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Harris-Lake Park boys suffer lopsided loss to Blackhawks

 

Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team struggled to score in a lopsided War Eagle Conference road loss to Hinton on Friday, Dec. 20. The Blackhawks dismantled the Wolves 79-20 in Hinton.

Wolves snap six-game win streak with loss to No. 4 Hinton

 

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team suffered a War Eagle Conference road loss to fourth-ranked (2A) Hinton on Friday, Dec. 20, snapping a six-game win streak. The undefeated Blackhawks defeated the Wolves 74-35 in Hinton.

Spirit Lake boys drop nonconference road game to Comets

 

Spirit Lake’s boys basketball team suffered a nonconference road loss to Boyden-Hull on Thursday, Dec. 19. The Comets defeated the Indians 59-50 in Hull.

“We have a lot to learn from this game,” Spirit Lake coach Paul Brown said. “Northwest Iowa basketball is too good to just show up and go through the motions.”

No. 9 Indians dominate Boyden-Hull

 

Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team earned a decisive nonconference road win over Boyden-Hull on Thursday, Dec. 9. The ninth-ranked (3A) Indians dominated the Comets 77-23 in Hull to secure their sixth straight victory to open the season — a feat no Indians team has accomplished since the 2007-2008 season.

Ice fishing season is heating up

 

Mother Nature certainly moves to the beat of her own drum. We have some good ice, some kinda good ice, some kinda bad ice and some not at all. It really makes for being conscientious about using common sense.

Habitat planning for bad weather is key to supporting pheasant populations

 

The first snow of the season is a popular event with pheasant hunters because it often sends the birds to cover where hunters expect to find them. And while a little snow is good, too much snow can be bad, burying waste grains that are an important food source and collapsing marginal habitat.

Winter community trout stockings start Jan. 3

 

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will release rainbow trout in nine locations across Iowa this winter in areas that would not support them during warmer months.

Winter trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. A family-friendly event is paired with some stockings to help anglers have success and fun while fishing.

Opportunities to get hands-on fisheries career experience

 

Summer seasonal positions for 2025 at Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fisheries offices are open for applications until Jan. 10.

Learn about fisheries careers and gain valuable experience while working alongside biologists and technicians. Positions are available in research, management, culture and aquatic invasive species. Six-month positions usually start at the beginning of April and three-month positions start the middle of May.

SPORTS BRIEFS

 

SPIRIT LAKE TRACK COACHES HONORED

No. 12 Indians dominate Western Christian at home

 

Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team secured its fifth consecutive win to start the 2024-25 season, topping former Lakes Conference rival Western Christian on Tuesday, Dec. 17. After topping 11th-ranked (4A) Storm Lake to close out the previous week, the 12th-ranked (3A) Indians dominated the Wolfpack 79-46 in Spirit Lake.

Pioneers top Comets, notch first basketball win

 

Okoboji’s girls basketball team snapped a five-game losing streak to start the 2024-25 season with a 66-44 Siouxland Conference road win over Boyden-Hull on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Boji boys fall to Comets in Siouxland hoops

 

Okoboji’s boys basketball team dropped a Siouxland Conference road game to Boyden-Hull on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Comets defeated the Pioneers 73-59 in Hull.

Wolves dominate Tigers, extend win streak to six

 

Harris-Lake Park’s girls basketball team has been off to an incredible start to the 2024-25 season. The Wolves, after dropping their season-opener to former Cornbelt Conference rival Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire, have won six straight games following a dominant performance against Trinity Christian on Dec. 17.

Harris-Lake Park drops road game to Trinity Christian

 

Harris-Lake Park’s boys basketball team dropped a War Eagle Conference road game to Trinity Christian on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Tigers topped the Wolves 62-43 in Hull.

“We fought foul trouble throughout the night, but were able to overcome a second-quarter, 11-point deficit to pull within one point at half,” Harris-Lake Park coach Neil Robinson said. “We kept it close until a couple minutes into the fourth, but we could never get over the hump.”

SIMINGTON SIGNS WITH NORTHWESTERN

 

SPLASH: No. 15 Spirit Lake girls hand No. 11 Storm Lake first loss

 

In a battle of Lakes Conference unbeatens, Spirit Lake’s girls basketball team proved too much for Storm Lake on Friday, Dec. 13. The No. 15 (3A) Indians defeated the No. 11 (4A) Tornadoes 61-50 in Spirit Lake.

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