The Sheldon vs George-Little Rock softball game scheduled for June 14th has been postponed to July 5th with JV starting at 5:30 followed by varsity at 7:00

The Sheldon vs George-Little Rock baseball game scheduled for tonight (6/17) will be varsity only starting at 7:00.

The George Recreational Trail Committee, in conjunction with the George, IA Freedom Days Committee will be hosting a “5K Fun Run and Walk” on Saturday, July 6th.

The event will be held during the new George Freedom Days festivities with all proceeds going to the George Recreation Trail. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. with the race beginning at 8:00. Medals will be given to the top 3 finishers in each of the age and gender brackets.

All participants will receive a T-shirt and refreshments. The race will be held on the recreational trail in George, beginning at the intersection of L-14 and A-34. The cost is $15 per participant if you register before June 15. For more information or to pre-register, contact Kristi Landis at 712-475-2862 or e-mail flandis@mtcnet.net

George/Little Rock-Central Lyon Softball at Sheldon postponed to Friday, June 14. JV at 5:30 Varsity at 7:00.

The annual football battle for Lyon County will get even bigger this year. The annual match up between Central Lyon George Little Rock and West Lyon will be broadcast by the Iowa High School Sports Network and picked up by ESPN 3.

Central Lyon Activities Director Ben Gerleman was a contact person with Monsanto and the Iowa High School Sports Network and gave a lot of credit to network president Ken Krogman and West Lyon Activities Director Jeff Hoogeveen for bringing things together.

The broadcast will cover the five state area and will go national with ESPN 3.

As you might guess there’s plenty of excitement about the August game right now.

Now in its eighth year it’s a game that has a lot of tradition.

For the past seven years the game sponsored by the Lyon County Cattlemen has been known as the Beef Bowl. The 2013 edition under the sponsorship of Monsanto will be known as the Ag Bowl outside of Lyon County. In Lyon County it’s still the Beef Bowl. Gerleman explains.

Originally on the schedule for Friday August 30th the game at Dick Null Field in Rock Rapids will be moved to Thursday August 29th to accommodate the network broadcasts.

Rock Rapids Little League
No practice 4th & 5th BOYS ONLY today 6/3/13. Scrimmage tonight as scheduled.

The 11th Annual Heritage Days Road Race is coming up in in Rock Rapids. A 10K, 5K and 1 mile event are scheduled. The Heritage Days Road Race will be Saturday, June 15th with the start line near the Rock Rapids city swimming pool.

Start time is 8:00 AM for 5K & 10K events. 8:05 AM for the 1 mile run/walk. All races will be electronically chip timed with disposable bib timing.

Entry fee: See race brochure online at www.heritagedaysrace.com for pricing information. Race-day registration begins at 6:45 AM. For early registration contact Emilly Austin, race director at 605-366-6251 or email director@heritagedaysrace.com or mail entry forms to 1106 S Marshall Street, Rock Rapids, IA 51246.

You can also go to www.heritagedaysrace.com for printable entry form & Information. T-shirts will be awarded to all participants. A personalized embroidered jacket will be given to the overall Male and Female winners of each race with door prizes as well.

The softball games that were to be played at Sheldon High School today will now be played on the Sheldon City Field.

The city field is located west of the high school on HWY 18 and right across the street from the old Hy-Vee.

Abigail Eben of Little Rock has signed a letter of intent to continue her softball career at Northwestern next fall.

Eben is a multi-sports standout who has played three years for the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon softball team heading into her final season. The 5’6” pitcher posted a 19-7 record with a 2.60 earned run average, earning first team all-conference honors. Eben totaled 141 strikeouts in 164.1 innings pitched and led her team to a 27-16 overall record and a trip to the substate final. Eben was also an all-Northwest Iowa Review selection and lettered in three other sports for George-Little Rock. An honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society, Eben plans to major in English Education at Northwestern. She is the daughter of David and Mary.

“We are excited to have Abby join us at NWC,” commented head coach Chris Nachtigall. “She is a gifted athlete and a great person who will have a positive impact on our team and campus. Abby is a hard worker, both on the field and in the classroom, and knows how to compete and succeed.”

The first round of qualifying for the boy’s state golf tournament was played across the state on Friday. In Class 2A area golfers qualified at the sectionals hosted by Okoboji and Unity

Individual qualifiers from the sectional at Okoboji, Milford:

Medalist: Tyler Ohl  Okoboji 75

Medalist Runner-up: Taylor Wegner  Emmetsburg 77

3rd Taylor Kooi Western Christian, Hull 78

4th Mike Puch Emmetsburg 80

Qualifying teams from the sectional at Okoboji, Milford:

Emmetsburg 322

Okoboji 327

Western Christian, Hull 333

Individual qualifiers from the sectional at Unity Christian, Orange City:

Medalist: LukeKeebleRockValley 75

Medalist Runner-up: Drake Wrather Unity Christian, Orange city 78

3rd ScottWestraRockValley 79

4th Joel Groeneweg Unity Christian, Orange city 79

Qualifying teams from the sectional at Unity Christian, Orange City:

RockValley 325

SiouxCenter 328

The Class 2A district tourney for area golfers will be Friday the 17^th at Lake Creek Country Club in StormLake.

Area 1A golfers competed at the sectional hosted by Sibley Ocheyedan

Individual qualifiers from the 1A sectional at Sibley-Ocheyedan:

Medalist: Grant Juber Sibley-Ocheyedan 74

Medalist Runner-up: Mitch Hulshof West Sioux, Hawarden 76

3rd Joe Storbakken Sibley-Ocheyedan 77

4th Brandon Snyder West Lyon, Inwood 78

Qualifying teams from the sectional at Sibley-Ocheyedan:

Sibley-Ocheyedan 310

West Lyon, Inwood 348

West Sioux, Hawarden 351

Area 1A golfers compete in the district at the Spencer Golf and Country Club on Thursday the 16^th.

Area Class 3A golfers competed at the sectional hosted by Spencer.

Individual qualifiers from the sectional at Spencer:

Medalist: RyanGutz  StormLake 73

Medalist Runner-up: Brett Bomgaars  MOC-FV 75

3rd ZachSkopec  SpiritLake 77

4th Ryan Christy  MOC-FV 77

Christian Birdsell  Humboldt 77

CharlieRobbins  StormLake 77

Jaxon Heinz  Humboldt 77

Qualifying teams from the sectional at Spencer:

School Score

Humboldt 313

SpiritLake 318

The 3A district tournament will be on Friday the 17^th at the Carroll Country Club. The first round of girls state meet qualifying begins on Monday the 13^th with the first round of regional play.