Sports

Cowgirls sweep the Gaels last Thursday

Published by editor on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 6:16am

Last Thursday was the last time that seven Cowgirl senior volleyball players would take their home court. The team took on the St. Edmond Gaels to good result, sweeping their opponents in three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-21, 25-15.

Game leaders were Indy Johnson with 10 assists, Lexie Lane with 6 kills, Summer Traub with 2 blocks, Brooke Askelsen with 13 digs and Summer Traub with a serving percentage of 90%

Cowboys lose to Spirit Lake on the road

Published by editor on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 6:12am

            The Cowboys football team dropped a tough one on the road last Friday night against the Spirit Lake Indians by a score of 6-55. The Cowboys only touchdown came in the second quarter with a Preston Gardner rushing touchdown.

            Quarterback Gardner completed 6 of 17 passes for 146 yards and threw 2 interceptions.

            Other game leaders include Nevan Foss with 9 rushing attempts for 18 yards. Jaxon Carpenter led in receiving with 3 receptions for 85 yards. Mack Seaba had 7.5 tackles.

Cross country heads to Eagle Grove

Published by editor on Wed, 10/13/2021 - 6:09am

Last Tuesday, the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cross Country team traveled down the road to the Dick Bell Invitational in Eagle Grove.

In the girls field, Gilbert High School came out on top in the team standings, followed by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura and Humboldt. Emalyn Nel was the top finisher for the CGD girls in 35th with a time of 28:52.24. Next was Mikayla Pulido taking 38th at 29:52.24, followed by Natasha Johnson (40th) at 30:49.14 and Lauren Hansch (42th) at 34:43.53.

Cowgirls sweep Hampton-Dumont-CAL

Published by editor on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 7:24am

McKayla Johnson passes the volleyball to the setter. Last week’s Cowgirl volleyball action saw  the Cowgirls complete the sweep over the Bulldogs of Hampton-Dumont-CAL. Varsity won in three sets (25-11, 25-19, 25-21). JV won in two sets.

Cowboys drop another to Southeast Valley

Published by editor on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 7:20am

Mason Allen works at a block against a Southeast Valley opponent. Last Friday, the Cowboys took on a tough Southeast Valley Jaguars team. The Cowboys lost 31-62. After losing the game, the Cowboys dropped to an even 3-3 on the season. The Jaguars retained a perfect record at 6-0. The Cowboys will take on Spirit Lake on Friday in a road match.

 

Cross country team goes to Algona, Hampton

Published by editor on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 7:16am

Last Monday, the team competed at Algona with Spencer taking the top team spot with a low of 46 points. St. Edmond was a distant second at 87, followed by Clear Lake at 101, Okoboji at 133 and Charles City at 137 points.

The Cowgirls took three runners to the meet. Madison Ingebritsen was 81st in 27:31, Emalyn Nel was 95th in 30:45 and Natasha Johnson came home 100th in 37:10. Spencer won the JV team title. The middle school kids also took part. Algona won the team title with 60 points, followed by Spencer at 66 and PAC at 84.

Wright County Shooters hold their September event

Published by editor on Wed, 10/06/2021 - 7:12am

The Wright County Shooting Association held their most recent competition shoot on September 26 at the gun range east of Clarion on Reed Avenue. Organizer Lynn Barz reports another great day with 13 shooters and 26 total guns. Three new shooters were involved, and a new class called Pcc was added to the program.

Cowgirls get more wins as calendar turns to October

Published by editor on Tue, 09/28/2021 - 9:02pm

At a tri-meet last Tuesday, the Cowgirl volleyball team defeated Pocahontas Area 25-13 and 25-16 and also conference foe Algona by scores of W25-20, L25-21 and W15-11. Versus the Indians, team serving was at 93.9 percent efficiency with Brooke Askelsen at 12 of 12 (four aces). Clarissa Hasty was 9 of 10 (two), Lexie Lane 8 of 8 (two), Karlee Lehman 7 of 7, Summer Traub 6 of 7 and Indy Johnson 4 of 5 (one).

Cowboys lose to Pocahontas Area

Published by editor on Tue, 09/28/2021 - 8:58pm

The Cowboys kept the game tight on the road at Pocahontas Area last Friday night, but in the end just didn’t have enough to stay with the Indians in a 24-17 loss, Preston Gardner hit Jaxon Carpenter on a pair of TD passes, the longest a 71-yard strike, but it just wasn’t quite enough to pull out the win.

Cross country team runs at Humboldt

Published by editor on Tue, 09/28/2021 - 8:52pm

After being postponed a day by weather issues, the Humboldt Invitational was held Tuesday at Sheldon Park. The girls varsity team title went to St. Edmond with 62 points, followed in the top five of 13 complete teams by Clear Lake with 74, Manson NW Webster with 119, Humboldt with 130 and Algona with 139. Moriah Knapp of Algona finished in 20:31.04 to take the race. The Cowgirls were 12th as a team.

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