Spirit Lake's girls basketball team's historic undefeated start to the 2024-25 basketball season was snapped during a westward trip to face undefeated Dakota Valley at the Sanford Pentagon Saturday, Jan. 11 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The fifth-ranked Indians fell 63-46 to Dakota Valley.

The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team placed fourth overall and had three wrestlers finish in the top three at the 2024 Forest City Invitational held Saturday, Jan. 11 in Forest City.

The Pioneers totaled 119.5 points on the day.

Okoboji's boys basketball team battled but, ultimately, came up short in a Siouxland Conference clash with third-ranked West Lyon on Friday, Jan. 10. The Wildcats defeated the Pioneers 59-50 in Milford.

Okoboji's girls basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference home game to West Lyon on Friday, Jan. 10. The No. 11 Wildcats defeated the Pioneers 56-37 in Milford.

The Spirit Lake Park boys wrestling team went 2-2 at its annual Jerry Hentges Dual Tournament held Friday, Jan. 11. The Indians earned a 37-36 win over MOC-Floyd Valley and a 45-24 win over Sioux City North, but fell 75-6 to Lake Mills and 55-19 to Sioux Center.

In their win over MOC-Floyd Valley, the Indians won five of 11 contested matches.

Harris-Lake Park's girls basketball team earned a dominant War Eagle Conference road win over Remsen St. Mary's on Friday, Jan. 10. The Wolves crushed the Hawks 49-29 in Remsen.

Okoboji's boys basketball team suffered a narrow nonconference road loss to Emmetsburg on Thursday, Jan. 9. The E-Hawks edged the Pioneers 47-41 in Emmetsburg.

"I thought we played very well the first half of the game," Okoboji coach Rich Martin said. "We held Emmetsburg to 15 points the first half, but the second half we went cold and could not get some of our shots to fall and we could not get the stops we needed."

Okoboji's girls basketball team suffered a nonconference road loss to Emmetsburg on Thursday, Jan. 9. The E-Hawks defeated the Pioneers 59-33 in Emmetsburg.

The Okoboji/HMS boys wrestling team picked up three dual meet wins over East Sac County, Manson-Northwest Webster and Pocahontas Area on Thursday, Jan. 9. The Pioneers earned a 70-6 win over East Sac County, a 44-32 win over Manson-Northwest Webster, and a 70-11 win over Pocahontas Area.

The Okoboji/HMS girls wrestling team earned a pair of dual meet wins Thursday, Jan. 9. The Pioneers earned a 54-17 win over East Sac County and a 60-6 win over Pocahontas Area in Milford.

Harris-Lake Park's boys basketball team suffered a lopsided home loss to South O'Brien on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Wolverines defeated the Wolves 67-36 in Lake Park.

Spirit Lake's boys basketball team left no doubt in a nonconference clash with Pocahontas Area on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Spirit Lake dominated the visitors 85-39 in Spirit Lake.

"Overall, I think we played a really good team game," Spirit Lake coach Paul Brown said. "Any time you have five guys scoring in double figures, and two others who were very close, it is easy to see that we played efficiently and looked to take great shots."

Spirit Lake's girls basketball team earned a 20-point victory over previously unbeaten Pocahontas Area on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Spirit Lake defeated Pocahontas Area 63-43 in Spirit Lake.

Okoboji's boys basketball team earned a narrow Siouxland Conference road win over Central Lyon on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Pioneers jumped out to an early lead in a 59-51 win over the Lions in Rock Rapids.

"I thought the players worked extremely hard all night, but we really never got into a rhythm during the game," Okoboji coach Rich Martin said.

Okoboji's girls basketball team suffered a Siouxland Conference road loss to Central Lyon on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Pioneers fell 73-41 to the Lions in Rock Rapids.

"Our kids battled all night," Okoboji coach Dalton Perrin said. "We got off to a good start, trading back and forth with Central Lyon. We keep hitting a lull in our games where we struggle to make shots and we let it affect us on the defensive side of the court and cause breakdowns in our team defense."