Football

Mediacom: No Insight Bowl after all (12/30/09)
Iowa State-Minnesota bowl game blacked out The Mediacom customers in Spencer and Iowa Great Lakes won't be able to see the Insight Bowl at home on New Year's Eve after all. The 5 p.m. game matches Iowa State and Minnesota and is only being carried in central Iowa -- with permission from NFL Network...

Iowa, ISU still look good in bowl picture (11/21/09)
Editor's note: On back-to-back Tuesdays, Daily Reporter Staff Writer Russ Mitchell has surveyed national coverage and blogged about potential bowl destinations for Iowa and Iowa State. The bowl pairings will be announced on Dec. 6. Here's a look at his coverage earlier this week at spencerdailyreporter.com....

Former SHS students represented well at last USD home game (11/13/09)
Saturday was a big day for a number of Spencer High School alumni. The setting was the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D. The evening football game hosted there, which pitted the University of South Dakota (USD) Coyotes against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, marked the last home football game of the season for the Coyotes. Their 45-21 win over Southern Utah had USD finishing 4-1 at home this season...

Holiday Family Adoption under way (11/10/09)
The Holiday Family Adoption program kicks off today with the first listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Rep. King wades into Limbaugh, Rams ownership (10/30/09)
U.S. Rep. Steve King used a Capitol Hill appearance by Roger Goodell to press the NFL Commissioner about conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who was removed from a group trying to purchase the St. Louis Rams. Goodell was testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday to examine the long-term effects of head injury among NFL players...

Iowa football playoff pairings revealed (10/24/09)
Clay Central-Everly was the only team left standing in the local coverage area when the Iowa High School Athletic Association released the 2009 postseason football pairings late Friday night. The pairings included all potential matchups in bracket form, beginning with substate games and showing each postseason qualifier's road to "The Dome."...

Spencer to celebrate homecoming next week (09/22/09)
James Bond 009 will spring into action as Spencer students, residents and volunteers alike put their own spin on the fictional James Bond 007 spy character during this year's homecoming celebrations, which officially begin on Monday, Sept. 28, and last through Saturday, Oct. 3...

Tigers stopped short (09/12/09)
Spencer mistakes, short fields help Le Mars earn 21-14 win in district opener For some reason, mistakes and field position always seem to be magnified when Spencer plays Le Mars. Such was the case again Friday night in the first week of district play...

H-M-S roughs up Sioux Central (09/12/09)
Sioux Central became the first team to score on No. 8 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Friday night, ending 11 straight scoreless quarters for the H-M-S defense, but the fourth-quarter touchdown had little effect on the District 1 opener. With yet another convincing victory, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn looks like a forced to be reckoned with both in the district and in all of Class 1A, putting up 327 more yards in a 42-7 victory over the Rebels...

Mavericks pull early upset (09/12/09)
On the road facing one of the better teams in District 2 and one of the best players in all of Class A, Clay Central-Everly wasn't given much of a chance in Friday's district opener against Algona Garrigan. Somebody forgot to tell the Mavericks they weren't supposed to win...

Rebels score dramatic comeback (09/07/09)
With their backs against the wall, the Rebels fought back. Held out of the end zone for the first 40 minutes, Sioux Central scored three times in the final eight minutes, including a game-winning 47-yard touchdown pass from Kaleb Miller to Adam Ehlers with under one minute left to steal a 20-14 road win over Spirit Lake...

Tigers topple Cherokee: Six touchdown performance fuels Spencer's first win of 2009 season (09/07/09)
Spencer coach Jim Tighe always says the biggest improvements in a high school football team are seen from Week 1 to Week 2. For the second straight year, his Tigers looked like a completely different team in the second week of the season. Spencer scored four touchdowns in the first half and the Tigers' typical physical style that was absent on opening night returned as Spencer ran over Cherokee 40-27 Friday in its home opener...

