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G-LR slips in OT
George-Little Rock girls’ basketball Turnovers cost Mustangs in postseason extra period Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 14-8-15-8-2 47Harris-Lake Park 13-11-13-8-8 53LAKE PARK – Constant back and forth between two War Eagle Conference foes led to overtime Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Lake Park. In the end, though, Harris-Lake Park came out a 53-47 winner […]
Lions survive at home
Central Lyon girls’ basketball E-Hawks give girls all they can handle in overtime thriller Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon13-8-13-25-11 70Emmetsburg15-18-8-18-8 67ROCK RAPIDS – Despite trailing after each of the first three quarters, Central Lyon found a way to avoid a postseason upset. Visiting Emmetsburg fell to the Lions 70-67 Tuesday, Feb. 18, in […]
CL/G-LR trio wrestles at Wells Fargo
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock boys’ wrestling All three boys pick up multiple wins, two place fifth at state Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 32.5DES MOINES – All three Central Lyon/George-Little Rock wrestlers tallied points and won multiple matches at the 2025 IHSAA state championships in Des Moines. With two guys finishing fifth, the […]
Okoboji wins rubber match
Central Lyon boys’ basketball Lions see season come to a close with road postseason defeat Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon 13-12-20-10 55Okoboji 7-22-16-15 60MILFORD – In a rubber match between two Siouxland Conference sides, Sibley-Ocheyedan came out on top over Central Lyon. Following a split in the regular season, the Pioneers played host […]
G-LR goes down
george-little rock boys’ basketballSeason comes to a close in playoff loss to GeneralsAndrew Buckman |Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comGeorge-Little Rock8-9-15-13 45Sibley-Ocheyedan10-17-10-21 58SIBLEY – Poor shooting cost George-Little Rock a chance at its second win of the year in what proved to be its final contest. Sibley-Ocheyedan defeated the Mustangs 58-45 Friday, Feb. 14, on its home floor in […]
Forfeits aid Crusaders vs. Lions
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock boys’ wrestling Trio takes wins by fall in final action of regular season Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 32.0Bishop Heelan Catholic 39.0SIOUX CITY – Despite generally dominating in matches that were actually wrestled, Central Lyon/George-Little Rock dropped its final meet of the regular season. Bishop Heelan defeated the Lions […]
Three boys advance to state championships in Des Moines
Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 79.0SIOUX CENTER – IHSAA 2A District 10Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 79.0; 144: Ragen Hasche (30-4) placed 1st and scored 22.0 team points – Quarterfinal – Hasche won by tech fall over Kyle Danner (Estherville Lincoln Central) 2-9 (TF-1.5 2:12 (17-2)); Semifinal – Hasche won by tech fall over Phillip Monroe (MOC-Floyd Valley) 15-12 (TF-1.5 […]
Historic night for CL
Central Lyon girls’ basketball Metzger breaks solo record, team becomes co-champs Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Central Lyon 16-21-25-12 74Okoboji 11-9-2-3 25MILFORD – On both an individual and team basis, the Tuesday, Feb. 11, win over Okoboji was a big night. In addition to its star player breaking a program single-game scoring record, the squad […]
CL collects comeback win
central lyon boys’ basketballCL collects comeback winPioneers fumble double-digit lead to conference foe in MilfordAndrew Buckman | Sports Editorabuckman@ncppub.comCentral Lyon 15-11-14-29 69Okoboji 13-21-16-15 65MILFORD – Down 10 points entering the fourth quarter, Central Lyon mounted a massive fourth-quarter comeback. Okoboji fumbled the double-digit lead to the Lions and eventually dropped a 69-65 decision Tuesday, Feb. […]