Three Estherville Lincoln Central players earned all-conference boys’ basketball honors for their play this season.
In the first year with Western Christian not in the conference, the Midgets …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/9/23
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Completing an undefeated run through the Lakes Conference for the second straight year, the Estherville Lincoln Central Girls Basketball Team was well represented on the all-conference …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/9/23
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The fifth-ranked Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball Team took care of business in the first two rounds of the Region XI Tournament. Entering the tournament as the top seed, the Lakers …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/9/23
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The Top of Iowa West Conference released its all-conference teams for boys’ basketball recently. Three North Union players made the list.
Junior Kyan Jones earned first team honors …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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The Top of Iowa West Conference released its all-conference teams for girls’ basketball recently. Three North Union players made the list.
Junior Naomi Jones earned first team honors while …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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CLEAR LAKE — The North Union boys gave a good battle against Newman Catholic, Mason City, but lost 65-57 to the Knights in a Class 1A District Final on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
“The guys played hard …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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The eighth-ranked Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball Team out-scored visiting Kirkwood 24-6 over the final 8 minutes of the first half to build a 46-28 half-time lead. The Lakers then maintained a …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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SHELDON — Former Lakes Conference team Western Christian knocked out its second Lakes Conference opponent in its postseason run with a 69-58 victory over Estherville Lincoln Central in a Class 2A …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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The Iowa Lakes Men’s Basketball Team will host the 2022-23 Region XI Men’s Basketball Tournament this weekend.
It’s good fortune this year that the Lakers won the division and will be the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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WATERLOO — With two student-athletes at the 2023 Iowa State High School Bowling Tournament last Thursday, the first year of the Emmetsburg/Estherville Lincoln Central bowling agreement can be …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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DES MOINES — In its title run a year ago, Estherville Lincoln Central dominated the free throw line at the state tournament.
In Monday’s Class 3A quarterfinal, No. 8 seed Vinton-Shellsburg …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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3/2/23
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A steal by Benard Omooria and a layup by Anthony Holden helped the 12th-ranked Iowa Lakes men tie host Northeast 69-69 in regulation with about 20 seconds left in the teams’ Feb. 15 game.
Both …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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ALGONA — The Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire girls just couldn’t match up with defending Class 1A Champion Bishop Garrigan of Algona in the Class 1A Region Quarterfinal on Tuesday, Feb. …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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Garner-Hayfield-Ventura’s Jenna Pringnitz made the first basket, a 3-pointer from the corner, to open the Wednesday, Feb. 15 Class 3A Region Semifinal game against top-ranked Estherville Lincoln …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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GARNER — Owen Larson scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds and Jordan Jensen had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Estherville Lincoln Central defeated Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 59-44 in a Class 2A …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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Trailing 31-25 with about 5 minutes in the first half, the Iowa Lakes men suddenly began firing on all cylinders as they went on a 20-4 run to take a 45-35 lead at the break.
The Lakers kept the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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The Iowa Lakes women held visiting Iowa Central to four points in the third quarter in defeating the Tritons 67-40 last Saturday for the Lakers’ eighth straight victory.
“I’m proud of girls …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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DES MOINES — Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire senior Jordan Saul returned from the 2023 Iowa State Tournament with an eighth-place medal following competition last week.
The Titans’ other …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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DES MOINES — For Estherville Lincoln Central’s three state wrestling qualifiers, they’ll have to try again next year to earn an elusive state medal.
The Midgets did pick up some wins at the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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Estherville Lincoln Central will have a chance to defend its 2022 Class 3A Girls Basketball title. The Midgets advanced to the 2023 State Tournament with a dominant 82-40 win over Algona in last …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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Top-ranked Estherville Lincoln Central returns to the Class 3A State Tournament for the second straight year as the Midgets will try to repeat last year’s run to the state title.
The first …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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The Iowa Lakes women withstood a furious fourth-quarter rally from host Northeast Community College on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to pull out a 75-70 victory.
The win extended the …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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ARMSTRONG — The North Union girls rallied from a 10-point third-quarter deficit to take a three-point lead over Central Springs in the fourth quarter of the Tuesday, Feb. 14 Class 2A Regional …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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GRAETTINGER — While the Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire boys nipped Newell-Fonda during the regular season, the Titans couldn’t repeat the feat in last Thursday’s Class 1A District …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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SHEFFIELD — Trailing by four at halftime, the North Union boys came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter against West Fork in a Class 2A District game last Thursday.
The Warriors’ …
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By David Swartz - Managing Editor
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2/23/23
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