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Okoboji/HMS girls host home wrestling tournament


The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team hosted its annual home tournament on Friday, Dec. 1. The Pioneers earned four top-five individual finishes and placed ninth as a team.

Spencer took the team title with 201 points.

Indians top Wildcats, earn first win of boys hoops season


Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team opened both halves on fire in a non-conference home victory over Humboldt on Monday, Dec. 4. The Indians bounced back from a home loss to MOC-Floyd Valley by topping the Wildcats 73-68 for their first victory of the season in Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake girls hoops defeats Dutchmen


Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team earned its first win of the season with a non-conference home victory over MOC-Floyd Valley on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Indians opened with a 28-25 halftime lead before downing the Dutchmen 64-48 in Spirit Lake.

Spirit Lake boys drop home game to Dutch


Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team dropped a non-conference home game to MOC-Floyd Valley on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Dutchmen defeated the Indians 70-51 in Spirit Lake.

“MOC controlled the game from the tip it felt like,” Spirit Lake coach Paul Brown said. “They really exposed us in some areas on both offense and defense where I do not believe we executed well. It will be a great game for us to learn from and to continue to get better.”

Spirit Lake Park boys compete at weekend tournament


Spirit Lake Park’s boys wrestling team competed at the 2023 Okoboji/HMS Invitational held Saturday, Dec. 2 at Okoboji High School in Milford. The Indians earned to top-five individual finishes and placed 10th as a team.

Tyson DeWall placed second at 106 pounds and Landon Wittrock placed fifth at 138 pounds to lead the Indians.

Spirit Lake Park’s McKeen wins at weekend tournament


Spirit Lake Park’s Cassie McKeen earned the Indians’ lone championship at the 2023 Okoboji/HMS Girls Wrestling Tournament held Friday, Dec. 1 at Okoboji High School in Milford. The Indians put three individuals on the podium and placed 13th as a team.

Boji boys fall to West Lyon on the road


Okoboji’s boys basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference road game to West Lyon on Friday, Dec. 1. The Wildcats defeated the Pioneers 84-57 in Inwood.

Okoboji girls drop road game to West Lyon


Okoboji’s girls basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference road game to West Lyon on Friday, Dec. 1. The Wildcats defeated the Pioneers 46-43 in Inwood.

Harris-Lake Park boys earn convincing win over Falcons


Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team got out to a hot start against West Sioux and held on to secure its first win of the season on Friday, Dec. 1. The Wolves defeated the Falcons 62-48 in Lake Park.

Wolves girls hoops earns first win of the season


Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team put its first notch in the win column Friday, Dec. 1 with a dominant home win over West Sioux. The Wolves defeated the Falcons 44-19 in Lake Park.

Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling splits home duals with GT/RA, Spencer


The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team split a pair of home duals with Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire and Spencer on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Pioneers earned a 42-30 win over the Titans and fell 66-16 to the Tigers in Milford.

In their win over the Titans, the Pioneers picked up five individual wins.

Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling splits duals with Titans, Tigers


The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team went 1-1 in a pair of duals against Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire and Spencer on Thursday, Nov. 30. The Pioneers earned a 48-27 win over the Titans and fell 60-24 to the Tigers in Milford.

In their win over the Titans, the Pioneers picked up two individual wins. At 105 pounds, Brooke Stockdale pinned GT/RA’s Katherine Scott in 34 seconds. At 130 pounds, Alyana Hesse pinned GT/RA’s Bonita Jordan in 1 minute, 44 seconds.

Harris-Lake Park girls fall to Alta-Aurelia in OT


Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team dropped a home game with Alta-Aurelia on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Wolves came back from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 48-48, but fell 60-52 to the Warriors in overtime in Lake Park.

Spirit Lake boys open season with loss to Le Mars


Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team came up just short in a non-conference road game with Le Mars on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Indians fell 74-40 to the Bulldogs in their season-opener in Le Mars.

No. 15 Spirit Lake girls drop road game to No. 10 Bulldogs


Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team dropped a non-conference road game to No. 10 (4A) Le Mars on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The 15th-ranked (3A) Indians took a 30-17 halftime lead, but eventually fell 57-46 to the Bullodgs in Le Mars

Okoboji boys drop road game to Lions


Okoboji’s boys basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference road game to defending Class 2A state champion Central Lyon on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The Lions defeated the Pioneers 89-58 in Rock Rapids.

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