Spirit Lake-Okoboji girls tennis made it thirteen straight
years atop the Lakes Conference on Wednesday, winning the conference meet in Storm Lake.
SL-O tallied 18 points, distancing themselves from second-place LeMars at 14
points. Spencer finished third with nine points, followed by Cherokee in
fourth, Storm Lake fifth, and Estherville-Lincoln
Central sixth. Junior KJ Veldman enjoyed a perfect day, winning every match to
claim her second conference title at No. 1 singles. Hannah Coenen finished
second at No. 2 singles. Rachel Westegard and Olivia Rohlk partnered to take
second in the No. 1 doubles competition, while Margaret Delaney and Amanda Bueltel won
enough matches to finish atop the No. 2 double bracket.
Comments from coach Bob O’Hara
The Spirit Lake-Okoboji boys hosted the Lakes Conference
meet Wednesday, however, SL-O was unable to put together enough wins to earn
the overall title after a very competitive day. Their thirteen points trailed
league champion, Spencer, by two (15), with Storm Lake
in between with fourteen points. SL-O made their hay in the doubles events, as Brandon
Stoll and Wes Bergquist finished off an undefeated day at No. 1 doubles to win the
league title. Andrew Ites and Izaak Plunkett also finished atop their bracket,
going 4-1 in the No. 2 doubles. At No. 1 singles, Trystan Wiedow took fourth
overall, while Connor Rowley earned fifth place in the No. 2 singles division.
