Laker softball takes pair from Marshalltown

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team earned two wins in their home opener against Marshalltown Monday with final scores of 17-1 and 11-2. With the two five-inning wins, the Lakers moved to 20-9 overall for the season.

With boating season right around the corner, for this article, let’s dive (no pun intended) into some more detailed boating regulations and safety topics.

One of those topics and a common question that we get asked each year is “How many people can my boat carry?” and/or “How large of a motor can I put on my boat?”

This is a common scenario where we invite friends and family for a boat ride, but don’t know how many people we can take.

Editor’s Note: With a mild winter and as spring arrives, it becomes time to see pheasants that have survived the winter. This is the 100th year commemorating the first pheasant season in Iowa, and the Iowa DNR is commemorating that season with several features on the history of the ringneck pheasant. Here is the first one.

In last week’s column, we began looking at the results of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources' 20 public town hall meetings where interested Iowans listened to presentations by DNR personnel on season reviews and had the opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on their thoughts about the seasons and potential rule changes.

Spencer’s boys and girls track teams competed in the Lakes Conference Indoor Meet, Tuesday, at Buena Vista University, which also included MOC-Floyd Valley. Team scores weren’t kept, but both Tiger coaches enjoyed a chance to watch their athletes in action before the beginning of the outdoor season.

AMES ― Thursday and Friday, Spencer’s spring season officially got underway just as the boys and girls competed over two days at IATC 3A Indoor Championships in Leid Recreation Athletic Facility in Ames. Spencer’s boys placed 19th with a score of eight, Thursday; and the Tiger girls scored 2.5, Friday, finishing 26th among the class’ best.

The boys team earned multiple top 10 finishes. Tate VonEhwegen led the way with a fifth place effort in the boys high jump, clearing 6-01.

Two weeks after notice from Sergeant-Bluff-Luton's Clinton Koedam, IWCOA president, that he had been nominated for the NW District 3A Coach of the Year, Spencer boys varsity wrestling coach David Doebel received the follow-up call informing him he had won the honor. It was his second year as head coach of the Tiger program. He selected by his fellow coaches.

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team earned two more wins on their final day of a 14-game spring break trip. The Lakers combined for 22 hits in their 14-6 6-inning win over SUNY Niagara. They followed that with Macy Pickett throwing 13 strikeouts in the 7-2 victory over South Suburban College. The Lakers end their trip going 9-3 and 15-7 overall for the season.

GAME 1: IKCC 14, SUNYN 6 — 6 INNINGS

Laker trio named to men’s ICCAC All-Region team

The Iowa Spring Nationals are scheduled for the end of month, weather permitting, the March 27-29, at Clay County Fair Speedway. The inaugural event will begin with practice on March 27, followed by two days of racing, Friday and Saturday, March 28-29.

Among IMCA racers on Friday, both modifieds and stock cars will receive $1,000 to win; sport mods and hobby stocks winners earn $750; and there is a payout of $300 for sport compacts.

DES MOINES ― Spencer’s archers competed in the Iowa State Tournament at the state fairgrounds in Des Moines, looking for sixth consecutive year that one or more of the teams have placed in the top three.

Coach Tracy Wilkerson got her wish.

Was last week a yo-yo or what! It’s spring, it’s winter … that’s the way things are in March in northwest Iowa! First, the Iowa Great Lakes Rotary car went through the ice Thursday evening.

The season between winter and spring is either here or near, depending on where you live. The “in-between” season happens twice a year: Between fall and winter and between winter and spring.

In both of these seasons, anglers sometimes have a hard time finding something to do that relates to fishing. In the winter to spring season, though, there are more things to do for a person who likes to fish. Following are some of those things.

During the week of Feb. 17-20, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources held 20 town hall-style meetings where local staff provided updates on the recently concluded hunting and trapping seasons. The goal was for the general public to attend and listen to the season reviews, hear directly from the DNR staff, and to ask questions and give feedback on their thoughts about the seasons and potential rule changes.

Spencer’s Miles Robbins and Sioux Central’s Kinnick Fahrenkrog were among six northwest Iowa high school football players honored at a banquet hosted by the Iowa Shriners at the Clay County Regional Events Center on Wednesday.