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Spencer kicks off volleyball season

Spencer hosted JV and varsity volleyball matches to start the season Tuesday. The varsity played at the high school field house and the JV played in the middle school gym. These photos are from the junior varsity action.

 

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  • Jasmyn Christensen strikes for an attempted kill.
  • Kate Elser digs an attack.
Tigers go 2-1 to open volleyball season

The Spencer Tigers won a pair of three-set matches to highlight a season-opening night of the volleyball season at the Spencer Field House Tuesday, Aug. 27.

The Tigers hosted six teams and each of the squads played three matches. Algona won all three of its matches, while the Tigers and Okoboji each went 2-1. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Manson-Northwest Webster went 1-2 and South O’Brien was 0-3.

Tigers cruise to win at Algona

Spencer’s girls swimming team cruised to a dual meet win in its season opener, claiming a 115-64 margin over Algona at the Algona YMCA Tuesday.

The Tigers won all three relay events.

In the 200-yard medley relay, Halle Sears, Ella Kasperbauer, Lily Gross and Ava Vogt won in 2:00.29.

In the 200 freestyle relay, Kasperbauer, Vogt, Gross and Sears swam to victory in 1:51.58, with Sears anchoring her 50 meters in a team best 25.60 seconds.

ELC upends Rebels 3-1

Sioux Central opened the volleyball season at home Tuesday, Aug. 27, and dropped a 3-1 decision to Estherville Lincoln Central.

The Rebels lost the first two sets by margins of 25-15 and 28-26, then won the third set 25-22, but fell in the fourth, 25-16.

Gridiron Glance — Week 1

SPENCER TIGERS VS. HUMBOLDT WILDCATS

Week one of the high school football season always comes with questions, and two teams that started last year with a close battle will square off on Dale Norton Field Friday night to kick off the 2024 schedule.

Tigers scrimmage, prep for opener

The Spencer Tigers scrimmaged last week in preparation for their season opener this Friday at home against Humboldt. Jack Berends (11) looked for daylight on a run. Carter Goyette (22) found some open field where he could run. Preston Pitts (16) joins some teammates in wrapping up a ballcarrier. Friday night’s game kicks off at 7 p.m. on Dale Norton Field. It will be preceded by the freshmen game starting at 4:15 p.m. (Photos by Sonda Hookfin)

She the champion

Maria Fahnlander won the Spencer Golf and Country Club’s women’s match play tournament last week, edging Kellie Beneke 3 and 1. Play in the tournament began earlier in the summer and individuals had time frames to complete matches. (Photo submitted)

Graettinger hosts Labor Day sporting clays shoot

Monday, Sept. 2, from 8-11 a.m., the Graettinger Labor Day Committee will be hosting a sporting clays event. It will be located just off County Road B14 near the location of the tractor pull. This is open to adults and youth and golf carts and side-x-sides are welcome.

Conlon-Sikora team wins SGCC league title

Spencer Golf & Country Club crowned its men’s league champions over the weekend. Matt Conlon and Andy Sikora wound up the winners of the 54-team league. They had to be one of the 12 teams to qualify for the champions derby, a hole-by-hole knockout event, and they bested the other 11 teams. Runners-up were Randy Wiemers and Scott Bender. Third place went to Joe Clark and Brandon Zimmerman. Fourth place was claimed by Chase Hough and Drew Hough. (Photo submitted)

Outdoors: Deer hunting opportunities at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge will have one antlerless deer hunt on Dec. 27-30. Hunters will be allowed to hunt the entire refuge for this hunt period. The hunt is muzzleloader and antlerless deer only.

Outdoors: Tips for dove hunting success

I think that our early fall hunting seasons sneak up on us faster every year! What do you think? One thing, though, these early seasons are a good way to get out in the marsh or fields early and get a little dog training in at the same time.

Let’s look at Iowa’s mourning dove season, which, like the early teal season, opens on Sept. 1. What’s amazing to me is that Iowa has now had a dove hunting season since, get this, since 2011.

Outdoors: Find ‘em in the fall

When you go fishing, if you want to catch a fish, it’s really important that you put your bait where a fish lives. That might sound extremely basic, but the most basic concept of fishing is to fish where the fish are. You can have the shiniest boat rigged with all the newest technology, lots of expensive rods and reels and tackle boxes full of lures, but if you don’t put your lure near a fish, all that other stuff is going to do you no good.

Outdoors: Teal season set to open Sept. 1

The early teal season is quickly approaching in Iowa, and what a difference a year can make. In 2023, much of Iowa was in a major drought situation, and there was very little water. That made last year’s Sept. 1-16 kind of a roll of the dice!

Three Lakes Conference schools seek new homes

After years of declining membership and unfruitful attempts at growth, three Lakes Conference schools are now seeking membership in other conferences.

According to a joint statement by Storm Lake and Spencer Community School Districts on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Spirit Lake, Estherville Lincoln Central, and Cherokee have petitioned to leave the Lakes Conference and join other conferences.

Season starts next week

Addison Hoben (above) serves and Lauren Horst (Below) makes a dig during the Spencer varsity volleyball team’s scrimmage earlier this week. The Tigers open the regular season Tuesday, Aug. 27, hosting Algona, HMS, Manson-NW Webster, Okoboji and South O’Brien starting at 5 p.m. (Photos submitted)

Tigers host open practice Wednesday; take a sports drink

Spencer Tigers football coach Jim Tighe announced that the team will hold an open practice Wednesday, Aug. 21, and the football program is asking people to donate a sports drink in order to attend.

Practice will begin on the practice field at 4:15 p.m. At 5:45 p.m., the team will move to Dale Norton Field and will be on the field until about 7:25. People can go early to the practice field or wait until until the team is on Dale Norton Field, Tighe said.

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