Larson named 2023 ICCAC Coach of the Year amid berth into the NJCAA Division II men’s basketball championship

STORM LAKE — Buena Vista University was the site for Tuesday's track meet. Spencer competed in their second meet of the year after competing at Iowa State March 10. Spencer would put on a display, winning multiple events with multiple runner-up finishes.

STORM LAKE — The Spencer girls kickstarted their season on Tuesday at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Competing against Lakes Conference competition plus two more added teams in Okoboji and MOC-Floyd Valley. The Tigers took home first place in three events. Team scores were also not recorded at the event.

4 Iowa Lakes men’s basketball players earn postseason honors

SIOUX RAPIDS — On Wednesday, Sioux Central senior Kendra Casey signed her letter of intent to continue playing golf at Morningside University in Sioux City. Casey is a multisport athlete for the Rebels, playing basketball, golf and softball.

SPENCER — The Spencer archery team hosted its community shoot day on Saturday at the Spencer Middle School. The fundraiser capped off the end of the year celebration for the archery team.

AMES — The Spencer boys track team opened a brand new season Friday when they traveled to Iowa State University to compete in the IATC Indoor Championships in Ames. Gavin Timmer, Reid Tigges, Preston Pitts and Ross Carlson had the best performance finishing in third in the 4x400 relay, with a time of 3:36.54. Timmer finished fifth in the 400 with a time of 51.68. Pitts finished in seventh in the high jump with a score of 5-09.

Lakers win twin bill

The Lakers fell in the quarterfinals of the ICCAC Region XI Tournament to No. 6-seeded Northeast 43-46. The Lakers were led by Ihari Oromo (pictured above) with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Iowa Lakes announced the signing of Myla Murphy to the 2023-24 recruiting class. Myla is the daughter of Travis Murphy and attends Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire.

SPENCER — Spencer Tiger senior Elli Heisinger made her official decision to sign to Minnesota State University in Mankato to continue her athletic and academic career. Heisinger will compete in track and field as a thrower for the Mavericks.

It’s that time of year again, where uneasy is the normal for most sports fans, especially if you love March Madness. The unthinkable, all of sudden can seem possible. The cinderella story every year always captures our hearts. It’s time for another March Madness Tournament.

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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has finalized a drought plan for use by local, county, state agencies and governments in the event of droughts in the state.

The Iowa Drought Plan was developed in partnership with the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. The plan aims to provide the state with an approach to prepare for, identify, respond to and recover from a drought.

It’s been six months since pro walleye angler and Fresh Water Hall of Famer Keith Kavajecz’s fishing seminar at the Okoboji Blue Water Festival last August. With spring moving every closer, I thought it would be appropriate to reflect on his suggestions for open water fishing.

I know that he hit home with his points, because over 200 anglers sat through the 90-minute seminar, and nobody got antsy and left.

Kavajecz began his presentation, talking about clean water.

As a youngster fishing was something that I enjoyed more than almost anything. It’s hard to explain why, and it doesn’t matter. I just really enjoyed fishing. But sometimes when I would listen to the adults talk about fishing, they would often refer to the “old days” of fishing, and how “fishin’ today just isn’t as good as it used to be.”