Early missed shots put Spencer’s girls in a hole against Sergeant Bluff-Luton Saturday in the field house, but it was the Warriors’ pressure to start the second half that sealed the Tigers’ fate as they fell 57-33. “I thought our girls stayed aggressive on the offensive end,” Tiger girls basketball coach Matt Stevenson said. ...

WAVERLY — Waverly-Shell Rock High School played host to Iowa’s first ever high school girls state wrestling tournament this past weekend with backing from the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association. A total of 87 Iowa girls took to the mats at the school with state titles on the line in the following weight classes: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 152, 170, 195 and 285...

STORM LAKE — Spencer’s boys swim team traveled south to the Finkbine Pool at Buena Vista University Tuesday for a heads up dual with Storm Lake, outscoring the Tornadoes 59-33 for the win. “This is always a fun meet for us, and we always have a great time with the Storm Lake team,” Tiger coach Katie Tanner said. ...

LAKE PARK — Sioux Central and Harris-Lake Park’s girls kept it close all night Thursday, but the Rebels outscored the Wolves by five in the fourth quarter to seal a 51-44 triumph. “We played a little sluggish at the defensive end but made some shots late in the game to pull away,” Rebel girls basketball coach Alan Vasher said. ...

LAKE PARK — Harris-Lake Park had few answers for the Sioux Central offense Thursday night as the Rebels steadily pulled away for a 63-48 victory. “I really thought we shared the ball tonight and got good shots because of it,” Sioux Central boys basketball coach Stephen Tjaden said after his team assisted on 14 of 19 made field goals. ...

Spencer girls basketball coaching staff and athletes will be running mini camps focusing on fundamentals and skills for all girls interested in the game of basketball. The camps will run from 1-2:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, and Sunday, Feb. 3, at Spencer Middle School. ...

Knights of Columbus will be holding its Free-Throw Contest at the Spencer Middle School on Sunday, Jan. 20, for children ages 9-14 (as of Jan. 1). Entry forms are currently available at Spencer schools and will be available the day of the contest. Gym opens at 1 p.m. with shooting to start at 1:30 p.m...

STORM LAKE — Apart from the second quarter, Spencer’s girls and Storm Lake each scored 31 points Thursday night, but the Tigers put just one point up on the board in the final eight minutes of the first half, leading to a 41-32 loss. “We started out the game with some good intensity,” Spencer girls basketball coach Matt Stevenson said. ...

STORM LAKE — After Spencer handed Storm Lake its largest loss of the season in early December in the fieldhouse, the Tornadoes answered back with a vengeance Thursday on their home floor, handling the Tigers 69-60 after leading by as much as 21 in the second half...

The Lakes Conference dual season came to a close for the Spencer Tigers Thursday night with a previously No. 9-ranked Spirit Lake Park team visiting the field house with its lineup boasting four ranked wrestlers. Despite the Indians’ top-end talent sprinkled through the roster, Spencer kept it close all night, picking up valuable points with three wins in the four heaviest weight classes, but SLP sealed the deal with two critical wins at the end of the dual for a 45-30 victory...

Spencer’s boys rained home four 3-pointers in the second quarter Tuesday night against Le Mars to take a four point lead into halftime. However, those would be the only shots from outside to fall for the Tigers all night, and some others from in close got left on the table as well while the Bulldogs drilled 8-of-15 triples to secure a 59-50 victory over the purple and gold...

EMMETSBURG — Sioux Central’s girls made a nice run out of halftime and had three players in double figures, including 20 points from Karly Boettcher, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Emmetsburg during a 63-53 Twin Lakes Conference defeat. “We really played hard, and I thought both teams played with great effort and enthusiasm,” Rebel girls basketball coach Alan Vasher said. ...

EMMETSBURG — Sioux Central’s offense was far from clicking on all cylinders Tuesday night on the road against Emmetsburg, but the defense held an opponent under 40 points for the fifth time this season, allowing the Rebels to improve to 11-1 overall and 6-0 in Twin Lakes Conference play by a score of 49-39...

Spencer’s girls had to make some emergency adjustments ahead of Tuesday night’s Lakes Conference tilt against 4A No. 9-ranked Le Mars after point guard and leading scorer Allison Piercy suffered a fracture during Monday’s practice that could have the freshman on the shelf anywhere from two to six weeks...

