Mars Invitational on Thursday after facing a cancellation earlier in the week. The Spencer girls placed five in the top 15 finishers to edge Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 39-41 for the team title. Facing an equally tough field in the boys race, the Tigers found themselves in last place with 133 team points...

7 p.m., Le Mars High School --- It’s back-to-back Carters for the Tiger defense. Last week they faced the Monarchs’ Carter Wessels at QB, this week they get Le Mars’ Carter Arens calling the signals. Unfortunately, Spencer has little to go on regarding film on the Bulldogs first two games — as the first game featured more reserves than starters and last week’s game was canceled due to a lack of available varsity players due to COVID-19 based concerns...

After a rough start to the season on the road at Webster City in Week 1, the Tigers rebounded nicely on the friendly confines of Dale Norton Field, putting it all together for the the definition of a "team win." Spencer would cling to a 7-0 lead at the half before getting things rolling in the final two quarters of a 35-7 win...

SIOUX RAPIDS — After claiming game one in a tight 25-23 contest, Sioux Central stumbled Thursday night at home against Alta-Aurelia. The Warriors took advantage of Rebel miscues to run off three straight — 25-18, 26-16 and 25-12 — and get the win. The loss dropped the Sioux Central girls to 2-2...

WALL LAKE — It was another hard nosed effort from the Sioux Central football team on Friday night. The Rebels relied on their defense to create turnovers to overcome tackling issues, and used their run game on offense to take a 10-point win over East Sac County, 16-6...

Coming off losses, both Spencer and Denison-Schleswig will want to pick up that first win to gain a little momentum going into Week 3 district openers next week. The Tiger defense can expect an air attack from the Monarchs whose quarterback Carter Wessel passed for 160 yards and a score on 17-of-29 passing. ...

ORANGE CITY — The Spencer volleyball squad found the going tough at the MOC-FV Tournament Tuesday night in Orange City, dropping four straight matches in eight straight games to fall to 3-5 on the season. Spencer suffered losses to host MOC-FV 21-15, 21-13; Sheldon 21-8, 21-14; Lakes Conference rival Cherokee 21-7, 21-10; and Sgt. Bluff Luton 21-6, 21-11...

SIOUX CITY — Spencer traveled to Sioux City to participate in the Sioux City Metro Pentathlon, challenging themselves against the swimmers from both Sioux City and Council Bluffs. Spencer would finish sandwiched between the two in second place with 245.5 team points and several top performances...

SPIRIT LAKE — After losing their season opening home meet of the season to heat cancellation, the Spencer boys and girls cross-country teams traveled to the Brooks Golf Course Tuesday where they competed against several area programs for the first time this season...

POCAHONTAS — After dropping its first two games to Pocahontas Area, 25-22 and 25-20, Sioux Central captured a hard fought game three, 26-24, before succumbing to the Indians in four games, resulting in the Rebels first loss of the young season. The Indians claimed the deciding game, 25-19...

On Aug. 1, Studio Y competed in the FlyDance National Dance competition which was conducted virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. Dancers Mady Johnson and Zarah Zahrt (right) received a first overall Junior Duos/Trios categories with their dance “Black & Gold.” This routine also earned a Judges Award as a stand out performance, “The Precise Co-Pilots Award,” for their technique, timing, being in sync with each other and stage presence. Zahrt (top) also received a first place overall Junior Solos for her Jazz Solo “Vogue.” Zahrt also competed in the Showbiz National Talent Dance Competition in Des Moines at the Iowa Events Center, Aug. 21-23, earning a High Gold rating in both her Jazz and Tap solos. She was awarded first overall Junior Solos in all genres for her Jazz solo “Vogue.”

SIOUX RAPIDS — The stat line in Friday's season opening matchup on the Sioux Central turf against South O'Brien was comparable, but the final score wasn't as the Rebels rolled to a 27-7 victory. The Wolverines finished with 220 yards of total offense and the Rebels tallied 216. First downs were 14-12 in Sioux Central's favor. Both teams had five penalties and four punts. The biggest difference — apart from the scoreboard — was the 3-0 turnover advantage enjoyed by the Rebels...

Home cooking is good. Getting off to a great start, the Spencer Tigers swept Okoboji, Manson-Northwest Webster and South O’Brien while dropping a two-game match to Le Mars, finishing 3-1 in the season opening Early Bird Tournament Thursday in the Spencer field house...

WEBSTER CITY — Junior Karter Petzenhauser's 98-yard kickoff return to open the second half proved to be the Spencer Tiger's highlight of the night as his end zone-to-end zone sprint accounted for more yardage than the remainder of team's offense could muster on the road in Webster City. The Tiger's hopes of avenging last year's loss to the Lynx at Dale Norton Field may have to wait until 2021 following Friday's 21-7 road loss...

SIOUX RAPIDS — The Sioux Central Rebels remained perfect through the first two matches of the season, downing West Bend-Mallard Thursday night in three straight sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-15. "Although we got the win we struggled in a few areas," Rebel coach Sara Grossnickle said. "We ended up with 14 missed serves in three matches. This was a huge momentum killer for us. Whenever we would go on a run we would miss a serve giving West Bend-Mallard the momentum...

The 2020 Pink Ribbon golf tournament was conducted July 14 at Spencer Golf and Country Club and raised $12,000 for the Spencer Hospital Women's Health Center. A total of 100 golfers participated. A big thank you to all the businesses and individuals who donated. Accepting the donation from Jo Slota is mamagrapher JaMae Dau.

Iowa Lakes Community College women’s basketball player Destiny Brossard (above) signed her letter of intent to continue her collegiate career at Central Christian College, an NAIA level intuition located in McPherson, Kansas. Brossard transferred to Iowa Lakes for her sophomore season from Ranger College in Ranger, Texas and averaged 5.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Brossard had a game high in our regional semifinal loss to NIACC posting a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

SIOUX RAPIDS — After falling behind 2-1 to get things started on senior night at Sioux Central Tuesday night, the Rebels rallied with two dominant games to close out a 3-2 match victory against Estherville-Lincoln Central to open the season. “It’s great being back in the gym playing after the last few months,” Sioux Central head coach Sara Grossnickle said. ...

The Spencer Tigers hosted an Early Bird Tournament Thursday night at the field house. Okoboji and Le Mars were scheduled to participate. Results from the event were unavailable at press time but coverage of matches will appear in next Tuesday’s edition of the SDR.