Golf teams place first at recent meets; girls remain undefeated

Home In their second straight meet held at their home course at Rice Lake Golf and Country Club last Monday, April 8, both the LMHS varsity girls and boys golf teams walked away with victories.

Golf teams place first at recent meets; girls remain undefeated

Home In their second straight meet held at their home course at Rice Lake Golf and Country Club last Monday, April 8, both the LMHS varsity girls and boys golf teams walked away with victories.

LMHS golf season begins on home turf

With the first competition of the season having been canceled due to poor weather earlier in the week, the LMHS girls and boys golf teams were finally able to hit the course Friday, April 5, for their first meet of the season.

LMHS golf season begins on home turf

Lawson signs with Iowa Central College

Broodie Lawson, a senior at LMHS, recently signed with Iowa Central College for the Trapshooting Team. Broodie is the first Lake Mills student to sign with a college trap team. He is the son of John and Maggie Lawson.

Wyatt Helming selected 2nd team all-region

NIACC’s sophomore, Wyatt Helming, was selected to the ICCAC Division II men’s basketball all-region second team Friday, March 8.

Sports

30 wins, 16 years in a row

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic In the second round of regional play, the LMHS volleyball team faced off against North Union for the second time this season after a bye in the first round. North Union proved to be no match for a balanced and aggressive Bulldog offense, as Lake Mills swept...

Cross country season ends on strong note

The LMHS cross country teams ended their season on a strong note at the district meet in Cedar Falls last week. The boys team placed eighth out of the 18 teams competing at the meet. After missing the past several meets due to injury, senior Carson Rygh was able to compete at the district meet....

Bulldogs fall to Denver in final game

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic Injuries once again proved to be the downfall of the LMHS football team as they took on Denver in their final game of the 2019 season last Friday. The Bulldogs hung in tough initially, even taking a narrow 7-6 lead early in the second quarter off a four-yard run...

Rygh awarded Conference Runner of the Year; Albert named to All-Conference team

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic It was a “great night to run” at the Forest City cross country meet last Monday, according to Lake Mills Head Coach Whitney Spies, with the varsity boys’ team placing eighth out of 12 teams, and the middle school athletes running their best times of the season...

Volleyball team sweeps opponents

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic In the penultimate regular season tournament of 2019, the LMHS volleyball team had a clean 3-0 sweep, defeating Nashua, Hampton, and North Butler. Head Coach Jim Boehmer noted that the night started off slow for the Bulldogs, but they had really hit a groove by...

Bulldogs striving to keep streak alive

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic It was a tough day last Saturday for the LMHS volleyball team, as they traveled to compete in the Algona Tournament. Every team competing in the tournament was a 3A or 4A team, except for Lake Mills, and despite those odds the Bulldogs were generally able to...

Dodgers outpace Mohawks

The Mohawks traveled to Fort Dodge to swim against the Dodgers last Tuesday, Oct. 15. Mason City started strong, but the Dodgers ultimately showed more depth and won 95-75. With the end of the season right around the corner, Coach VanAusdall has been keeping most swimmers and their events the same...

‘Dogs defeated by Devils

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic Despite playing a solid first half of football, a number of missteps and turnovers in the second half led the Lake Mills Bulldogs to lose on the road to district leader Osage, 13-52 last Friday night. Lake Mills played very well in the first half against a...

Mohawks win against Southeast Polk

Last Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Mohawk swim team faced Southeast Polk at home, which was also senior night. The Mohawks won with a score of 68 to 25. Kate Edgerton swam the 100-yard freestyle, finishing second with a time of 0:59.24. She also swam the 100-yard breaststroke, once again placing second...

Bulldogs clinch 16th conference title

by Tyler Gasper Lake Mills Graphic In a closely-fought and exciting match last Tuesday night, the Bulldogs volleyball team defeated Forest City in three sets to claim the championship in the TIC West. This brings Lake Mills’ 2019 record in the TIC West to 8-0, and it is the 16th championship the...