Repeat blowout: Clay Central-Everly scores second straight big win, beats MMC 41-0 (09/07/09)
Clay Central-Everly could get used to this. For the second straight week, the Mavericks dominated on both sides of the ball, scoring back-to-back shutouts with a 41-0 victory over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Friday in CC-E's home opener. "Without looking at the film to see how much, I know we did get better. We executed better offensively and the guys are flying to the ball and gang tackling defensively. That's a good thing to see," said Clay Central-Everly coach Kevin Fahnlander...

High School Football Scores (08/29/09)
Adair-Casey 41, Farragut 8 ADM 24, Dallas Center-Grimes 14 Akron-Westfield 34, Elk Point-Jefferson, S.D. 0 Anita CAM 56, Essex 12 Ankeny 32, Waukee 29, 2OT Ankeny Christian Academy 56, Moravia 14 Aplington-Parkersburg 30, Dike-New Hartford 14 Starmont 9, East Buchanan 6...

Rebels roll over Alta (08/29/09)
Sioux Central scored all three of its touchdowns in the first half and the Rebels leaned on a suffocating defense to help produce a 20-0 win over Alta in their season opener in Albert City. "We got a victory and that was the main goal. After what we went through as a school today ... it's tough," said Sioux Central head coach Travis Schueller, whose players lost a classmate in a fatal car accident the night before...

E-Hawks ground and pound Tigers (08/29/09)
It wasn't exactly like 2008, but it was close. Defending 1A champion Emmetsburg controlled the line of scrimmage and won a decisive battle of field position on opening night of the football season Friday at Duane Twait Field in Emmetsburg where the E-Hawks beat Spencer in a 35-7 final...

Briefs 5-23-09 (05/23/09)
Farmers Market is returning with an opening date of May 23. Early season vegetables available. Located in the parking lot of the Southpark Mall. --- Come learn about Global Positioning System (GPS) and the sport of geocaching. GPS units will be used to find hidden treasure at Huston Park. Located at the nature center at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 23. The event is sponsored by the Palo Alto Soil & Water Conservation District and the Palo Alto County Conservation Board...

SHS seniors recognized with scholarships, awards (05/12/09)
The Spencer High School Senior Recognition Night was held Sunday, May 10 in the old Spencer Middle School auditorium. The following student recipients were awarded local and regional scholarships: Katie Simons - Bethany Lutheran Church Scholarship; Timothy Juza and Alex Seaman -- Clay County Cattlemen's Association Scholarship; Katie Simons and Victoria Foerster -- Clay County Farm Bureau Scholarship; Spencer Swanson, Timothy Juza, Katie Miller and Megan Zenkovich - Daybreakers Kiwanis Scholarship; Caitlyn Peterson and Felicia Essick - Eastern Star/Masonic Lodge Scholarship; Katie Miller -- Employment Connections, Inc. ...

CCE students: Have business, will sell product (02/07/09)
Clay Central/Everly students in Liz Kardell's Introduction to Business class are learning what it takes to run a business from the ground up. They're evaluating and re-evaluating every decision they make, as well as staying accountable to one another...

Nominees sought for outstanding Iowa Lakes alumni award (01/09/09)
The Iowa Lakes Community College Alumni & Friends Association is seeking nominations for the 18th annual Jim Hall Outstanding Alumni Award. The association presents this award annually at the college's spring commencement ceremony at the Estherville campus to a past graduate who is outstanding in service to community, business, school and/or service club...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 11 (12/04/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 10 (12/03/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 5 (11/21/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 4 (11/20/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 3 (11/19/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program 2 (11/18/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program continues with a listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Holiday Family Adoption Program begins today (11/12/08)
The Holiday Family Adoption Program kicks off today with the first listing of families in The Daily Reporter. The Holiday Family Adoption Program, a Spencer-area holiday staple, allows generous area families, businesses and service groups to share in the holiday spirit and bounty...

Spencer to celebrate homecoming next week (10/01/08)
Spencer students, residents and volunteers alike are expected to be "wild with pride" during this year's homecoming celebrations, which officially begin on Monday and last through next Saturday. School-sponsored activities during the 2008 homecoming week include theme days in each of the school buildings, sports activities, the annual homecoming coronation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday in the Spencer High School (SHS) fieldhouse, and next Friday's 7:30 p.m. football game against MOC-Floyd Valley...

