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Tigers pull away from tough Warrior squad

SIOUX CENTER — Spencer made it three in a row heading into homecoming week, relying heavily on the foot of Izak Peterson, the typical Tiger ball control offense and a big pitch interception by Eli Hookfin to secure a 29-7 victory on the road against Sioux Center Friday night.

Rebels back to winning ways against Generals

SIOUX RAPIDS — Sioux Central had a chance to get back to .500 on the young season on Friday night, when the struggling Sibley-Ocheyedan Generals came to town. After a heartbreaking overtime loss the week before to Pocahontas Area, Sioux Central wanted to forget about that and move on.

Lakers pick up 2 wins and a catfish over the weekend

WAHPETON, N.D. — The Lakers traveled to Wahpeton, North Dakota, to play in the Wildcat Invitational at NDSCS. On Friday the Lakers opened with nationally ranked No. 16 North Dakota State College of Science and came up short losing 0-3 (15-25, 14-25, 17-25). Iowa Lakes bounced back in their evening match and defeated the Jamestown University JV 3-2 (25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 15-9). On Saturday the Lakers opened with another nationally ranked team No.

Iowa Lakes claim 1-0 victory over Marshalltown

Iowa Lakes opened conference play at home Saturday, defeating Marshalltown 1-0. Iowa Lakes faced a Marshalltown side that set up defensively, making it difficult for the Lakers to break them down and find many chances on goal. The breakthrough came in the second half when Aphelele Nzwanga found Philmour Virgo on the back post to neatly tuck in the ball and give the Lakers the lone goal of the match. (Above) ILCC’s Lewis Duncan sets up a corner kick.

Pioneers begin district play with loss to Orabs

SHELDON — Okoboji played well but, ultimately, fell short in its first game of district play Friday night in Sheldon. The Pioneers fell 18-0 to the Orabs.

After a scoreless first quarter, Sheldon hit pay dirt in the second to take a 6-0 lead at the half. The Orabs tacked on a field goal in the third quarter to lead 9-0 before scoring nine in the fourth to put the game out of reach.

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Tiger girls edge Dutch, Harlan at Storm Lake

STORM LAKE — Sunrise Pointe Golf Course in downtown Storm Lake was the sight of a big cross-country meet on Tuesday. The Tigers traveled down to make their mark in the meet. For the varsity girls, it was an impressive performance, with three girls finishing in the top eight. Peyton Morey grabbed a second place finish, clocking a time of 20:30.60. Ivy Hamilton placed fifth once again, running to a time of 21:20.01. Emma Morey finished in eighth place with a time of 21:35.02.

Tigers outlast Rebels in close finish

SIOUX RAPIDS — Spencer traveled to nearby Sioux Rapids on Monday to face off against the Sioux Central Rebels in volleyball. When the game started the home team Rebels caught fire jumping out to a quick 10-0 lead in the first set.

Lakers rebound from weekend tourney, sweep Southwestern

It was only their third ICCAC match of the year but it was obvious from the start that the Lakers understood the implications that their match could have on the Region 11 playoff picture later in the season. The Lakers dominated the Southwestern Community College Spartans in the first two sets 25-8, 25-2, then experienced a major let down in the third set but managed to pull out a 25-23 come from behind win to sweep the match.

Lakers put 5 past Northeast

NORFOLK, Neb. — Iowa Lakes men's soccer team headed to Norfolk, Nebraska, to face Northeast Community College in their final match before Division I conference play commences. In a highly anticipated matchup against a Division II side that had toppled three out of the five Division I teams in the ICCAC, Iowa Lakes imprinted their standard of quality by defeating the Hawks, 5-0.

Gridiron Glance — Week 4

SPENCER (1-1, 0-0) at SIOUX CENTER (1-2, 0-0) — 7 p.m. Friday

After manhandling the Bishop Heelan Crusaders 31-7 on Friday, Spencer will look to extend their winning streak to three game they will hit the road on Friday night to Sioux Center to face off against the Warriors. In last year’s contest, Spencer pulled through in a tough contest, 17-7. Sioux Center comes in at 1-2 on the season losing their last two games.

Tigers roll Crusaders 31-7 for 2nd straight win

SPENCER — From 2008-16 the Tigers only got the best of Bishop Heelan once, losing every other contest to the Crusaders. Since 2017 the tides have turned, as Heelan has yet to defeat Spencer. That wouldn’t change on Friday night, in the first drive of the game the Crusaders marched down the field after Brandon Watts ran in a 29-yard touchdown in the first few minutes of the contest to give Heelan the 7-0 lead.

Cyclone, Hawkeye fans gather at fair

Cognizant of Iowa’s annual Hawkeye-Cyclone game day battle during the Clay County Fair, the red, white and blue covered Dish Plaza hosted a tailgate for fans who found themselves on the grounds while the game was being played. Fans displayed their colors in huge numbers and in the end Iowa State broke a multiyear drought in a less than entertaining game. (Photo by Dakota Locker)

Tigers take 3rd at Mickey Olson Invite

SIOUX CITY — The Spencer girls swimming team traveled to Sioux City West high school on Saturday to compete in the Mickey Olson Invitational. The day was highlighted by two top-three finishes in team events for the Tigers. The team of Mya Miller, Lily Gross, Emily Quanbeck and Brooklyn Ferguson pulled in a second place in the 200-yard freestyle relay. In the 400-yard freestyle relay, the same group of girls grabbed a third place finish, clocking a time of 4:05.26.

Rebels win 1st match of season again

GOWRIE — The Rebels have been struggling on the young season, they have been determined to pick up their first win on the campaign. They traveled to Southeast Valley High School on Thursday in a face-off with the Jaguars. The Rebels didn’t just win their first match of the season, they also set a personal and team record.

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