STORM LAKE — Sioux Central took to the mats at the Twin Lakes Conference Tournament Saturday missing six of their starters due to illness or injury, resulting in a 10th-place finish with 57 points. Emmetsburg clipped Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire for the conference title with a score of 212.5 to 212...

FORT DODGE — Saturday’s Rusty Garst Invitational at Fort Dodge Senior High school provided Spencer’s swim boys with a quality measuring stick for the upcoming district meet which will take place in the same pool against some similar competition. The Tigers posted a team score of 126 to place sixth out of the seven teams competing Saturday. ...

SIOUX RAPIDS — The Sioux Central girls rebounded from their first loss in 2019 by cruising past Southeast Valley 66-43 Friday night in Twin Lakes Conference action. Despite some early foul trouble that forced Rebel leading scorer Maddy Mueller to the bench and saw Sioux Central commit seven infractions in the opening frame, the home team jumped out to an 18-10 advantage over the visitors with the help of 3-pointers from Madison Sylvester and Karly Boettcher...

SIOUX RAPIDS — Southeast Valley had no answers for Sioux Central’s aggression in the opening quarter Friday night in Twin Lakes Conference play as the Rebels built an early 15 point lead to ultimately win 65-44 while shooting 65 percent from the field as a team...

PERRY — A total of 17 schools sent mat men into the circle Saturday at the Perry Invitational. Spencer’s boys tallied 63.5 points as a team to place 13th, coming in 10.5 points behind 12th place Panorama. West Delaware ran away with the tournament title, scoring a 271 to beat second place Sergeant Bluff-Luton by 74.5 points...

BOONE — The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 12-4 on the season and 3-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference play Saturday with an 85-80 win at DMACC. The Lakers were led by Solomon Clayton with 22 points and five rebounds. Kevin Jennings added 20 points. Malcolm Clayton had 16 points, and Jacob Rau finished with 10...

BOONE — The Iowa Lakes women's basketball team fell to DMACC 76-62 Saturday. The Lakers were led by Shareece Smith with 16 points and Breanna Wendland with 13 points. Samantha Hagedorn and Beth Rehse both added 11 points. “Tough day for the Lakers," ILCC women's basketball coach Ashley Martin said. "We struggled to rebound and find any rhythm on the offensive end. This was a very good learning experience for us."...

Most remaining ice is unsafe for travel. Angling activity has occurred in open water from the inlet bridge and the fishing shelter on Ice House Point. Large areas of open water near Ice House Point and in the east basin. Bluegill — fair: Bluegills have been picked up from open water under the inlet bridge with a small jig tipped with waxworm. Black Crappie — fair: Crappie are being picked up near the inlet bridge. Use a small jig tipped with waxworm...

The Iowa Football Coaches Association released its list of Academic All State honorees this past week with three Spencer Tigers making the cut for recognition. Criteria for nomination and selection are as follows: player must be a senior starter, player must have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or better at the end of their junior year, player must be involved in other extracurricular activities and the head coach must recommend the player. ...

ALGONA — Spencer and Algona both had major difficulties finding the bottom of the net through much of Thursday’s nonconference meeting, but the Bulldogs put a run together to take a 13-point lead at two separate times in the third quarter. Tiger freshman Karter Petzenhauser then caught fire, scoring 25 of his game-high 27 points in the second half to lead a 19-point swing that saw Spencer walk away with a 53-47 victory. The win makes eight straight for the purple and gold...

ALGONA — Spencer’s girls never let 3A No. 5-ranked Algona get out of arm’s reach Thursday in non-conference action, keeping the score within single digits all game long before taking a 45-44 lead with 1:25 to go with back-to-back 3-pointers from Alexa Johnson...

DES MOINES — The Iowa Lakes women’s basketball team overcame a strong second half from Grand View’s JV to move to 14-2 on the season Wednesday night. The Lakers got off to an early start in a fast-paced game with a 24-18 lead after the first quarter. They stayed strong in the second quarter to extend the lead to 45-31 at halftime. The beginning of the second half, however, the Lakers were plagued by foul trouble...

