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Game of the Week SPENCER (1-2) vs. HUMBOLDT (0-3) Last Year The Tigers faced Humboldt on the road and ran all over them, recording 185 rushing yards on the ground to secure the victory, 24-12. Spencer got the scoring started with a field goal followed by a 41-yard touchdown pass from Gage Garnatz to Michael Storey to make the score 10-0. ...

The Tigers hosted five teams on Saturday as part of their home tournament, going 1-4 on the day, picking up their lone win with a two-game sweep of Mason City, 22-20 the first set and 21-19 the second. “We put a lot of things together that we have been working on this season,” Spencer coach Tara Hauschen said. “It was great to see us pass better and move well in defense. We also found a lot we would like to continue to work on including blocking and speeding up our offense.”...

Brown’s hat trick gives Heartland 1st loss, ILCC thump 9th-ranked Parkland The 14th-ranked Iowa Lakes Community College Lakers welcomed undefeated Heartland Community College and ninth-ranked Parkland to the fields in Spencer and sent them both home with big losses...

A number of area youth lined up to take the opportunity to try — the key word being try — to ride sheep at the Clay County Fair’s Mutton Bustin’ challenge on Kid’s Day, Friday. The distinct advantage went to the mutton as the wanna-be-rodeo-stars attempted to hang on to a handful of wool for a wild ride across the Outdoor Arena. Very few were successful and the rodeo clown stayed close to try and break the falls. A large number of people crowded the stands to watch an event which is becoming extremely popular.

ORANGE CITY — After a forgettable first quarter, which saw Spencer and MOC-FV exchange miscues, Tiger punt returner Kenny Rasch would open the second quarter with a 65-yard return, going untouched down the left side of the field, to put Spencer on the board. The Tigers would take control from that point forward, overcoming four fumbles — losing only one — to pick up their first win of the year against the Dutchmen in Orange City, 28-0...

SIOUX RAPIDS — The Sioux Central Rebels dominated Akron-Westfield at home Friday night, winning 29-0. The Rebels relentless rushing, mixed with limited but effective passing, resulted in Sioux Central having their most complete performance to this point of the season...

DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Iowa Donor Network launched a new organ, eye and tissue donor registry on Wednesday, Sept. 4. The new registry makes it possible for Iowans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors when obtaining a hunting, fishing or fur harvester license...

From now until ice-up is a wonderful time to be on the water chasing a variety of fish. Throughout the Midwest and much of the rest of North America, most species of predator fish are willing to get caught. Walleyes, pike, bass, even panfish are willing biters. ...

One of the successful and well attended activities at the 2019 Okoboji Blue Water Festival was the clean water panel put together by OBWF organizer Greg Drees, after learning two days before that keynote speaker Alexandra Cousteau had encountered a medical emergency and had to cancel her speaking engagement...

This is the time of year when lots of people are on the water, fishing or skiing or swimming or whatever. Sometimes on some bodies of water, we notice changes in the water. We’re noticing these changes more and more in more and more bodies of water. Those changes can affect the fishing. Following are some changes that have been taking place across many parts of North America and also some ideas how you can change your fishing tactics to combat these changes...

SUTHERLAND — The area that has become Waterman Prairie has been important for people and wildlife for more than 1,000 years. It’s an area that native tribes called home and where Inkpaduta, Wahpekute Dakota Indian chief of the Spirit Lake massacre and Little Big Horn fame, hid from the military on his way west...

Earlier this summer, the Iowa Great Lakes chain was only about three inches from becoming a no-wake system because of high water levels. It was nip and tuck for quite a while before the water began to slowly go down. Would you believe that by Monday, Sept. 2, Big Spirit Lake was nearly three inches below the spillway. That’s right no water was flowing over the spillway...

Autumn is in the air. Birds are gathered on power lines, butterflies are getting together to prepare for their southerly journey, there have even been reports of tree leaves changing colors. Summer fishing is different than spring fishing, and fishing in the fall in several very important ways is different than fishing in the summer. ...

The 2019 upland data for the Department of Natural Resources' August roadside count has been collected and analyzed. After the snowy winter, late winter ice and rain followed by a wet and cold spring, there was fear that the pheasant and quail numbers would be down. ...