Worlds unite at SHS (09/19/08)
With the arrival of a German, Brazilian and a Tanzanian student, boundaries are being broken in the hallways of Spencer High School (SHS) this year. Carl Hieronymi, who hadn't visited the United States before arriving on July 31, said his stay in Dickens as a foreign exchange student will not only allow him to expand his English, it will also give him the opportunity to play football. The outgoing 17-year-old German currently plays tight end and tackle for the SHS Tigers...

CC-E to celebrate homecoming next week (09/17/08)
Teachers, administrators, volunteers and residents expect a fun, memorable and safe experience during Clay Central-Everly's 2008 homecoming celebrations, which will begin Monday, Sept. 22 and last through Friday, Sept. 26. School-sponsored activities during homecoming week include theme days in the school buildings, sports activities and the annual homecoming coronation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24 in Everly's old gymnasium...

Mediacom's Big Ten Network launch includes northwest Iowa (09/12/08)
Viewers from the Iowa Great Lakes to Spencer and from Emmetsburg to Estherville will have a chance to see the Iowa State-Iowa football game after all. Mediacom Communications on Thursday announced that customers in 15 northwest Iowa counties will be able to see Saturday's intrastate football game on Mediacom, and that the company is moving forward on its next phase of a channel launch that will permanently place the Big Ten Network on its family cable line-up...

Tailgate raises funds for Tailtwisters (09/05/08)
Clark Cunningham, with Community State Bank of Spencer shakes hands with Dana Anderson, president of the Spencer Tailtwisters organization following a very successful tailgate party Friday night prior to the Spencer High School football team's home opener. The feed grossed approximately $1,250 for the club. Community State Bank picked up all the costs associated with the event, allowing all of the profit to be collected by the club...

Chicago theater unites four Spencer grads (08/12/08)
In what seem to have been several "fated" coincidences, four Spencer High School graduates, all of whom were bitten locally by the theater bug, have connected in Chicago. Known for its intimate "storefront" theaters that seat between 30 and 100 people, Josh Odor, Ben Fuchsen, Aaron DeYoung and Eric Van Tassell can all testify to the inner workings of the "The Windy City's" theaters...

Briefs 7-31-08 (07/31/08)
Registrations for the Spencer 3-6 grade teams, part of the Midwest Youth Football League, will only be accepted until tonight. A final registration will take place at Scharnbrg Park's shelter house from 6-8 p.m. tonight. At that time, late registrations who haven't had their sizes taken yet will be fitted. ...

Briefs 7-30-08 (07/30/08)
The Spencer Area Farmers Market will be held every Wednesday and Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Southpark Mall parking lot. Come see the homegrown, fresh produce for sale. --- It's a "Salad Luncheon Prayer Connection" at 12:30 p.m. today at the Arnold's Park City Hall in Arnold's Park. ...

Briefs 7-29-08 (07/29/08)
The American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Hope Reformed Church, 919 N. Grand Ave. on Tuesday, July 29 from 11-5 p.m. Ice cream sundaes will be served and all who come to donate can register to win one of two $25 gas cards to be given away each day...

Briefs 7-25-08 (07/25/08)
The Spencer Family YMCA will be hosting its annual carnival today at the YMCA. It is open to all Spencer kids in kindergarten through sixth grades only. All playground parks will be closed that day and will meet at the YMCA. Also, any child in Kids Kamp or childcare at the YMCA will be able to attend. Kids can purchase tickets at the YMCA or through any park counselor...

Briefs 7-24-08 (07/24/08)
Registrations for the Spencer 3-6 grade teams, part of the Midwest Youth Football League, will only be accepted until Thursday, July 31. After that time only people who have newly moved to this area will be allowed to register. Fee is currently $150 per player, which includes all of his football gear as well as jerseys with names on the back the players get to keep. All players will have the opportunity to participate in six games...

