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James Demuth

Published by editor on Mon, 11/16/2020 - 10:25am

James Leonard Demuth, 74 of Clarion passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center.

A Memorial Mass for James Demuth will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. John’s Catholic Church, 608 2nd Avenue Northeast in Clarion, with Father Jerry Blake officiating. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in Clarion.

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Cowgirls reach semifinals again, fall to Mount Vernon

Published by editor on Wed, 11/11/2020 - 6:42am

For the second year in a row the Cowgirl volleyball team came within one match win of playing for the championship. This time it was a strong Mount Vernon (MV) team that kept the red & black out of their system and back on their heels most of the time in a three-set 3A match win. Set scores were 25-16, 25-22 and 25-13.

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Nebbe competes in State Cross Country

Published by editor on Wed, 11/04/2020 - 8:31am

saiah Nebbe represented the school at last week's state cross country meet, finishing the 2A boys race in 18:37.2 for 74th place (photo by Jake Ryder, Mid-America Publishing).

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Three-peat! Cowgirls headed back to state

Published by editor on Wed, 11/04/2020 - 8:30am

It was a match that took everything that both teams had in them, but when the dust settled the Cowgirls had just a bit more and it was enough to take them back to Cedar Rapids.

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Cowgirls volleyball headed back to state

Published by editor on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 12:20pm

For the third straight year, and fifth time in school history, The Cowgirl volleyball team has qualified for the State Tournament for Class 3A. They go in seeded second at 27-2, and will play 7th seeded Red Oak (30-4) on Monday night at 8 p.m. The winner plays either 3rd seed Mount Vernon (30-6) or 6th seed Union (LaPorte City) (31-9 in the semifinals on Wednesday at 3 p.m.. Other teams in the bracket are No. 1 Osage, No. 8 Humboldt, No. 4 Davenport Assumption and No. 5 Unity Christian (Orange City).

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Isaiah Nebbe headed to State cross country

Published by editor on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 8:52am

Senior Cowboy cross country runner Isaiah Nebbe is headed to Fort Dodge following the qualifying meet last Thursday in Eagle Grove. He posted an 18:02.52 for ninth place overall to easily punch his ticket for a final run of his high school career at Lakeside Golf Course.

The boys finished 12th as a team, with Des Moines Christian taking three of the top seven spots to win the team crown. Denver, Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Forest City and Dike-New Hartford followed them in the top five of 14 full teams. Carson Houg of DMC finished in 16:37.74 to win the individual gold.

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Cowgirls volleyball one win from return to State

Published by editor on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 9:29am

The Cowgirl volleyball team is once again just one win away from a three-peat trip to U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids and State after turning back Nevada last Wednesday night in Clarion. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19 and 25-17.

Team serving finished at 90.3 percent efficiency, with Morgan Middleton going 16 of 16 with one ace. Alaina Friesleben was 13 of 15 (one), Jadyn Jondle 11 of 11 and Kendall Lienemann 10 of 10 (two). Lexie Lane went 9 of 13 (three) and Nicole Waters 6 of 7.

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Cowgirls are conference champs

Published by editor on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 10:29am

In a match to decide the NCC title, the Cowgirl volleyball team made it look easy in a three-set sweep of visiting and ranked Humboldt. Scores were 25-10, 25-19 and 25-20.

Team serving was at 97.2 percent, with Kendall Lienenann at 20 of 20 (two aces), Lexie Lane at 15 of 17 (two) and Alaina Friesleben at 13 of 13 (one). Morgan Middleton had 25 kills in the attack, with Lienemann adding three and Friesleben two. Jadyn Jondle made 10 digs, Emma Conlon four and both Lienemann and Middleton two each. Friesleben went vertical for three solo blocks, Summer Traub two and Waters one.

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Cross country teams run at NCC meet in C. Lake

Published by editor on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 10:26am

Last Tuesday, at the Veteran’s Memorial Golf Course, Clear Lake hosted the NCC cross country meet. St. Edmond won the girls varsity title with 37 points, followed by Iowa Falls-Alden at 55 and Algona at 71 points. The Cowgirls did not field a full team for a score.

Raven Kinnetz was 14th in 21:53.1, followed by Makayla Pulido in 25:10.2 for 34th, Natalie Kirstein in 25:46.9 for 39th and Lauren Hansch in 30:27.3 for 48th at the finish.

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Cowboys football wins first game, a huge 76-0 final over Eagles

Published by editor on Wed, 10/14/2020 - 9:09am

When the Cowboys had enough of losing, and decided to go for their first win of the season, they certainly made up for lost time scoring-wise in pasting Eagle Grove for a 76-0 win in front of a raucous home crowd.

Reed Abbas started the onslaught with a 49-yard fumble recovery for a first quarter score. The team then cranked up their ground game in the second period, with Trent Jergenson galloping 39 yards to score. He was followed by Shane Nelson on a three-yard keeper, with Jergenson scoring again on a one-yard run to paydirt before the half was over.