The Tiger basketball teams will be hosting a Meet the Team Night at 7 p.m. Friday in the field house. (Above) Griffin Garnatz reacts to play during the Tigers 2018-19 campaign with brother Gage Garnatz heading up court. The twin senior brothers will return for this year. The event will include a 3-point contest, scrimmages by both teams, and autograph sessions with the players and coaches. Admission to the event is a bottle of sports drink or water. The Tiger girls open their regular season at home on Nov. 25 versus Le Mars and both teams are in action on Dec. 3 at Sioux City East.

Iowa Lakes Community College head softball coach Katie Larson announced Jadynn Moore to the 2020-21 recruiting class. Jadynn is the daughter of Kevin and Traci Moore and attends Estherville Lincoln Central High School in Estherville. “It is going to be great to have another Estherville softball player in the program.” Larson said. “Coach Anderson does a great job at ELC and it will be fun to watch Jadynn grow the next two years.”...

Iowa Lakes Community College head softball coach Katie Larson announced Emma Kral to the 2020-21 recruiting class. Larson is the daughter of Cliff and Sara Kinnetz and the late Kirk Kral. She attends Graettinger-Teril High School. “We are very excited to welcome Emma and her family to the Iowa Lakes family,” Larson said. “Emma is the type of kid every coach dreams of having. She loves the game of softball and comes every day with the desire to learn and grow.”...

ESTHERVILLE — Iowa Lakes wrestling dropped a tough dual against No. 8 Iowa Central in the Laker gymnasium, 32-17, Wednesday night. The Lakers took three of the first four matches led my Matt Jordan at 125 pounds, winning by pin. At 141, Robert Hall picked up another pin for the Lakers and Deville Dentis, at 149, won by technical fall, 19-2, giving the Lakers a 17-3 team lead. However it was all Iowa Central from that point forward as they would take the next six matches, winning the dual 32-17...

Local coaches collaborate on soccer, basketball academies A collaboration between a longtime soccer enthusiast and the Spencer High School girl’s basketball coach will introduce a new cooperative endeavor designed to benefit both programs with the introduction of connected soccer and basketball academies for Spencer youth looking to develop their skills in both sports...

The Lakers, led by sophomore Breanna Wendland with 17 points and Safiyer Coleman (above) with 12, topped St. Kate’s JV 65-47 Tuesday night. “Our team showed a lot of improvement tonight,” coach Ashley Martin said. “I thought we really shared the ball on the offensive end and got the ball moving. Defensively we continue to improve. We need to continue to improve everyday.” The Lakers are 2-2 on the season and 0-0 in conference play. The Lakers return to action this Friday and Saturday when they travel to Marshalltown to take on Central Community College out of Columbus, Nebraska, at 1 p.m. on Friday and Marshalltown on Saturday at 5 p.m. The Lakers next home game is Wednesday, Nov. 20, when they host Gustavus JV at 5:30 p.m.

Iowa Lakes faced off with Northeast Community College in their first game at the Northeast Classic Friday night, falling 64-38. The Lakers were led by sophomore Breanna Wendland with 11 points. The Lakers suffered a more competitive loss against Cloud County on Saturday, dropping a 72-69 contest. Wendland led ILCC again with 23 points and Tyler Pacheco finished with 13...

MARSHALLTOWN — Senior Carissa Doran made her final strokes as a high school swimmer count on Saturday as the veteran Spencer Tiger led a squad of underclassmen in a pair of relays at the state swim meet in Marshalltown. Doran teamed with Brooke Moser, Mya Miller and Haley Harms in the 200-yard medley relay for a 27th place finish overall in 1:58.04. Dowling Catholic would lead the field in 1:42.54...

The Iowa Lakes Men’s Soccer team placed six players on the ICCAC All Region Team. The Lakers had a great season with a 14-4-1 overall record and finished third in the ICCAC regular season. The Lakers came up short in the Regional Final with a 1-0 loss to Marshalltown Community College...

Iowa High School Girl’s State Swimming Preview Last Saturday, the Spencer girl’s swim team demonstrated they could step up their game when the competition requires it. Things won’t get any easier at the state meet in Marshalltown as the Tiger ladies find themselves among the bottom half of the field in both relays they are scheduled to swim in. They sound as though they are up to the challenge of cutting either more time from their regional showing...

Iowa Lakes Community College head softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Eliya Johnson to the 2020-21 recruiting class. Larson is the daughter of Byron and Sonja Johnson and attends Coon Rapids High School in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. “Eliya is a great addition to our very strong 2020-21 recruiting class,” Larson said. ...