RUTHVEN — Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayshire handed Sioux Central’s girls their first defeat of the new year Monday night, snapping a seven game Rebel win streak by a score of 50-33. “We just never really got going at the offensive end,” Rebel girls basketball coach Alan Vasher said. ...

SHELDON — The Spencer wrestling team has now won four straight duals after the Tigers squeaked out a 40-39 win over Sheldon Tuesday night on the road before adding a 48-32 triumph over Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Tigers took on the Orabs first, starting at 113 pounds. Kage Logman got Spencer started well with a pin, but Sheldon answered right back with a fall at 120 pounds...

For the second straight game it took until the second half for Spencer’s girls to ramp up the intensity, and for the second straight game that left the Tigers just short of victory as the purple and gold fell to Sheldon 60-51 in the fieldhouse Tuesday...

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Iowa Lakes men’s basketball defeated 14-2 NJCAA Division I Iowa Western 80-74 on the road Tuesday to move to 11-4 on the season. The win is the second consecutive win against a NJCAA Division I opponent. The Lakers were led by Solomon Clayton with 22 points and nine rebounds. Clayton was also 11-of-14 from the floor. Also scoring in double figures for the Lakers were Kevin Jennings with 16 points, Boston Grimes with 13, and Malcolm Clayton and Jacob Rau with 10 each...

RUTHVEN — After a one game hiatus from the win column, Sioux Central’s boys pushed their season record to 9-1 with a 57-48 Twin Lakes Conference road win over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Monday night. “We got off to a slow start,” Sioux Central boys basketball coach Stephen Tjaden said of his team which trailed 16-9 at the end of the first. ...

Thanks to some hot shooting from deep, Sheldon hung around with Spencer a bit longer than their two-win record would have had people thinking going into the game, but the Tigers stayed the course and used some full-court pressure in the second half to run past the Orabs 67-50...

Sioux Central’s Dannie Richardson (far left, standing) and Katy Unger (far left, kneeling) made some Rebel history this past weekend, participating in the Ogden Girls Wrestling Tournament. Each Rebel placed third in their respective bracket. No Sioux Central girl has ever participated in a high school wrestling tournament...

Spencer’s Connor Tigges, pictured leading the 200-yard individual medley which he would go on to win, and the rest of the Tiger boys took on Sioux City Metro and Storm Lake in the Spencer Family YMCA waters Monday night. Look for full results from Monday’s swimming action in Thursday’s Daily Reporter...

HAWARDEN — Isaiah Spencer led the way for the Tiger wrestlers Saturday at the West Sioux Invite, placing first in the 145-pound bracket with a bye, two pins in a total of 43 seconds and a 15-5 major decision in the championship bout. As a team, Spencer put up 133.5 points to place fifth in the 12-team tournament...

Coming off a 50-46 scrape against West Bend-Mallard the night before, Sioux Central’s girls weathered a late 11-0 run by Spencer Saturday to win their seventh straight game by a score of 56-53 over the Tigers. Apart from an early push by the purple and gold to start the second half, Sioux Central led the entire way until the waning moments of the fourth quarter as Spencer cranked up the pressure down 52-42 with 3:30 left to play...

Something had to give Saturday in the fieldhouse between the Spencer Tigers and Sioux Central Rebels. The Tigers stepped onto their home floor touting a five game win streak that included a 51-38 victory over Estherville Lincoln Central on the road Friday night, and the Rebels entered the contest with plenty of confidence having won all eight of their games so far this season, including a 59-36 road triumph over West Bend-Mallard Friday...

A year ago Spencer wrestling emerged from the Christmas break with a lackluster showing in Cherokee against the Braves and Estherville Lincoln Central. Thursday night Cherokee and the Midgets came to the field house and encountered a much more engaged group of Tigers that walked away with a pair of dual wins, beating the Braves 48-30 and edging ELC 40-36...

With a new quarterback under center and questions along the line, nobody was quite sure what the 2018 Tiger football team would look like. Following a week one loss to rival Spirit Lake, some questions lingered. Jim Tighe’s boys then proceeded to rattle off five straight wins and finished the regular season at 7-2 to reach the playoffs. ...

Four years after reaching the state tournament and falling in the opening round to a top-ranked Ankeny squad, Spencer’s senior soccer girls brought the Tigers back to Des Moines this past summer and picked up the first state tournament win in team history by knocking off No. ...