Sports

    The Clear Lake girls  treated the home crowd to some outstanding performances Thursday, as they hosted the Ahrens Relays.
    The meet got off to a strong start for the Lion girls in field events.  Rea Faber won the long jump with a jump pf 15’4 1/4” and Macey Hansen finished first in the shot put with a  throw of 34’2 1/4”.  In high jump, Casey O’Brien placed fourth, with a season best jump of 4’10”.
    Alana Enabit set a new meet record in the 3,000 meter run, winning the event in 11:47.37.  She also won the 1500 meter run, with a time of 5:36.45.
    Faber was a three-time runner-up in the sprints, placing second in the 100 (12.93), 200 (27.41) and 400 (1:05.59).
    In the 800 meter run, O’Brien placed second with a time of 2:41.20
    The Lion shuttle hurdle team placed second in their relay.  team members were Megan Hein, Mikaela Huntley, Paige Burtness and Katie Kirchhoff.  
    The 4x200 team made up of Katie Ginapp, Katie Kirchhoff, Emma Schiller and Olivia Richardson placed fourth,
    The distance medley team with Ginapp, Schiller, Richardson and O’Brien placed fourth.
    In the 100 meter hurdles, Megan Hein placed sixth.  She was also sixth   in the 400 meter hurdles, her first time competing in the event.
    The Lion sprint medley relay team placed third, made up of Ginapp, Kirchhoff, Schiller and Alicia Abbott.  The 4x100 meter relay made up of Ginapp,  Kirchhoff,  Mikaela Huntley and Abbott was fourth. The 4x400 team with Abbott, Burtness, Taylor Jurgens and Schiller was fifth.
    Overall, the team placed third in the meet.

    Clear Lake boys gave some strong performances at the Jim Ahrens Relay in Clear Lake.  
    Clear Lake’s 4x100 relay team earned its first win of the season. The relay included Josh Carlson, Drew Dickson, Jared Sholly and Sean McChesney.  They broke the tape in 45.37.
    Sholly also picked up two more gold medals in the meet.  He won the shot put with a toss of  46’7” and the discus with a throw of  172’.  That effort broke his own school record and meet record.
    Harrison Southwick  was second in the 400 hurdles in a time of 59.07.  He was third in the 110 hurdles in 16.56.  Lukas Matheson  was third in the 100 meter dash in  11.89 and Levi Kellogg was third in the 400 in 56.89.
    Clear Lake’s 1600 meter medley took second in 4:03.03.
    The 4x200 squad with Josh Carlson, Drew Dickson, Jake Kopriva and Sean McChesney was third in 1:39.91.  The 4x800 with Nicholas DiMarco, Andrew Klein, Nathan Higgins, Zach Johnson was fourth in 11:08.13.
    Sean McChesney earned a fourth place finish in the 200 in 23.81 and the 4x400 relay was fourth in 3:52.29.
 
Hackbarth Relays
    The Clear Lake boys participated in the Algona Hackbarth Relays last week.
    Jared Sholly had a good night for the Lions, winning the shot put (51’10”) and discus (157’7”).  Harrison Southwick finished fourth in the 110 M high hurdles in 16.46, his best time this year for him. He was also fifth in the 400 meter low hurdles (1:00.56);
    Other individual placements were recorded by Erik Schwichtenberg, fifth in the 3200 (11:44.01); Colin Lobdell, sixth in the 3200 (12:12.16); Levi Kellogg, fifth in the 400 (57.10).

The Clear Lake boys are continuing to swing the clubs well.  Last week the Lions easily outdistanced a field of conference competitors at Eagle Grove, then edged Mason City Newman and Garner in a triangular.

