Clay County Heritage invites runners and walkers of all ages to join them in their first annual Living History 5K Walk/Run on September 2, which is Labor Day, at the one-room schoolhouse building next to the Aquatic Center at 8th Street SE in Spencer. Pre-registration is open until Aug. 1 at https://living-history-5k-walk-run.cheddarup.com. Make sure to register early to receive a T-shirt...

FORT DODGE — The goal for the Spencer Tigers on day one of the 3A State Golf Championship at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course was to be “in the mix” for a state title. Thursday’s action leaves a little bit of work to do for the boys from Spencer as they carded a 19-over par 307 to sit seven strokes behind first place Nevada’s 12-over par 300...

NEWELL — Spencer pitcher Bryson Blair threw seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts as the Tigers recorded their second comfortable win to start the season, beating Newell-Fonda 9-0 Thursday. Spencer scored twice in the first, three times in the second, once in the fourth and three more times in the fifth on 10 total hits while the Mustangs mustered just three base hits...

Tigers eliminated in substate semis, Storm Lake to play SB-L in finals STORM LAKE — Everything seemed just fine at halftime for Spencer in substate semifinal play against No. 3-ranked Storm Lake Wednesday at Buena Vista University. Then Jose Martinez went on a rampage for the Tornadoes, scoring five times to grab the school’s season scoring record with 31 goals...

Tiger golf boys play day 1 of state tournament today After struggling a bit on day one of last year’s state tournament, Spencer’s golf boys head into this year’s big dance at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge knowing exactly what type of approach it takes to have a shot at the title...

STORM LAKE — Spencer’s golf girls took a swing at going to state Monday during 3A regional play at Lake Creek Country Club. The Tigers finished with a team score of 429 which placed them third in the 12-team tournament. Humboldt and Atlantic took the two state tournament berths with scores of 352 and 390 respectively...

SHELDON — The baseball season got started in convincing fashion for the Spencer Tigers Monday night as a 15-run outburst in the third inning bolstered a 27-0 victory over the Sheldon Orabs. The Tigers were rolling from the start, scoring three runs in the first inning before recording an out. They would tack on three more before the end of the frame for a comfortable 7-0 advantage just a half inning into the game...

Tigers knock off SLP-O in OT 3-2 to reach substate semis It’s hard to imagine a team more comfortable playing in overtime on their home field than the Spencer Tigers. The boys played some bonus soccer for the fifth time at Spencer Soccerplex Monday, clipping Lakes Conference rival Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji 3-2 with 6:05 left to play in the first overtime period. The victory advances the Tigers to Wednesday’s substate semifinal at Buena Vista University against No. 3-ranked Storm Lake...

Local athletes battle competition and the elements at state track DES MOINES — “Some of the worst conditions I have had athletes compete in at the state meet,” Spencer girls track coach Al Pierce said to describe the weather during Friday morning’s 2A and 3A session of the Iowa High School Co-Ed State Track and Field Meet. ...

CLEAR LAKE — Spencer’s tennis girls saw their team season come to a 5-0 end in the regional finals Saturday against Waverly-Shell Rock. “Conditions were not good for either team,” Spencer girls tennis coach Bob Schlaeger said. “Waverly-Shell Rock is a very good team. I’m proud of our girls. We now have something to work for next year.”...

Clay Central-Everly’s Joie Schmidt hit a jump of 14 feet, 11 inches on her final attempt at the state meet in Des Moines Thursday to finish 21st in the event. Hudson’s Kylee Sallee won the competition by over 10 inches with a leap of 17 feet, 11.5 inches.

Sioux Central’s Dawson Hatch, pictured running in the 1A 3,200 Thursday at state in Des Moines, ended up in 10th place after meet organizers adjusted the final standings due to a miscue. The bell signaling the final lap rang instead with two laps to go, causing confusion for the runners. Rather than rerun the race at a later time, the athletic association decided the final standings would be the order runners crossed the line after the seventh lap of what is supposed to be an eight lap race. Also running for Sioux Central Thursday was the shuttle hurdle team of Jake Saunders, Gibson Olson, Kaleb Scott and Teagan Pritchard which placed 16th in prelims with a time of 1:05.14. In addition, Blake Cavanaugh placed 13th in the 200-meter dash prelims in 23.48 seconds, missing the finals by .23 seconds. The Rebel girls shuttle hurdle relay was also supposed to run Thursday evening, but that event had to be postponed due to weather.

