SPENCER — After singles regional competition on Wednesday, the Tiger girls tennis team hosted the regional team play at Riverview Tennis Courts for team Saturday. Spencer took down Storm Lake to start their day, defeating the Tornadoes 5-1; before besting Cherokee, 5-2 to advance to a showdown with Spirit Lake Tuesday...

STORM LAKE — Spencer girls golf team traveled to Lake Creek Country Club for the Storm Lake Invitational Saturday. Taking a fourth place finish on the day, Mo McDermott was not with the team during the day. Meredith Baker stepped up during the absence and shot her career low with a score of 92 on the 18th hole competition, good enough for a runner-up medalist finish...

SPENCER — Thursday night it felt like a wind storm during the soccer game between Spencer and Storm Lake, the ball would fly to the west, and die in the wind to the east, it was amazing the game was played. It was a long night for the Tigers during the game, unable to find the back of the net, with plenty of chances, the weather did them no favors during the contest. ...

By Dakota Locker Sports Editor sports@spencerdailyreporter.com LE MARS — Spencer boys and girls track competed at Le Mars High School Friday for a chance to punch their tickets to state. For both teams, it was a lot of winning, including seven times for the girls team, they won in the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays, distance medley, 4x100-meter shuttle hurdle and the 800 sprint medley as a team. ...

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — USA Gymnastics Region 4 held its 2022 XCEL Regional Championship Competition April 29-May 1 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. More than 2,000 athletes from 145 clubs in seven states competed in the silver-diamond levels. Gymnasts advanced to regionals after qualifying in the All-Around or as an event specialist at their respective state competition...

ESTHERVILLE — Iowa Lakes Community College softball team had seven student-athletes that were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II Softball All-Region teams. Lexi Chase, pitcher; Bryn Bohmann, infield; Eliya Johnson, infield; and Alyssa Thorson, outfield, were all named to the ICCAC All-Region first team. ...

LE MARS -- Tiger girls tennis doubles team Kinsey Schroeder and Haley Berends were the No. 1 seed heading into regional play for a reason, they've been dominant all season on the court for Spencer. That wouldn't change on Wednesday, winning four matchups on the day, and sweeping the regional competition. ...

ORANGE CITY -- The Spencer Tigers had arguably their best performance of the season at the right time, grabbing second place with a team score of 312, falling only to MOC-Floyd Valley, 304, at Landsmeer Golf Course, site of the 3A boys sectionals, Wednesday. They advanced to District play which the team hosts Monday at 10 a.m. with a bid to the state tournament on the line. ...

SPENCER — Wednesday, the substate brackets were announced and Spencer drew the No. 1 seed, earning the squad a first round bye and home field advantage. “Securing the No. 1 seed in our substate bracket is huge,” coach Jesse Kuehler said. “Being able to host the games here in Spencer and having a first round bye is really big. ...

SPENCER — The week jumped right into summer temps, minus much a spring, welcoming Little League baseball and softball with opening ceremonies Monday. A total of 633 kids are participating in this year’s season, comprising 53 teams league wide. Brandon Edmonds, president of the Spencer Youth Baseball and Softball Board, spoke about opening night...

EMMETSBURG — The Tiger girls track team traveled to Emmetsburg High School Monday to participate in its final meet of the regular season. Spencer won 10 different events on the track. “The girls performed at a very high level as we were preparing for the postseason,” coach Alan Pierce said. “We used this meet to polish some relay handoffs and experiment with the lineup in a few spots. The kids came through in flying colors as we dominated the four team field...

ORANGE CITY — Alexa Johnson has been on an absolute tear this season, scoring goals left and right against each opponent. She came into Monday’s game against MOC-FV one shy of Katie Moser’s school record of 99 career goals. Johnson didn’t just break the record, she shattered it, scoring six goals in the contest to give her 104 in her Spencer Tiger career, and helping her team to a 10-0 win against the Dutch...

SPENCER — Monday morning Spencer Golf and Country Club hosted the girls Lakes Conference Tournament. After turning in two top four scores in the meet, the Tigers fell eight strokes short of the Spirit Lake Indians for the conference title. Mo McDermott led the way for Spencer again, shooting the best round in the conference with an 89 on the day, earning her medalist honors and all-conference...

