Okoboji and Sioux Center needed overtime to determine a winner in a hard-fought Siouxland Conference boys basketball battle held Tuesday, Dec. 3 in Milford. In the end, the Warriors outscored the Pioneers 14-10 in overtime to earn a 71-67 victory.

Okoboji’s girls basketball team has faced a tough start to the 2024 season. The Pioneers opened the year with a road loss to No. 11 (2A) West Lyon before falling to No. 3 (4A) Sioux Center at home on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Okoboji fell 74-33 to the Warriors in Milford.

Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a lopsided road loss to MMCRU on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Royals routed the Wolves 66-25 in Remsen.

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team, after defeating Alta-Aurelia the previous night, earned a second consecutive victory with a 10-point road win over MMCRU on Tuesday, Dec. 3. The Wolves topped the Royals 47-37 in Remsen.

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team picked up a non-conference road win over Alta-Aurelia on Monday, Dec. 2. The Wolves defeated the Warriors 50-42 in Alta.

Harris-Lake Park opened with a 10-6 lead after one quarter and took a 30-16 lead into halftime. The Wolves added to their advantage with a 13-11 score in the third quarter, taking a 43-27 lead into the fourth before holding on for an eight-point victory.

Spirit Lake senior Ethan Stecker recently signed his letter of intent to attend and play football for Iowa State University in Ames. Stecker helped lead the Spirit Lake football team to back-to-back trips to the UNI-Dome the past two seasons, capping his senior campaign with a runner-up finish in Class 2A. The two-way player ended his senior season with 43 catches for 644 yards and 10 touchdowns, and had 74.5 tackles, 22 tackles for loss and six sacks on defense.

Spirit Lake put together one of the best seasons in program history in 2024.

This past season was a historic one for the Okoboji football team.

Harris-Lake Park’s football team snapped a five-year streak of finishing above .500 while struggling to just two wins in 2024. The Wolves went 2-6 overall and 2-4 to place fifth in Eight Player District 2. Harris-Lake Park’s two wins are the fewest since the Wolves had back-to-back 2-7 seasons in 2008 and 2009.

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Harris-Lake Park’s most important win of the season was a Week 3 home victory over Northwood-Kensett.

After suffering its worst season in more than 15 years a year ago, Spirit Lake’s volleyball team finished the 2024 season with a .500 record. The Indians went 11-11 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

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Spirit Lake’s most important victory of the season was a 3-2 win over Storm Lake on Oct. 15. The Indians fought back from an early 2-0 deficit to top a Tornadoes team that finished the year with 15 wins.

After finishing back-to-back seasons with single-digit wins, Okoboji’s volleyball team pushed its win total to 10 this past season. The Pioneers went 10-20 overall and 1-8 in the Siouxland Conference.

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After totaling just one win over the last three seasons combined, Harris-Lake Park improved its total to five wins for the 2024 season — it’s most since 2020. The Wolves went 5-19 overall and 0-10 in the War Eagle Conference.

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Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a bang, knocking off 15th-ranked (2A) Emmetsburg on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The Indians defeated the E-Hawks 40-33 in Spirit Lake.

Okoboji opened the 2024 girls basketball season Tuesday, Nov. 26 with a Siouxland Conference road loss to 11th-ranked (2A) West Lyon. The Wildcats defeated the Pioneers 65-34 in Inwood.

Okoboji played West Lyon close for one quarter, as the Pioneers trailed just 15-12 after one. The Wildcats pulled away in the second and third quarters, outscoring Okoboji by a combined score of 42-10. The Pioneers closed out the contest with a 12-8 score in the fourth.

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a home loss to Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The Titans topped the Wolves 53-32 in Lake Park.

Harris-Lake Park held a 13-8 lead after one quarter, but the Titans outscored the Wolves 20-6 in the second to take a 28-19 lead at the half. GT/RA continued to pull away in the second half, outscoring Harris-Lake Park 12-8 in the third and 13-5 in the fourth.