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SPENCER — Monday’s cold, cloudy evening couldn’t cool off the Spencer Tiger girls tennis team which bounced back from a Spirit Lake loss last week. The SHS squad took down the Cherokee Braves, defending the Riverview Tennis Courts for an 8-1 Lakes Conference victory. “Fun senior night,” Tiger girls coach Bob Schlaeger said. “The players are continuing to learn how to complete. Tonight was a big step forward to peaking at the end of the season.”

SPENCER — A 5-0 score on the board greeted the Spencer Tiger boys Monday night as they shutout Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley at the Spencer Soccer Complex. The game’s final horn was a welcomed sound for the home team, offering a couple days rest from live action. “We could tell early on fatigue was going to factor into the match after the many minutes played over the weekend,” Tiger coach Jesse Kuehler said, “but the boys played our game and got out with the result.

CHEROKEE — The Spencer Tiger boys delivered a dominant performance at the Lynn Jolly Coed Relays, in Cherokee, Thursday, besting a field of 12 with 148 points, pulling away from runner-up Okoboji which finished with 125.5. The purple-and-gold placed first in for relays — 4x800, shuttle hurdle, 4x200 and 4x100; while claiming the gold in the long jump, 100-meter dash and 110-meter hurdles.

If you’re looking for a worthy cause to support next summer, consider donating to Northwestern College’s Christian outreach to the Czech Republic next summer. A mighty mission by some mighty missionaries, Spencer Tiger wrestling alums Case Cauthron, Gabe Cauthron and Cole Rutter will be among those taking the Christ-sharing effort; along with Spirit Lake’s Jonathon Burnette and approximately 16 other Red Raider wrestlers.

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The competition was tough at the LC Melissa Fender Memorial Invitational swim meet, Saturday, in Council Bluffs. Host Lewis Central edged runner-up Sioux City Metro, with the Spencer Tiger girls coming in a distant fourth out of five teams, despite a strong showing in a few events. “The swimmers had a good meet today and we had some great swims,” Spencer coach Amie Lawrence said.