The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team put up 28 runs in five innings to sweep Ellsworth Community College. The Lakers were victorious in game one with a score of 11-1 in five innings and in game two 17-2 in five innings. Iowa Lakes is now 23-9 overall and 8-6 in conference.

GAME 1: ILCC 11, ECC 1, 5 INNINGS

SIOUX CITY — Spencer senior Aubrie Davis competed at the United States of America Gymnastics meet in Sioux City from March 31 to April 2. Davis scored a combined number of 35.825 in four events to earn the Iowa USAG Platinum State Champion medal in gymnastics.

Thunderous calls from competing Toms trying to out-do one another for the attention from nearby hens, rattles through Iowa’s timber each spring. This annual ritual is witnessed by hunters who attempt to mimic the call of a lonely hen, to attract a frustrated Tom to come search her out.

That’s no easy task.

Enjoy Mother Nature's show of spring beauties with Iowa DNR's new weekly woodland wildflower bloom report. Get an up-to-date list of woodland wildflowers in bloom by region — northern Iowa, central Iowa and southern Iowa.

Through the years I’ve had the opportunity to fish with a lot of different anglers. Something that almost always caught my attention when I climbed into their boat was the number of fishing rods they had out. Some of the best anglers appeared to be some of the most basic anglers. They would only have a couple of rods out and rigged.

The first ever Bass Federation’s Student Angler Federation is scheduled for Saturday, May 20, on the Okoboji Chain of Lakes for the SAF Iowa State Championships.

According to SAF Youth Director Bob Harris, “I am anticipating around 50 boats consisting of two-youth partners per boat for this year’s championships based on youth who are already members. There will be teams from all over the state of Iowa in attendance.”

SIOUX RAPIDS — The Rebel boys got their season going with their home meet in Sioux Rapids on Monday. Sioux Central finished in second place behind MMCRU in the event. Greg Peterson led the Rebels, winning two individual events and two team competitions. Peterson took first in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 56.88 in the event. He would also win the 100-meter dash, cruising to an 11.30 time.

SPENCER — Starting their season at Riverview Park Tennis Courts Monday was the Spencer Tigers girls tennis team. The girls hosted Fort Dodge, edging out the Dodgers to pick up their first meet win of the year. Spencer would grab the 5-4 victory in the doubles matches.

SPENCER — Neighboring Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji came to face off with the Spencer girls soccer team on Tuesday. Addison Hoben and Saddie Kahley lit up the scoreboard, combining for seven goals in a 10-0 victory for Spencer. Hoben ended the contest with a goal in the 77th minute.

FORT DODGE — Spencer took a trip Monday to face the Dodgers in Fort Dodge in boys tennis. The Tigers would dominate the meet, winning 8-1. As a team, Spencer improved to 2-0 on the season. The boys took five of six matches in singles, They took all three doubles matches for the win.

SPENCER — The Tigers came to play on Tuesday night against Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji. Owen Olson set the tone in the first minute, finding the back of the net to take an early 1-0 advantage. Iain MacRae then found Blake Kooker in the third minute to jump up 2-0. Setting the stage for a Tiger blowout, Spencer would defeat SLPO 8-0 for their first win of the season.

LIVERMORE — Spencer hit the road for a day at the links on Monday at Spring Valley Golf Course. The Tigers battled on the greens with Bishop Garrigan and Humboldt, finishing in second place. The team would shoot a 176, losing to Humboldt who scored a 175. Spencer senior Kaden Miller had the best performance, earning medalist honors after scoring the lowest round in the meet with a 40.

HOLSTEIN — The Sioux Central girls track team traveled to Holstein on Tuesday to compete in the Ridge View Relays. The Rebels would finish in second place, behind only Ridge View.

The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team earned two big wins over the No. 6 DMACC Bears. The Lakers won 6-5 on a walk-off single in game one and then won game two 7-6. The Lakers are now 19-9 overall and 6-6 in conference.

GAME 1: 6 (ILCC), 5 (DMACC)

MANKATO, Minn. — After waiting out the winter weather early Saturday morning, Spencer made its way to the Minnesota State Varsity Showcase. Competing against some of the best girls from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Tiger girls would finish in third place at the showcase.