DES MOINES — Nine of Spencer’s 23 state qualifying track and field events competed on and around the blue oval at Drake Stadium during day one of the Iowa High School Co-Ed State Track and Field Meet Thursday. The Tiger 4x800 relays highlighted the action. The girls group of Grace Hamilton, Elisa Fisher, Jenna Morey and Abby Weeks placed third in a time of 9:40.55. Iowa Falls-Alden won the event in 9:28.53, and Anamosa took second in 9:39.60...

After placing fourth at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge during last year’s 3A state tournament, the Tiger boys will take another swing at the title May 23-24 at Lakeside as they booked a return trip to state with a runner-up effort in Thursday’s district meet held at Spencer Golf and Country Club...

Dale Norton Field played host to the 53rd Little Tiger Relays Tuesday with dozens of Spencer fifth and sixth-grade girls and boys testing their athleticism on the track and in the field. --- Fifth-grader Logan Sargent competes in the 55-meter special during the Little Tiger Relays...

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Spencer sending 23 events to Drake Stadium A total of 32 Tigers will compete on and around the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines this Thursday through Saturday, participating in 23 events at the 2019 Iowa High School Co-ed State Track and Field Meet. ...

With parents Mindy Heiter and Jeff Heiter at his side, Spencer swimmer Noah Heiter officially signed his commitment to swim for Morningside College this coming school year Tuesday at Spencer High School. The Tiger swimmer competed in all three relays for Spencer this year in addition to swimming the 100-yard freestyle.

Berths to the Girls State Singles and Doubles Tennis Tournament were on the line Wednesday at Riverview Park as Bishop Heelan, Cherokee, Denison-Schleswig, Estherville Lincoln Central, Le Mars, Spirit Lake-Okoboji and Storm Lake joined the Tigers on the courts in single-elimination bracket play...

Unity Christian needed less than a minute to score a goal on the Spencer Tigers Monday night, but it was all purple and gold from that point on as four unanswered scores for the home team made for a comfortable 4-1 Spencer victory. “There were a couple mistakes made at the back, and the guy put a good finish on it,” Spencer boys soccer coach Nick Erdmann said of the Unity goal. ...

Tiger girls fight past No. 14 Knights ORANGE CITY — Playing their fourth game in the last three days, Spencer’s girls battled past 1A No. 14-ranked Unity Christian Monday night 3-0. The victory moves the Tigers to 16-1 this season ahead of their regular season final Thursday in Hawarden against West Sioux. Regional play will begin Tuesday, May 28 against either Sheldon or Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji with the winner of the matchup advancing to the regional final...

SIOUX RAPIDS — With the benefit of running on their home track, Sioux Central’s boys and girls pushed 10 events through to the state meet to be held this Thursday through Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines during Friday’s 1A district meet in Sioux Rapids...

Girls qualify 14 events, reclaim district title; boys place 3rd, qualify 9 events SERGEANT BLUFF — After taking a year off from being district champions, Spencer’s track girls reasserted themselves as a force in northwest Iowa with 154.5 points at Friday’s state qualifying meet to beat Heelan by 46 points. In the process, the Tigers qualified 14 events to the state meet which begins this Thursday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines...

The best Spencer girls tennis season in recent memory got even better Saturday at Riverview Park as the Tigers moved past Fort Dodge St. Edmond 5-0 in the morning and Estherville Lincoln Central 5-3 in the afternoon to earn a regional final berth. The regional final will be played this coming Saturday in Clear Lake against Waverly-Shell Rock...

Team stopped short of substate play Riverview Park hosted 1A boys district tennis action Friday, bringing Cherokee, Clear Lake, Estherville Lincoln Central, Le Mars, Spirit Lake-Okoboji and Fort Dodge St. Edmond to town to compete alongside the Tigers...

Tiger boys win sectional tournament by 12 strokes to advance to districts ORANGE CITY — The march towards a return trip to state for Spencer’s golf boys began Thursday at Landsmeer Golf Course, and frigid, blustery conditions made things tough on the Tigers from the start as they hit the turn tied for second place — seven strokes behind first place MOC-Floyd Valley. ...

For kids entering grades 3-6 in fall 2019, Spencer Youth Football registration dates will be: • Thursday, May 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. • Tuesday, May 21 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. • Saturday, May 25 from 9-10 a.m. Registration Site: Kiwanis Cookie Bucket Building on the Clay County Fairgrounds...