At Eagle Grove
    Clear Lake’s Zach Monson and Brent Tarr captured medalist honors with rounds of 34 and helped the Lions to a convincing win at Eagle Grove.  The Lions won the meet with a 148.  The host team was second with 169, followed by Humboldt with 172 and Iowa Falls-Alden with 185.
    Eagle Grove entered the meet with just one loss, while Humboldt and Iowa Falls were using the meet as a make-up.
    “Maybe with the weather getting warmer we can shoot lower,” said Coach Eric Perry.    “It’s hard to fin your swing when you are wearing multiple layers of clothing and the wind is beating you down.”
    Josh Witt fired a round of 38 for the Lions, while Harrison Webb, Patrick Kolker and Adam Brinkman all had 42s.
    Clear Lake’s junior varsity team completed an undefeated season by posting a 174 at the meet.  Eagle Grove’s JV had 178.  The JV was led by Chris Lovell’s 38.  Tanner Rollefson finished with a 43  Drake Lundeen had a 45 and Jace Snyder and Tony Sherman each carded 48. Jeff Arians had a 50.

At Mason City
    The Lions finished one stroke ahead of a very talented Newman Catholic team Thursday at Highland Golf Course in Mason City.  Zach Monson found his groove and fired a 34 for medalist honors.
    “After this meet, we have played every state champion from the three spring classes from last year.  Beating two out of the three,” noted Coach Perry.  “This was a critical meet.  It showed the importance of why every single swing counts and you can have no let ups on the course.”

    The Ventura boys track team took third place at the Northeast Hamilton Invitational held on Thursday, May 1, in Jewell.  The Vikings scored 70 points.  The meet was won by NEH with 186 points, followed by CWL with 89.  Other teams participating were North Tama with 64 points, ICA/ACA with 60, W-CL-T had 39 points and CAL had 37.
    Tyler Betz started the meet off on a good foot for the Vikings as he picked up two first place and one second place finish in field events.  He picked up first in the shot put with a throw of 41’4.5” and got first in the high jump clearing 5’8”.  He placed second in the discus with a throw of 134’5”.
    Another highlight of the meet was the shuttle hurdle team taking first place and breaking the school record with a time of 1:03.96.  Members of the relay are Aaron Christians, Tyler Peterson, Damien Beard and Cody Kadolph.
    “We’re looking to Districts now,” said Coach Rod Huber.  “We are currently tied for third fastest in the shuttle hurdle relay and I think with a week of specializing with it we might be able to pull our time down to a 1:02 and make it to State.  Tyler Betz also has a chance in the discus if he can be consistent that day.”

NEH Meet
    •Shot put:  Tyler Betz, 1st, 41’5”; Dustin Dyre 4th, 35’1”
    •Discus:  Betz, 2nd, 134’5”
    •High Jump:  Betz, 1st, 5’8”
    •Long Jump:  Cody Kadolph, 5th, 16’9.25”
    •Shuttle Hurdle Relay:  Aaron Christians, Tyler Peterson, Damien Beard, Kadolph, 1st, 1:03.96
    •4x200 M Relay:  Brandon Harthan, Beard, Scott Watson, Cody Christy, 6th, 1:49.86
    •110 High Hurdles:  Christians, 3rd, 17.60
    •200 M Dash, Kadolph: 5th, 24.80
    •400 M Hurdles: Christians, 2nd, 1:02.89

    The Ventura girls competed in the Conference meet last week and also the Northeast Hamilton Relays, where they claimed the title.

Conference Meet
    The Lady Vikes traveled to Armstrong for the Conference Meet on Tuesday, April 29.  The team finished in second place with 103 points, behind the leaders Armstrong-Ringsted who had 141 points.
    Amanda Stephenson, Kim Hale, Amber Smith and Brittany Boehnke set the pace for the team by capturing a first place finish in the 4x800 relay.  Allie Schuler was next to capture a first, this time in the open 100 M dash in a time of 13:23  Andrea Toppin gave Ventura their final first place finish in the 1500.
    “Overall it was a good night for the girls,” said Coach Curtis Lilly.  “They came up a little short of their goal of winning another conference title, but they ran strong and gave their best and fought to the end.”
    •High Jump:  Amber Smith, 3rd
    •Long Jump:  Kim Hale, 4th; Amanda Stephenson, 6th
    •3000 M Run:  Janice Waldron, 4th
    •4x800 M Relay:  Stephenson, Hale, Smith and Brittany Boehnke, 1st
    •Shuttle Hurdle:  Alicia Christians, Kiana Cullinan, Megan Schuler and Morgan Welp, 2nd
    •100 M Dash:  Allie Schuler, 1st
    •Distance Medley: Hale, Mandy Hackenmiller Nicole Huber, Andrea Toppin, 2nd
    •4x200 M Relay:  Welp, Chelsea Mathews, Christians, Allie Schuler, 3rd
    •800 M Run:  Stephenson, 4th; Huber, 6th
    •200 M Dash:  Allie Schuler, 6th
    •400 M Hurdles:  Hackenmiller, 6th
    •Sprint Medley:  Huber, Hackenmiller, Hale, Mathews, 4th
    •1500 M Run:  Toppin, 1st; Boehnke, 3rd