SPENCER — It was senior night for the Spencer Tiger boys track team, hosting a track meet at Dale Norton Field Monday. The boys swept varsity and junior varsity competition, with a team score of 149, 52 more than second place Cherokee-Washington, which scored 97...

SPENCER — Riverview Tennis Courts hosted the district boys tennis tournament this year, the third ranked class 1A Tigers have been rolling on the season, and didn’t want that to stop Monday. The Tigers won the district competition by district tournament by 27 points, sending both doubles squads and an alternate singles player to the state tournament...

STORM LAKE — The Tigers have been battling all season to prepare for conference and postseason play. The boys traveled to Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake for the Lakes Conference tournament. Spencer finished in second behind Western Christian...

Monday — Clay County Fair Speedway --- IMCA RACE SAVER SPRINTS — 12 ENTRIES A Feature 1 (20 laps) — 1. 4SS-Jody Rosenboom (3); 2. 45-Monty Ferriera (4); 3. 91-Andrew Sullivan (2); 4. 2D-Dusty Ballenger (5); 5. 53-Joe Miller (1); 6. 24G-Chris Graf (6); 7. 23-Brandon Bosma (9); 8. 33-Trevor Smith (7); 9. 43-Jake Greenwood (10); 10. 13-Brandon Halverson (12); 11. (DNF) 28-Madison Miller (8); 12. (DNS) 4L-Mike Houseman Jr...

DES MOINES — The Spencer Tigers 13U baseball team took home the USSSA Championship in Des Moines recently, going 5-0 in the process. The boys enjoyed wins of 17-3, 6-1, 12-4, 12-2 leading up to a thrilling come from behind 6-5 game to clinch the championship...

CHEROKEE — Spencer boys and girls track squads took on the Lakes Conference field Thursday in Cherokee. For the girls, they were seeking a 10th consecutive conference title. They didn’t disappoint, taking first in nine events on the evening, and securing six runner-up finishes in the meet, continuing the decadelong streak of conference championships for the Tigers...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Spencer athletes competed in the largest class 2A on Saturday at the Howard Wood Relays. This event is South Dakota's premier athletic event in the spring attracting athletes from five different states. The Tiger boys and girls competed in three relays each during the competition. ...

SPIRIT LAKE — The boys and girls tennis team took on the Lakes Conference competition Wednesday at Spirit Lake High School. The battle between Spencer, Estherville, Spirit Lake, Storm Lake and Cherokee took place on the tennis courts. For the Tigers, it was a successful day, as they were victorious in three of the four matchups. ...

SPENCER — Spencer’s girls tennis squad hosted Le Mars, Spirit Lake and Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Saturday, at the Riverview Tennis Courts. Spencer had a tough task ahead with Spirit Lake, which had defeated them twice this season already, but the Tigers bounced back with a tournament win, defeating the Indians 8-1...

The third-ranked Class 2A Spencer Tiger girls soccer team had a tough test throughout the week, facing off against Sioux City opponents — East and Bishop Heelan. SPENCER — Against the Black Raiders Thursday, Spencer managed a lone goal, which proved the game winner, when Alexa Johnson found the net in the 21st minute of the game...

SIOUX CITY — After a win over the Unity Christian Knights Monday, the Spencer Tiger boys hit the road to take on the Sioux City East Black Raiders on Thursday before returning home to face Sioux City Heelan Friday. Spencer hasn’t won a matchup with the Black Raiders since 2017, and were looking to end that trend. They were unsuccessful in their efforts, dropping the game 1-0...

STORM LAKE — Sioux Central competed in the boys and girls golf Twin Lakes Conference tournaments, for the girls Kendra Casey put together the best round among the conference competitors, earning medalist honors in the competition. She carded a 93 for the Rebels...

ESTHERVILLE — The third-ranked Class 1A Tigers visited Estherville Tuesday hoping to keep their perfect season intact. Estherville had only lost one match on the season to Spencer. The Tigers made it clear they wanted a repeat of their meeting in April, dominating the Midgets 9-0 and handing E-LC its second loss of the season.

SPENCER — It must have been annual Spencer against Estherville day on Tuesday, as the Tigers faced off against the Midgets in four separate events; girls golf, boys golf, boys tennis and girls tennis. The Tigers girls tennis team, coming off a loss to the Spirit Lake Indians last week, have been dominant in girls tennis this season.

