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The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team picked up a pair of wins over Division I opponent Southwestern Community College on Saturday, winning 6-2 and 18-9. The sweep improved the Lakers’ …
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3/19/26
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Iowa Lakes Community College sophomore Jermaine Freeman was named honorable mention all-conference in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference following the 2025-26 men’s basketball …
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3/19/26
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Two Iowa Lakes Community College women’s basketball players were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II All-Region teams following the 2025-26 season.
Sophomore Zoey …
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3/19/26
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Two Iowa Lakes Community College women’s basketball players were named to the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II All-Region teams following the 2025-26 season.
Sophomore Zoey …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/19/26
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The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire girls basketball team placed two players on the Class 1A Northwest All-District Team.
Selected by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association, sophomores Kamryn …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/19/26
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Three former area high school softball pitching standouts are off to strong starts with their college teams this spring and were all in Florida the week of March 8 competing during their schools’ …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/19/26
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Estherville Lincoln Central will field its own girls high school wrestling team beginning with the 2026-27 season after sharing a program with Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire the past four …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/19/26
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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team returned to the diamond Friday, March 13, sweeping Minnesota North College Mesabi Range 16-5 and 9-1 in a doubleheader played at U.S. …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/19/26
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The Iowa Lakes softball team saw its 11-game winning streak end with a 2-1 loss to Kishwaukee College in the final game of its spring break trip in Florida.
The Lakers finished the trip 9-1 after …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Two Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire seniors earned Twin Lakes All-Conference honors for their play on the basketball court.
Teagan Hanson was named to the first team while Lucas Girres earned …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Despite finishing tied for fourth in the Top of Iowa West Conference, North Union boasted the league’s Player of the Year and another all-conference selection on the boys side.
Senior guard …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Three members of the North Union girls basketball team earned Top of Iowa West all-conference honors after helping the Warriors to a 15-9 overall record and a fourth-place 10-6 finish in the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire placed four players on the Twin Lakes Conference all-conference girls basketball teams after finishing third in the league behind Class 1A state champion …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire placed four players on the Twin Lakes Conference all-conference girls basketball teams after finishing third in the league behind Class 1A state champion …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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Two Estherville Lincoln Central girls basketball players received all-conference honors for their play during the 2025-26 season.
Selected by Lakes Conference coaches, ELC senior Morgan Clabaugh …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/12/26
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COUNCIL BLUFFS — Keyahna Phillips made history for the Iowa Lakes Community College women’s wrestling team this past weekend.
The sophomore from Chicago captured the 180-pound title at the …
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3/12/26
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The Iowa Lakes Community College softball team went 3-1 against Cloud County Community College last weekend, improving to 6-2 on the season.
Iowa Lakes started strong Friday, using an early …
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3/5/26
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The Iowa Lakes men’s basketball team ended its 2025-26 season with a hard-fought 80-72 loss to Central Community College (Grand Island, Neb.) on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Iowa Lakes trailed by just a …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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The Iowa Lakes women’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a 90-83 overtime home loss to Central Community College (Grand Island, Neb.) on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The Lakers had their …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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A pair of early surges by Northeast put Iowa Lakes in a hole it couldn’t escape in a 66-56 loss in the Region 11-B Women’s Basketball Tournament on Saturday in Estherville.
Iowa Lakes wrapped …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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BELMOND — Someone may have started writing North Union’s season-ending obituary at halftime. And again early in the third quarter.
Down 23-12 at the break and trailing 28-12 just minutes into …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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By David Swartz
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CARROLL — In a win-or-go-home showdown, the shots that had fallen all season suddenly wouldn’t, and the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire girls …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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By David Swartz
dswartz@esthervillenews.net
WEBSTER CITY — North Union’s bid for a state tournament berth ended last Wednesday as fifth-ranked Lynnville-Sully used a decisive second-quarter …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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STORM LAKE — North Union’s postseason run came to an end Saturday as second-ranked MMCRU Royals used a strong second half to pull away for a 56-42 win in the Class 1A substate final.
The …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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Estherville Lincoln Central senior Lake Rezac will cap his high school career on one of the state’s biggest stages after being selected to play in the 2026 Iowa Shrine Bowl.
Even more special, …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/5/26
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