    The Clear Lake girls golf team competed in a pair of close meets last week.  The Lions fell two strokes short of winning at Clarion, but prevailed in Mason City against Newman Catholic and Mason City High School.

Clarion 191, CL 193
    The Lions’ Madison Fischels earned medalist honors with a 44, but the Lions didn’t have the consistency they needed for a team win.  They fell 191-193 to the Cowgirls on April 25.
    Cristina Monson carded a 48 and Rachel Hewitt had a 49 for the Lions.  Morgan Duesenberg finished with a 52.  Also playing in the varsity round was Kara Mathis, who had a 56.
    The loss put the Lions’ record at 8-2.
    The Clear Lake JV fell, 204-135 to C-G.  The Lions were paced by Brittany Mumm’s 55.  Taylor Diehl and Christa Terwilliger each had 58s.  Cortney Monson carded a 64.  The JV team also included Sam Horner with a 66 and Bre Hamilton with a 71.

CL 190, Newman 202, MC 223
    Madison Fischels was again the medalist in a triangular with Mason City schools May 1.  Fischels had a 40 to lead the Lions.  Newman’s Jocelyn Doerfler was runner-up with a 47.
    Clear Lake got the consistency their coach was hoping for in the meet.  Rachel Hewitt, Kara Mathis and Morgan Duesenberg all had rounds of 50.  Breanne Mumm fired a 51 and Cristina Monson finished with a 53.
    In junior varsity action, Taylor Diehl was the top finisher for Clear Lake with a 49.  Christa Terwilliger had a 55, Cortney Monson a 56 and Brittany Mumm 59.

    Talk about an evenly matched tournament.  
    Clear Lake boys golf team figured in a three-way tie for  first place at the Owatonna Invitational held Saturday in cold, windy conditions on a tough Minnesota course.  Using the scores of additional varsity players form each team, first place was awarded to Owatonna, using a fifth score of 88.  Clear Lake was second, using a fifth score of 92 and a sixth score of 93.  Bloomington Jefferson was third, using a fifth score of 92 and a sixth score of 96.
    Clear Lake’s Zach Monson was medalist with a 77.  After posting a 38 on the front nine, Monson battled through a 10 on hole 14.  He finished with a pair of birdies to force a playoff with a Marshall golfer.  On the first hole in the playoff, Monson drove the ball about 330 yards, five-yards in front of the par 4 335.  The Marshall golfer hit his under a tree, had to punch out and pitch onto the green from about 50 yards and two putted for the bogey.  Monson chipped and two putted for the par and the tournament title.
    “After a bogey, bogey start, Zach finished the day with five birdies and his disappointing 10, a hole which Zach hit two out of bounds.  I was pleased with Zach keeping his composure and battling to still win the tournament,” said Coach Eric Perry.  “There was only four scores in the 70s with a talented pool of golfers,” said Coach Eric Perry.  “Most schools competing in the tournament had enrollments between 2,000 and 2,500 students in their high school.  While the Minneapolis school neared 3,000.”
    Clear Lake’s Josh Witt finished with a consistent 42-40-82. 

    The Clear Lake girls finished fifth among seven teams competing at Iowa Falls April 28.  
    The Lions got winning performances from Alana Enabnit, who won the 3,000 meters in 11:42.23 and the 1,500 in 5:27.30.
    Rea Faber won the 400 meters in 1:04.89, was second in the 200 in 27.64 and third in the 100 in 12.97.  She also was second in the long jump with a mark of 14’4”.
    Macey Hansen was third in the  shot put with a throw of 34’2” and Casey O’Brien placed sixth  in high jump with a jump of 4’6”.