Spencer’s boys finished out the dual tennis season in style Tuesday at Riverview Park, handling Estherville Lincoln Central 9-0. “We had another good showing tonight against a rapidly improving Estherville team,” Tiger boys tennis coach Joe Steele said. “I was pretty impressed with the way Estherville played, especially because they have some young guys with a lot of potential. That being said, our guys played well, and for the most part, took control of their matches early and finished well.”...

ESTHERVILLE — After clipping Estherville Lincoln Central 6-3 in the first meeting this season, Spencer’s girls had to dig deep to get the season sweep of the Midgets Tuesday, picking up a 5-4 victory. ELC claimed the top-seeded matchup 10-1 and held a 2-0 lead in singles play after Spencer’s No. 2 Emily English pushed three-time state qualifier Josie Condon to the brink before falling 11-10 (7-4)...

Iowa Lakes Community College softball player Yasmine Nix has been recognized as last week's Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week. "It is a great honor to receive this award from the Iowa Community College Athletic Association,” Nix said. “I could not have done it without my teammates and coaches."...

STORM LAKE — The cancellation of the annual Storm Lake Invitational opened up a playing date for Spencer’s golf boys, sending the Tigers to Lake Creek Country Club Tuesday for dual action against the Tornadoes. Spencer won the meet easily with a team score of 153 to Storm Lake’s 172...

Running on the track surrounding Dale Norton Field, Spencer’s boys dominated the action Monday night, winning the Boys Spencer Relays with 189 points over second place Estherville Lincoln Central’s score of 104. Storm Lake placed third with 87 and was the only other school to break 70...

STORM LAKE — Spencer’s soccer girls kept their undefeated season going Monday night with a 10-0 win over Storm Lake on the road less than a week after beating the Tornadoes 10-0 at home. The Tigers have now won three of their last four games by mercy rule, and they haven’t allowed a goal since giving up two to Treynor and one to Glenwood in a pair of wins back on April 6 in Council Bluffs...

STORM LAKE — With Marcus Klemme back in his No. 1 spot for the Tigers, Spencer’s boys took care of Storm Lake for the second time this season Monday night, beating the Tornadoes 7-2. “I thought we had one of our better efforts of the year tonight at Storm Lake,” Tiger boys tennis coach Joe Steele said. ...

After going 1-2 on Saturday at the Waverly-Shell Rock tournament, Spencer’s boys did their best to battle fatigue Monday in their return to Lakes Conference play against 2A No. 5-ranked Storm Lake, but the Tornadoes pulled ahead early in the second half and kept the Tigers at bay for a 2-1 win over the purple and gold...

Just three days after the Spencer boys and girls track teams both brought home the Lakes Conference crown, the Tiger golf teams matched the feat with the girls striking a 400 to beat second place Spirit Lake by five strokes at Rolling Hills Country Club in Hull. Meanwhile, the Tiger boys fired a 297 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Le Mars to clip second place Spirit Lake by six strokes...

Spencer’s tennis girls had little trouble dispatching Storm Lake at Riverview Park Monday night, handling the Tornadoes 7-2. “The team had a good effort tonight,” Spencer girls tennis coach Bob Schlaeger said. Autumn Rausch and Emily English each took their singles matches 10-2 at the top two seeds...

Spencer wins Lady E-Hawk Relays EMMETSBURG — Spencer’s track girls finished their regular season undefeated in major meets, scoring a 187 at the Lady E-Hawk Relays Monday to beat second place Emmetsburg’s 138. Cherokee scored a 112 followed by Estherville Lincoln Central’s 112, Clay Central-Everly’s 51 and Forest Ridge’s 11...

STORM LAKE — One did it with sheer dominance while the other had to fight for every last point, but both Spencer’s girls and boys track teams emerged as Lakes Conference champions Thursday night at Buena Vista University. The Tiger girls erupted for 184 points with Spirit Lake Park and Le Mars tying for second place with scores of 79. The victory marks the eighth straight conference title for the girls track program...

Playing without their No. 1 seed available, Spencer’s tennis boys stepped up and secured a 9-0 clean sweep against Cherokee at Riverview Park Thursday. “I was really proud of the way the guys played tonight,” Tiger boys tennis coach Joe Steele said. “Marcus was unable to play tonight, so everyone had to move up a spot in the lineup, and we had to reconfigure our doubles teams. Both of those are tough to do with no practice, but our guys handled it very well.”...