BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Spirit Lake’s baseball team dropped a nonconference road game to Central Lyon on Friday, June 24. The Lions defeated the Indians 15-5 in Rock Rapids.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s baseball team fell behind early in a 9-5 Siouxland Conference road loss to Sibley-Ocheyedan on Friday, June 24.

The Generals scored eight runs in the opening frame and tacked on another in the second to take a 9-0 lead. Okoboji battled back, scoring a run in the third, another in the fifth and three in the sixth to pull within four, but it was too little, too late.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s softball team played its fifth game in five days Friday and, unfortunately, suffered a fifth consecutive loss — this one at the hands of Siouxland Conference foe Sibley-Ocheyedan. The Generals defeated the Pioneers 10-0 in Sibley.

After two scoreless innings, the Generals plated a run in the third, five in the fourth and four in the sixth while blanking the Pioneers.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s softball team dropped a road game to Siouxland Conference rival Sioux Center on Thursday, June 23. The 12th-ranked (3A) Warriors defeated the Pioneers 12-0 in Sioux Center.

Sioux Center plated five runs in the opening frame before scoring four in the third and three more in the fourth to end the evening early.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Harris-Lake Park and Cherokee combined for 28 runs in nonconference baseball action Thursday, June 23. The Braves outscored the Wolves 15-13 in Cherokee.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Harris-Lake Park’s softball team fell behind early in a nonconference road loss to Cherokee on Thursday, June 23. The Braves plated four runs in the opening frame of a 9-3 win over the Wolves in Cherokee.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Spirit Lake’s baseball team dropped a Lakes Conference contest to Storm Lake on Wednesday, June 22. The Tornadoes topped the Indians 12-2 in Storm Lake.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s baseball team earned a dominant Siouxland Conference home win over Sheldon on Wednesday, June 22. The Pioneers pounded the Orabs 12-0 in Milford.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s softball team dropped a Siouxland Conference home game to Sheldon on Wednesday, June 22. The Orabs defeated the Pioneers 9-2 in Milford.

Sheldon plated a run in the first, three in the second and three in the fifth to take a 7-0 lead. The Pioneers pushed a pair of runs across in the bottom half of the fifth, but the Orabs blanked the hosts the rest of the way while tacking on two runs in the top of the seventh.

BY MATT HEINRICHS — SPORTS EDITOR

Okoboji’s softball team dropped a nonconference contest to Pocahontas Area on Tuesday, June 21. The Indians defeated the Pioneers 12-0 in Pocahontas.

Pocahontas Area scored five runs in the first, three in the second and four in the fourth while holding the Pioneers scoreless to end the night early.

The 2021 University of Okoboji junior tennis tournament funded a new playback board for the Spirit Lake-Okoboji tennis program. Tournament director Rod Lawrence headed the project that included numerous volunteers. Team members want to thank Heartland Paints and Lakes Construction for their support of the project. SL-O coach Bob O’Hara said he was delighted to have a playback board again. Replacing the old one would have been costly for the school.

BY STEVE WEISMAN — OUTDOORS EDITOR

The final piece of the puzzle has come together for the 2022 Okoboji Blue Water Festival scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 13 in Preservation Plaza at the Arnolds Park Amusement Park. First came the announcement of Chad Pregracke as the mid-afternoon’s keynote speaker. Next came headliner Melissa Etheridge for the evening concert. Now, professional walleye angler Keith Kavajecz has agreed to share his fishing expertise at the 10 a.m. fishing seminar.

BY BOB JENSEN — FISHING THE MIDWEST

As a youngster growing up in Wisconsin, Jay Pzrekurat (Sha-Cure-Et) got to go fishing quite a bit with his dad Jason. They mostly fished for walleyes. Walleyes are popular on the table in Wisconsin and many parts of North America due to their white, sweet, flaky flesh, but they focused on walleyes for another reason:  

BY STEVE WEISMAN — OUTDOORS EDITOR

Here’s some pretty exciting news from the Iowa Great Lakes Fishing Club. Early each spring, the IGLFC hosts its annual Spring Fishing Seminar, and according to IGLFC president Terry Thomsen, the club just lined up Joe Henry, Executive Director for Lake of the Woods in northern Minnesota and veteran fishing guide and tournament angler, for its 2022 spring seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Survey results confirmed what Iowa pheasant hunters already knew – pheasant hunting last fall was really good. In fact, it was the best in more than a decade. Iowa hunters bagged an estimated 375,000 roosters in 2021, the most since 2008.