    Charles City blanked the Clear Lake girls tennis team, 9-0 Thursday, April 29.  Despite the score, the Lions had some good performances in the outing, according to Coach Martha Andrews.
    Clear Lake’s Morgan Hejna came back from being down 0-3 to close the gap in her match with Amy Heitz, 6-10.  The doubles team of Hejna and Maria Wahl battled to 8-10 against Heitz and Joy Jass and lost only after many close games.  
    The doubles team of Sara Jo Raner and Kim Scherber were strong against Karly Holland and Meredith Worrill, losing 0-7.  
    In junior varsity action, the Lions got doubles wins from Ashley Russell-Lea Biebesheimer (6-2 over Johnson-Debrayn) and Ann Scherber-Alicia Mormann (6-4) over Piper-Young.

Varisty singles
Heitz (CC) def. Hejna, 10-6; Holland (CC) def. Wahl, 10-1; Jass (CC) def. Raner, 10-1; Worrill (CC) def. Scherber, 10-1; Ridder (CC) def. Reese, 10-2; DeBower (CC) def. Craig, 10-2.

Doubles
Heitz-Jass (CC) def. Hejna-Wahl, 10-8; Holland-Worrill (CC) def. Raner-Scherber, 10-7; Ridder-DeBower (CC) def. Knutson-Reeze, 10-2.

Junior varsity
Butterfield-Spading (CC) def. Scherber-Mormann, 6-3; Banks-Barnes (CC) def. Lobmeyer-Biebersheimer, 6-1; Bouska-Crane (CC) def. Camphu-Lindhe, 6-3; Sweet-Spading (CC) def. Standard-Quang, 6-1; Colasuonno-Nierling (CC) def. Tavakoli-Khan, 6-0; Meggard-Schnath (CC) def. Elphic-Amundson, 6-1; Montgomery-Hibner (CC) def. Teasdale-Wood, 6-3; Russell-Beibesheimer (CL) def. Johnson-Debrayn, 6-2; Scherber-Mormann (CL) def. Piper-Young, 6-4; Young-Barnes (CC) def. Lobmeyer-Lindhe, 6-0.

    Clear Lake got a tune-up for District tennis play last week when they took on St. Edmonds.  The Lions will host St. Edmonds and others in Disticts Thursday in Clear Lake.  
    Against St. Edmonds, the Lions played well in spots, according to Coach Nick Schauf.  “This gives us an idea of how things are going to go on the 8th. Also, the JV played really well and I was very proud of the seniors that have showed leadership throughout the season.
    St. Ed’s swept varsity matches, 9-0.  IN JV play, the Lions won four of six singles matches and one of five doubles matches.

Varsity singles
Bryan Huss (SE) def. Walker Wilson, 10-4; Michael Hancock (SE) def. Andy Kockler 10-5; John Engler (SE) def. Luke Humburg,, 10-1; Jay Bunte (SE) def. Josh Schneider, 10-3; Connor Mulhuland (SE) def. Logan Williams, 10-7; Jon Harvey (SE) def. Chris Arians, 10-0.

Doubles
Huss-Engler (SE) def. Wilso-Kockler, 10-6; Hancock-Bunte (SE) def. Arians-Humburg, 10-1; Mulhuland-Harvey (SE) def. Williams-Schneider, 10-6.

JV singles
Eric Brenton (CL) def. Collin Gargane, 9-7; Christian Gargane (SE) def. Jacob Schiller, 8-3; Thomas McLaughlin (SE) def. Mark Dickson, 6-4; David Pope (CL) def. Steve Heston, 6-4; Cole Harty (CL) def. Brad Weis, 6-4; Jeremy Anderson (CL) def. Cameron Nelson, 6-5.

Doubles
Brenton-Schiller (CL) def. Gargane-McLaughlin, 8-4; Gargane-Heston (SE) def. Dickson-Pope, 8-5; Weis-Nelson (SE) def. Harty-Anderson, 8-4; Maggis-Kutz (SE) def. Vorland-Glynn, 8-3; Maggis-Kutz (SE) def. Glynn-Ben Hunt, 8-3.