On Sunday, the Spencer Family YMCA hosted its annual Thunderbridge 5K, The top three finishers include: (men) Van Munson, 19:51.67; Matt Ruden, 21:29.96 and Eric Johannsen, 21:44.73; and (women) Addyson Wyman, 26:16.83; Mikalah Prickett, 29:56.96; and Marley Prenzlow, 30:10.32.

Softball inks Otte Iowa Lakes Community College head softball coach Katie Larson, announced the signing of Mackenna Otte to the 2020-21 recruiting class. Otte is the daughter of Derek and Amy Otte and attends Randolph High School in Randolph, Minnesota...

ESTHERVILLE — The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team moved to 1-2 on the season with a 102-74 win over Dordt University's JV. Iowa Lakes was led by Justin Brookens with 22 points. Also scoring in double figures for the Lakers was Kevin Cook with 18 points, Keshawn Pegues with 15 points, Malcolm Clayton with 14 points, Josh English with 12 points, and Dillon Carlson with 10 points...

ESTHERVILLE — The Iowa Lakes men's basketball team has released its schedule for the 2019-20 season. The Lakers traditionally play one of the toughest schedules in the country and will feature six games against NJCAA Division 1 opponents this season...

FORT DODGE — Iowa Lakes postseason came to an abrupt halt on the road at Fort Dodge where they fell to the Iowa Central Tritons 0-3 (7-25, 11-25, 16-25) in the ICCAC Region XI A semifinal match. The Tritons looked all the part of a No. 8 ranked and ICCAC champion. They dispensed of the Lakers with relative ease. The Triton's size proved too much for the Lakers...

Schmidt, Erickson compete in boys race FORT DODGE — Following a cold run shortly after noon Saturday, the Spencer Tigers girl's cross-country team would finish in 11th place among the Class 3A competitors at the Iowa High School State Cross-Country Meet hosted by Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge...

FORT DODGE — Coming into Saturday's Girl's District Swim Meet in Fort Dodge, the Spencer swimmers knew they would need to step up their games against a loaded field of competition. They did it, advancing two relays to next Saturday's state meet in Marshalltown...

Women from Clay County will participate in Pheasants Forever's annual Ladies Hunt at 3820 225th Ave. in Spencer beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Participants will need a valid hunting or apprentice license if 16 or older, and are welcome to bring their own hunting equipment...

ELLSWORTH — The Lakers went on a mission to Ellsworth and came away with a 3-0 victory, 25-19, 25-19 and 26-24, sealing a spot in the Region Xl Regional Tournament this weekend. The Lakers finish the regular season with a record of 10-29 and 2-7 in the ICCAC. They will be the No. 8 seed and will play the No. 1 seed Iowa Central in Fort Dodge on Saturday...

Road victory lands ILCC shot at championship OTTUMWA — The first time these two teams played this year, it wound up in a 1-1 tie on Sept. 28. The second time the squads met, this time in Ottumwa, for the Region XI Semifinal Wednesday, the Lakers got the one that mattered, 3-1, to advance to the championship game on Sunday...

Spencer seniors Elisa Fisher, Jenna Morey and Grace Hamilton will lead the 10th-ranked Spencer Tiger girls against the Class 3A field beginning at noon at the state cross-country meet in Fort Dodge Saturday. --- Spencer’s Ethan Schmidt will compete in the Class 3A boy’s state cross-country race on Saturday in Fort Dodge while Wyatt Erickson will represent Sioux Central in Class 1A...

FORT DODGE — The field is stacked at the Fort Dodge District Girl’s Swim Meet on Saturday beginning at noon. Brooke Moser, competing in the 100-yard breaststroke, will need to trim a bit from her time of 1:12.57 to crack the top five current times among competitors in the field with Kirsti Robertson (1:10.97) and Lauren Fisher (1:11.13) sitting just ahead of her...

Road victory propels ILCC to championship Iowa Lakes keeper Josh Wilson, from Caims, Australia, directs traffic on a set play as defender Sebastian Zapata looks on against Southeastern in the Region XI quarterfinals last weekend. Wednesday, the Lakers went on the road and topped Indian Hills in the semis to reach the championship game on Sunday. Look for a more detailed report of the game in Friday’s Daily Reporter...

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SIOUX CITY — The Spencer Tigers did just enough to hold off a late Sioux City Heelan charge, chasing the Crusaders from the field on four straight incomplete passes from the Tiger 31-yard line with 1:25 remaining in the game. ...

After a scoreless 90 minutes of regulation and 16 minutes of overtime play, a penalty kick by Iowa Lakes defender Cameron Weston in the game’s 116th minute would end the ICCAC Region XI Men’s Soccer Quarterfinal matchup, 1-0, against Southeastern Community College Sunday afternoon in Spencer...

