News Releases

Between
5/1/08 and 5/31/08
Friday,
May 16, 2008
DAVID
FOX COMMITS TO REGIS UNIVERSITY
After playing two seasons for Iowa
Lakes Community College, David Fox
has decided to continue his
basketball and academic career at
Regis University in Denver, Colo.
Thursday,
May 15, 2008
LAKERS WIN BIG IN ROUNDS ONE AND TWO
OF NJCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Iowa Lakes Community College
Softball team started off strong in
the quest for a national title at
the Division II NJCAA National
Championships in Normal, Ill., by
coming up with two big victories
over their first and second round
opponents.
Thursday,
May 15, 2008
SOPER SHOOTS 92 ON FINAL DAY OF
TOURNAMENT
Ricca Soper turned in a 92 on the
final day of the Women’s NJCAA
National Golf Tournament in Daytona
Beach, Fla.
Thursday,
May 15, 2008
MITCH BAIN COMMITS TO
DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
After playing two seasons for Iowa Lakes
Community College, Mitch Bain has decided to
continue his basketball and academic career
at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell,
S.D.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
IOWA LAKES SIGNS #17
RANKED WRESTLER
Iowa Lakes Community College’s newly
formed wrestling program has signed Felton
Banks II to an NJCAA national letter of
intent in preparation of the college’s first
official season this fall.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
FURNISH RECEIVES LARSCHEID CROSS
COUNTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Jaimie Furnish, a senior at
Estherville Lincoln Central high
school, was awarded the Larscheid
family cross country scholarship
during Wednesday’s ELC High School
awards ceremony.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
SOPER SHOOTS 95 ON DAY TWO
Ricca Soper turned in a 95 on the
second day of the Women’s NJCAA
National Golf Tournament in Daytona
Beach, Fla.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
CORNELIUS VINES COMMITS TO HOFSTRA
After playing two seasons for Iowa Lakes
Community College, Cornelius Vines has
decided to continue his basketball and
academic career at Hofstra University in
Hempstead, New York.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
VISITORS FROM INDIA TOUR IOWA LAKES
VIA THE ROTARY EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Special guests from India toured the
Iowa Lakes Community College campus
in Estherville last week as part of
the Rotary Exchange Program.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
THREE
HOTEL & RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT
STUDENTS RECEIVE RECOGNITION IN
MAGAZINE
Three Iowa Lakes students were
honored in the May issue of
Restaurant Startup & Growth
magazine.
Wednesday,
May 14, 2008
INSPIRATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS SECURED
FOR SENIOR FUN AND WELLNESS DAY
Two speakers have been selected as keynote
presenters for the 21st annual Senior
Fun and Wellness Day in Emmetsburg.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
TRUSTEES SET TUITION AT IOWA LAKES
FOR UPCOMING YEAR
Tuition and fees for the 2008-2009
college year were approved by the
Board of Trustees of Iowa Lakes
Community College at their meeting
Tuesday afternoon in Spirit Lake.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
SOPER SHOOTS 89 ON DAY ONE
Ricca Soper turned in an opening day
89, the day after the scheduled
start. She shot a 45 on the front
nine and a 44 on the back nine.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
MONICA HALLOM SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT
WITH IOWA LAKES
Iowa Lakes Community College Head
Women’s Basketball Coach Brian
Radtke has announced the signing of
Monica Hallom of Chicago, Ill., to a
National Junior College Letter of
Intent.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
LAKERS BEGIN PLAY AT NATIONALS
THURSDAY
The Iowa Lakes Community College
Softball team will begin its quest
for a national title Thursday, May
15, at 12 p.m. The Lakers will play
Kankakee Community College, located
in Kankakee, Ill., for their first
game of the tournament, which is
being held in Normal, Ill.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
JACKSON PARR COMMITS TO DAKOTA STATE
UNIVERSITY
After playing two seasons for Iowa
Lakes Community College, Jackson
Parr has decided to continue his
basketball and academic career at
Dakota State University in Madison,
S.D.
Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
TWO STUDENTS WILL PURSUE WRESTLING
AT IOWA LAKES
Iowa Lakes Community College’s newly
formed wrestling program has
announced that Darryl Johnson Jr.
and Samuel Johnson, who will be
attending Iowa Lakes this fall, will
walk-on and pursue a wrestling
career.
Friday,
May 9, 2008
LAKER MEN ADVANCE TO GOLF NATIONALS
Iowa Lakes Community College’s men
golfers ended Region XI action
Monday. The college is sending
three individuals to National
Competition, with the team placing
second.
Thursday,
May 8, 2008
“LOSER” TO ADDRESS ANNUAL LAKES
HEALTH CONFERENCE IN JUNE
“The Biggest Loser” will speak to
attendees of this summer’s Lakes
Health Conference entitled “For the
Health of It” held at Lake Okoboji.
Thursday,
May 8, 2008
ELEVEN LAKER WOMEN NAMED TO
ALL-REGION TEAM
Two days after capturing the Region
XI title and a berth at the NJCAA
National Tournament, the ICCAC All
Region teams have been announced,
and Iowa Lakes had a record 11
players honored.
Thursday,
May 8, 2008
UPWARD BOUND PARTICIPANTS
ELIGIBLE FOR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM
The Iowa Lakes Community College Upward Bound
program has announced its sponsorship of the
summer food service program.
Wednesday,
May 7, 2008
IOWA LAKES STUDENT ACCEPTS
INTERNSHIP IN BRAZIL
An Iowa Lakes Community College
student from rural Scranton will
have the chance of a lifetime to get
a free trip to Brazil this summer –
and gain valuable experience on an
international level.
Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
IOWA LAKES YOUTH BASKETBALL CAMP DATES SET
Iowa Lakes Community College Men’s
Basketball Coach Troy Larson, has announced
the dates for the 20th Annual Iowa
Lakes Youth Basketball Camp.
Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
MINNER
WILL PURSUE WRESTLING AT IOWA LAKES
Iowa Lakes Community College’s newly
formed wrestling program has
announced that Darrick Minner, who
will be attending Iowa Lakes this
fall, will walk-on and pursue a
wrestling career.
Tuesday,
May 6, 2008
IOWA
LAKES ANNOUNCES RECRUITS FOR 2008-2009 MEN’S
AND WOMEN’S GOLF
Iowa Lakes Community College Golf Coach Dan
Soper has announced the signing of six golf
recruits to National Letters of Intent for
the 2008-2009 season. Joining the men’s
program are Scott Benson of Jackson, Minn.;
AJ Appel of Joice; Joel Keady of Orange
City; and Jarvis Weber of Welcome, Minn.
Joining the women’s program are Katie Heddinger of Emmetsburg; and Lauren Hartman
of Northwood.
Thursday,
May 1, 2008
LAKER MEN TO GOLF IN REGIONAL
TOURNAMENT IN FORT DODGE
The Iowa Lakes Men’s Golf Team will
travel to Fort Dodge this weekend to
participate in the Region XI Men’s
Regional Golf Tournament.
Thursday,
May 1, 2008
LAKERS ENTER REGIONAL PLAY AS THIRD
SEED
The pairings have been set for the
2008 Region XI Softball Tournament
in Fort Dodge on May 2 - 4. Iowa
Lakes Community College will be the
third seed with a 50-11 overall
record and a 22-6 record in Region
XI.
Thursday,
May 1, 2008
IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATES ARBOR
DAY
ALONG WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS
Area high school chapters joined with the
Landscape & Turfgrass Technology program at Iowa
Lakes this past week to make the world a little
greener.
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