Sports

Ridge View played in a Class 2A sectional tournament last Friday at Orange City.

The Raptors finished sixth in the team standings with a 369 team score.

Unity Christian placed first with a 334. Cherokee was second with a 336 and Hinton third with a 343. Those three teams advance to district play on Friday at Okoboji.

Evan Else had the low score for Ridge View with an 89. Colt Wandrey golfed a 92 and Garret Lamp a 94.

Clton Wunschel shot a 94, while Braden Else stroked a 95 and Gus Leonard had a 104.

Trey Herrig shot a 99 to help Sioux Central place seventh in a Class 2A sectional tournament last Friday at Sioux Center.

Sheldon was first with a 340. Sioux Center was second with a 343 and Western Christian third with a 348. Those three teams advance to district play on Friday. Sioux Central carded a 413.

Sam Wood golfed a 101 for Sioux Central. A.J. Anderson carded a 104 and Ryan Sundblad a 109. Caden Webber golfed a 112 and Ben Hargens stroked a 116.

SL beats Webster City in first round, 5-1

Storm Lake played in a Class 1A girls regional team tennis tournament last Saturday at BVU and the Tornadoes won their first round match before being eliminated in the second round.

Storm Lake beat Webster City 5-1 in the first round. The Tornadoes won five of the six matches in singles to clinch the victory.

GOLF

NORTHWEST IOWA SENIORS

at Lake Creek Country Club

First flight

1. Mike Vauble 36, 2. Dean Christiansen 38, 3. Willie DeMan 38.

Second flight

1. Larry Parman 43, 2. Whitey Leonard 43, 3. Ramsey 43.

Third flight

1. Doc Van Genderen 44, 2. R.Bloom 45, 3. Larry Spiess 45.

Fourth flight

1. Les Milton 48, 2. Denis Gorde 48, 3. Tom French 48.

Fifth flight

Adult coed softball league to be held

With the summer sports season in full swing, Community Education will be offering an adult summer coed softball league beginning in July. Game days are held Wednesday and Thursday nights (times will be determined based on the number of teams signed up for the league).

Kevin Duque and Dario Hernandez each scored two goals apiece to help fourth-ranked Storm Lake to a key 7-2 Lakes Conference win over rival Spencer on Monday night at Tornado Stadium.

Jose Martinez, Lamar Mulgae and Efrain Gonzalez each added a goal for the Tornadoes, now 12-1. Duque had three assists and Martinez two. Jose Nunez recorded three saves in the net.

Storm Lake finished with 16 shots on goal, including four by Hernandez and three apiece by Duque and Gonzalez.

SPENCER won the girls game 9-0. Goalkeeper Kaylee Oehler tallied 25 saves.

Five players make all-IIAC teams, 2 on first

Buena Vista was recognized for one of its best softball seasons in the last 15 years by landing four all-Iowa Conference selections along with one honorable mention honoree as announced by the league office on Monday.

The four selections were tied for second-most in the IIAC this season, trailing only league champion Luther, which had six.

Youth must translate learning into progress

BY JAMIE KNAPP

A lot of learning took place last season with Storm Lake’s young baseball team.

Now that learning will need to translate into progress as the players from last year’s team return with a year more experience.

The Tornadoes return most of their starters from a team that finished 1-13 in the Lakes Conference and 4-22 overall.

Storm Lake won five of the six matches in singles play to come away with an 8-1 win over Spencer in a Lakes Conference girls tennis match on Tuesday in Storm Lake.

Cindy Vang was a 10-4 winner at No. 2 singles, while Katrina Chaiyawong won 10-1 at No. 3. Monicka Hill won 10-0 at No. 4 and Destiny Syhavong prevailed 10-3 at No. 5. Emily Tapia won 10-4 at No. 6.

In doubles, Yolanda Vang and Cindy Vang won 10-1 at  No. 1. Chaiyawong and Hill were 10-4 winners at No. 2, while Syhavong and Tapia prevailed 10-3 at No. 3.

Eric Masters fired a 78 to help Storm Lake to a fourth-place finish in the Lakes Conference boys golf tournament on Tuesday at Lake Creek.

Estherville was the team champion with a 323 team score. Western Christian was second with a 328. Storm Lake finished with a 339.

Blake Berry carded an 84 for the Tornadoes. Ethan James stroked an 88 and Brock Berry shot an 89.

Brea Baumhover carded a 106 to help Storm Lake to a seventh-place finish in the girls meet at Spencer on Tuesday.