Spirit Lake’s softball team put on an exceptional display of offensive firepower in a dominant nonconference road win over Unity Chrisitan on Thursday, June 20. The Indians defeated the Knights 15-7 at the American State Bank Sports Complex in Orange City.

Okoboji’s softball team earned a Siouxland Conference home win over Central Lyon on Wednesday, June 19. The Pioneers edged the Lions 7-6 at Okoboji High School in Milford.

After surrendering a run in the top half of the opening inning, Okoboji plated three runs in the bottom half of the first and tacked on four runs in the bottom half of the second to take a 7-1 lead through two.

Spirit Lake’s baseball team picked up a Lakes Conference road win over Cherokee on Monday, June 17. The Indians edged the Braves 4-3 in Cherokee in a game that was originally to be played in Spirit Lake, but was moved due to wet weather and poor field conditions.

Spirit Lake’s softball team suffered a narrow one-run loss to Lakes Conference rival Storm Lake on Wednesday, June 19. The Tornadoes topped the Indians 2-1 in Storm Lake.

Spirit Lake pitcher Austin Jorgensen reached double-digit strikeouts for the third time this season, but it wasn’t enough to push the Indians on to a Lakes Conference road victory over Storm Lake on Wednesday, June 19. The Tornadoes topped the Indians 2-0 in Storm Lake.

Okoboji’s baseball team surrendered 10 runs in the first frame of a lopsided loss to Siouxland Conference foe Central Lyon on Wednesday, June 19. The Lions decimated the Pioneers 19-2 at Okoboji High School in Milford.

What a last week or so for all of northwest Iowa, southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota.

It was a couple of years back. Some friends and I had gathered for a day of fishing. The word was out that the walleyes on one particular lake were on the bite. When we arrived at the hot lake, there were many, many other anglers there also.    

Three decades ago, in 1994, I was preparing to sail north to the Arctic's Northwest Passage for the first time. I had just completed a sailing expedition in 1992, where I sailed south to Antarctica and across the Antarctic Circle. During this voyage, we made port at Palmer Station, the United States scientific base after being battered by storms along the Antarctic Peninsula.

Iowa has over 1,100 species of fish and wildlife. The Wildlife Diversity Program works to preserve and protect Iowa's nongame species, including shorebirds, raptors, songbirds, many small mammals and bats, most amphibians, reptiles, many small fish, butterflies, dragonflies, and more.

Humboldt entered Thursday night’s nonconference baseball battle with Spirit Lake on an eight-game winning streak. The Wildcats left town with a loss — just their second of the 2024 season — after the Indians edged the visitors 5-4 in Spirit Lake.

Harris-Lake Park and North Union needed extra innings to determine a winner Tuesday, June 11 in a nonconference baseball battle. In the end, the Wolves were able to push a run across late to whoop the Warriors 9-8 in Lake Park.

Okoboji’s baseball team earned a convincing Siouxland Conference victory — and snapped its own four-game losing streak – with a dominant home win over rival Sheldon on Friday, June 14. The Pioneers pounded the Orabs 16-6 at Okoboji High School in Milford.

Okoboji’s softball team suffered a Siouxland Conference home loss to Sheldon on Friday, June 14. The Pioneers held an early lead but surrendered 11 runs in the final two frames to fall 15-4 to the Orabs at Okoboji High School in Milford.

Okoboji pushed three runs across in the opening frame. After a scoreless second, the Orabs knotted the game at 3-3 with a trio of runs in the top half of the third.

Spirit Lake’s baseball team walloped Western Christian in a nonconference contest held Friday, June 14. The Indians — after earning a narrow win over Humboldt the previous night — defeated the Wolfpack 10-4 in Spirit Lake.