SIOUX RAPIDS — Alta-Aurelia's playoff hopes were hanging by a thread Friday night when they took the field at Sioux Central. The Rebels cut the dangling string with a 16-7 win and moved in front of their guests in district play to finish runner up to IKM-Manning with a 6-3 record and 4-1 conference mark...

Four Spencer Tiger volleyball players were among those recognized when the Lakes Conference released its All-Conference teams on Friday. Both MacKenzie Bruning and Allison Piercy were selected from the Spencer line-up for Second Team All-Lakes Conference; while Emily English and Abby Borth received All-Lakes honorable mention nods for their seasons...

DENISON — Denison-Schleswig would use two dominant sets to start the match to catapult the Monarchs to a three game sweep over the visiting Spencer Tigers Wednesday night, 25-13, 25-14 and 25-22. “We had a very slow start to our night tonight, and I feel like we let our nerves get the best of us in sets one and two,” Spencer Tiger coach Tara Hauschen said. “We were able to get our feet under us in set three and played much better volleyball, however we couldn't pull out the win.”...

HOLSTEIN — More than 160 runners representing 22 teams comprised a loaded field of competitors Thursday afternoon in Holstein at the Class 1A District Cross-Country Meet. Sioux Central’s combined for a fourth place team finish and the Rebels’ top runner, Wyatt Erickson punched his ticket to state meet in Fort Dodge on Nov. 2 with his second place finish...

Schmidt returns to 3A state field HUMBOLDT — A second place finish for the Spencer Tiger girls cross-country squad earned the seven-girl unit its fifth consecutive trip to the state meet on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Fort Dodge. The lady Tigers placed its five scoring runners in the top 25 at the 3A District Meet on the course at Sheldon Park in Humboldt Thursday. They will be joined by Spencer’s Ethan Schmidt after a seventh place finish in the boys race...

Last Week It was a game of momentum in Spencer and all Le Mars needed was a four-plus-minute stretch to take control of a seesaw affair at Dale Norton Field, handing the Tigers a tough 30-28 loss on a score in the final minute of the game. The defeat dropped Spencer to 2-2 in district and eliminated any hope the Tigers had of returning to post season play...

Spencer tops Tornadoes, fall to Wolverines in season finale Spencer’s girls swim team put together an impressive performance in the home pool at the Spencer Family YMCA Tuesday night when Sioux City Metro and Storm Lake came a calling for the final meet of the Tiger year. Spencer would topple the Tornadoes 83-9 while battling the tough Wolverines before falling 54-40. Metro would best Storm Lake 80-11...

Area teams fall on opening night SIOUX RAPIDS — Sioux Central appeared poised to roll on its home court Tuesday night in the first round of regional play, squeaking out a 25-23 win in set one, and cruising 25-10 in set two; but Alta-Aurelia would steal the momentum to win the third set, and after edging the Rebels in the fourth set to even things at 2-2, would make it three straight to end Sioux Central’s season...

Thursday, Oct. 24 Algona Ballard B-H/FV Bishop Heelan Sergeant Bluff-Luton Spencer Storm Lake Waverly-Shell Rock Webster City Spencer Boys Runners Ethan Schmidt Case Cauthron Luis Discua Kadyn Cline Otis Kierscht Owen King Andrew Bare --- Top 30 Ranked 3A Boys Competitors...

Lewis Central Melissa Fender Memorial Swim Meet Saturday, Oct. 19 — Council Bluffs SPENCER TIGER RESULTS — Top time: Sioux City Metro, 1:54.40. 3. Spencer (Carissa Doran, Brooke Moser, Mya Miller, Haley Harms), 2:02.26. — Top time: Jenna Currier, Carroll, 2:01.48. 10. Harms, 2:20.97. 11. Carly Borth, 2:22.77. 13. Sydni Faulkender, 2:35.70...

SIOUX RAPIDS — After a forgettable first night of Twin Lakes Conference tournament action last week, play moved to the Sioux Central gym Thursday for night two and the Rebels feasted on the home cooking, earning three straight two-game sweeps after going winless the previous round on Tuesday...

Wednesday, Oct. 23 Spencer (7-23) at Denison-Schleswig (13-19) Spencer Team Kills — 393 Attack Att — 1,124 Kill Eff — 0.179 Serve Eff — 0.908 Aces — 67. Team Leaders Kills — Allison Piercy, 123; Karenna Hoben, 76; Abby Borth, 73. Serve Eff — Madi Stave, 0.944; Karenna Hoben, 0.942; MacKenzie Bruning, 0.939...

IKM-Manning hands Sioux Central 1st district loss, 35-12 SIOUX RAPIDS ― IKM-Manning relied on a heavy dose of Rasmussen ― Nolan and Kyle Rasmussen that is ― to claim a road victory and hand Sioux Central a 35-12 its first district loss...