SPENCER — Senior Alexa Johnson led the way for the Tigers against Unity Christian in a rare varsity doubleheader in Spencer Monday and finding the back of the net seven different times, bringing her season total to 34, second best in the state of Iowa. Brooke Moser added two goals in the contest, sophomore Sadie Kahley scored the other goal for the Tigers in their 10-1 rout of the Knights.

SPENCER — After closing out last week with a win, the Tiger boys soccer team returned to action on Monday when the Unity Christian Knights came to town. The Knights scored first, but a slick pass by Romeo Alvarez to Owen Olson knotted the score. After that it was all Tigers, outscoring the Knights 6-1 the rest of the way for a 7-2 victory. All seven goals were scored by two players. Olson found the net four times, and Owen King added a hat trick...

SPENCER — Five schools joined the Spencer Tiger girls at the traveled Spencer Country Club to compete in the Girls Spencer Invitational Monday. Le Mars, Sioux City East, Estherville Lincoln-Central, Storm Lake and Denison-Schleswig all participated. The home emerged victorious against the field with a team score of 417 in the 18-hole competition...

SPENCER — A close contest on Tuesday at the Spencer Golf and Country Club between the Tigers and the Estherville-Lincoln Central Midgets on the course. Two low scores from Ryan Schiltz, 35, and Blake Ingvall, 39, propelled Estherville to the five-stroke victory over Spencer. Drew Hough had the low round for Spencer with a 40, Kaden Miller followed with a 41. Trevor Cooke’s 42 and Jimmy Slattery’s 45 rounded out the scoring for the Tigers.

DES MOINES — Spencer girls and boys took on the annual Drake Relays over the weekend. The events took place on Friday and Saturday for the Tigers and showcase all of the best runners in the state of Iowa. The Spencer track program sent five teams and an individual to Drake this year.

STORM LAKE — After getting a win on Tuesday, the Tigers traveled to face the Storm Lake Tornadoes at Lake Creek Golf Course. Spencer put together a dominant performance posting the top five scores in the event.

DES MOINES — Marking the dawn of high school girls wrestling becoming an official sport in the state of Iowa beginning in the 2022-23 school year, Spencer continued to perform with those on top of the growing sport. Girls wresting coach Dave Storm has been working with this group of girls to prepare for what’s coming next. Recently, Krystol Luna, Kaylee Nachtigal, Shaylee Sutherland, Kailee Spencer and other Tiger grapplers competed in the Twin Rivers Tournament in Des Moines.

SPENCER — After a disappointing loss, with multiple things going wrong against Western Christian on Tuesday, Spencer needed to bounce back in time for the Tornadoes coming into town on Thursday. That’s exactly what they did, defeating Storm Lake 158 to 176 at Spencer Country Club.

SPENCER — While most of their top runners were in Des Moines for the Drake Relays, Spencer High School hosted a coed meet on Friday.

SPIRIT LAKE — Spencer has been dominating boys tennis thus far this season. The fourth-ranked Tigers had to travel north on Thursday to face off against the Spirit Lake Indians. Spencer came out on top 9-0 in the match, improving to 7-0 on the season and 5-0 in the Lakes Conference.

SPENCER — The fourth-ranked Indians came to town on Thursday to face off against Spencer at Riverview Tennis Courts. It was a very windy afternoon for some tennis and in the end Spirit Lake was too much to handle for the Tigers. The Indians defeated Spencer 6-3 in the contest, improving to 11-1 on the season, dropping Spencer to 9-3.

ESTHERVILLE — After a weather delay, the Iowa Lakes Softball team earned themselves a sweep over North Iowa Area Community College. The Lakers took game one 24-1 in five innings and game two 15-0 in five innings. Iowa Lakes is now 34-10-1 overall and 15-7 in conference play.

GAME 1: ILCC 10, MARSHALLTOWN 7 MARSHALLTOWN — Both offenses were strong in Iowa Lakes' 10-7 victory over Marshalltown Saturday. In the first inning, the Lakers got their offense started when Joey Winters singled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run. After the Tigers scored one run in the top of the fifth, the Lakers answered with one of their own. Marshalltown scored when an error scored one run. Iowa Lakes then answered when Santiago Gonzalez's sacrifice fly scored one run...