Board to ready for 2008-09 school year Thursday (07/23/08)
Following a two-hour work session designed to review the new superintendent evaluation form, the Spencer Community Schools Board of Education will convene its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24 in the board room of the central administrative offices, located at 23 E. Seventh St...

Briefs 7-23-08 (07/23/08)
The Spencer Area Farmers Market will be held every Wednesday and Saturday, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the Southpark Mall parking lot. Come see the homegrown, fresh produce for sale. --- Don Piper, a best-selling author, speaker and minister, will share his message of hope and healing beginning at 7 p.m. ...

Klinkenborg meets with Spencer fans (06/04/08)
Former Iowa Hawkeye defensive standout Mike Klinkenborg, who played his high school ball at Central Lyon in Rock Rapids, made a stop in Spencer Tuesday at U.S. Bank downtown to meet and greet his fans. Klinkenborg signed autographs on a variety of Hawkeye gear, including a hat for Kaleb Stover (above) who wore Klinkenborg's number as a player in Spencer's youth football league. ...

Former Hawkeye Klinkenborg at U.S. Bank (06/03/08)
U.S. Bank of Spencer will host former Iowa Hawkeye football player Mike Klinkenborg at its 126 Grand Ave. branch in Spencer. Area residents are welcome to attend the event at the bank from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. today. "Mike will sign autographs for his fans," said David Cronk, regional president for U.S. Bank. "In addition, the U.S. Bank team will be on-site to assist people who are interested in finding out about U.S. Bank products and services that will best serve them."...

Briefs 05-31 (05/31/08)
Final opportunity to register for fall football Two final opportunities to register for the MYFL Spencer Youth Football League will take place from 1-3 p.m. today at League Director Randy Cauthron's home, 207 35th Ave. W. These will be the last two opportunities to get equipment sized and register before jerseys are ordered and the league fee increases by $50. ...

Briefs 5-30-08 (05/30/08)
register for fall football Two final opportunities to register for the MYFL Spencer Youth Football League will take place tonight from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday from 1-3 p.m. at League Director Randy Cauthron's home, 207 35th Ave. W. These will be the last two opportunities to get equipment sized and register before jerseys are ordered and the league fee increases by $50. ...

Spencer school retirees to be honored Wednesday (05/13/08)
Twelve Spencer school representatives have chosen to take an early-retirement option offered by district officials this year. Together, _Joe Enderlin, Penny Goedicke, Jan Johnson, Jo Ann Merrill, Pat Morisch, Macrina Tesch, Betty Brennan, Becky Dettmer, Noreen Meyer, Mick Ketchum, Maggie Nicks and Alan Pierce_ represent 301 years of service within the school district...

Keeping the memory of a hero alive (05/08/08)
Dayton Peters, a third grade student at Fairview Elementary in Spencer, has spent hours gazing at the 945 football, baseball and a few Star Trek trading cards he recently received from the mother of a fallen hero. Dallas Cowboys cornerback Issiac Holt, Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Tim Irwin and punter Harry Newsome, and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Neil O'Donnell rank among his favorites...

Smith named 'All-American' (05/07/08)
Madella Smith has earned one of the highest honors possible for a high school student involved in speech and debate. The daughter of Brett and Mary Jo Smith of rural Dickens, a Spencer High School senior, has been named a National Forensic League (NFL) All-American. To achieve this honor, Smith earned 750 NFL points, had a 3.8 grade point average or higher, and scored at least 27 on her ACT test...

Briefs 05-03 (05/03/08)
Spencer fall youth football sign-ups today Registration for the Midwest Youth Football League fall session, for Spencer students entering the third through sixth grades will take place from 2-4 p.m., today in the Sacred Heart Catholic School gym. Registration forms will be available on site and participants will be fitted for helmets and shoulder pads at that time...

Briefs 05-02 (05/02/08)
Spencer fall youth football sign-ups Registration for the Midwest Youth Football League fall session, for Spencer students entering the third through sixth grades will take place from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 3 in the Sacred Heart Catholic School gym. Registration forms will be available on site and participants will be fitted for helmets and shoulder pads at that time...

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