Shane Lantz
Shane Lantz covers sports for the Globe Gazette. You can reach him at Shane.Lantz@GlobeGazette.com, or by phone at 641-421-0526. Follow Shane on Twitter @ShaneMLantz.
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Lantz: Let's hear it for the girls
A wise man once said “There’s no crying in baseball!”
I have a request of Iowa’s high school football coaches.
It has become pretty clear over the past several days that what we are doing isn’t working.
The time for change often comes before we are ready.
The Globe Gazette's Shane Lantz tests his baseball skills against one of the area's top players, and things go about as well as expected. Poor…
As a sportswriter, the past few months have been a challenge.
Sports are gone right now, and if you are anything like me, you’re starting to lose your mind. Over the past month and a half, I have read too…
Editor's note: This is the first of a monthly column by sports reporter Shane Lantz.
Over the past eight years, the Leerar family has been a constant presence around the West Hancock girls basketball program.
A 35-point fourth quarter explosion lifted the Newman Catholic boys basketball team to a four-point win over Bishop Garrigan on Saturday, as t…
After a long wait, Mason City offensive lineman Ben Pederson finally decided on the pathway for his football future.
Osage senior Danielle Johnson was one of the state's elite volleyball players this season, and capped off her senior year by winning the first…
Before this season, Lake Mills senior Caleb Bacon was already a well-known entity in Iowa high school football circles, after being named a Fi…
The Clear Lake boys basketball team got off to a blazing hot start on Monday night, as the Lions stormed out to an early 16-0 lead over their …
The Clear Lake girls basketball team kept its season perfect on Monday night with a 65-54 win over Mason City.
No matter what sport is being played, or where each team is at competitively, a matchup between Mason City and Clear Lake is always something …
Seventeen Waldorf football players were named to the North Star Athletic Association All-Conference team earlier this week, following a season…
For the second straight year, the St. Ansgar girls basketball team emerged with early-season Mitchell County bragging rights, thanks to a 57-5…
The Osage boys basketball team kept its record perfect with a 63-48 win over rival St. Ansgar on Tuesday night. The Green Devils got out to an…
It can be tough to step into a situation where you are the new kid, but St. Ansgar junior Adrianna Kruse seems to be adjusting just fine.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press released its first prep basketball poll of the season, and several area teams made the cut.
The Mason City YIELD group is planning to restore Prairie Playground in East Park for its annual yearly project. Donations are being accepted …
There wasn’t much movement for area teams in the latest Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union polls, which were released on Thursday.
The Waldorf women's soccer team added a pair of players from the islands this week, as the Warriors announced the signing of Precious Brown an…
In terms of raw numbers, Kossuth has had 1,348 positive cases of COVID in a county with a population of 14,813.
For St. Ansgar's Alex Hansen, the next step in his football journey won't take him too far from home.
The Osage athletic department announced on Friday that the school's basketball games scheduled for Saturday against Garner-Hayfield-Ventura ha…
So far this season, the West Fork boys basketball team has yet to find an opponent that can keep up with it. After Friday, the search continues.
The Mason City boys basketball team fell to 1-2 on the year with a close loss to Ankeny on Friday night, as a 24-point third quarter from the …
The West Fork boys basketball team has been to the promised land. Now, they will do whatever it takes to get back.
Sometimes, the sequel actually is better than the original.
Tuesday's scheduled game between the Rockford and Newman Catholic boys basketball teams has been postponed for COVID-19 related reasons, Rockf…
The Lake Mills boys basketball continued its dominant start to the season on Monday night, as the Bulldogs beat Central Springs, 95-46.
After two weeks of play, only two area teams remain in the Associated Press Iowa High School boys basketball poll.
The Mason City boys basketball team scored an important win on Tuesday night, with a 65-59 victory over Fort Dodge.
On Wednesday afternoon, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced new COVID-19 public health measures, which in addition to other changes, adjusted att…
Longtime West Hancock wrestling coach Al DeLeon has died, the Eagles' activities department announced on Thursday morning.
It's been a strong season so far for West Fork's Kale Petersen and Osage's Nick Fox.
The West Fork girls basketball team lost its first game of the season on Thursday night, when the Warhawks fell to AGWSR, 44-35.
The Mason City boys basketball team suffered a tough loss on Friday night, as the Mohawks fell to 2-4 with a 69-30 loss to Ames.
Going into Saturday's game between Mason City and No. 5 Cedar Falls, it would've been easy to dismiss the Mohawks' chances. Going up against t…
For West Hancock, Saturday’s wrestling victory meant just a little bit more than usual.
The Lake Mills boys team continued its dominant start to the season with a 73-25 victory over North Union on Monday night.
Whether he is on the wrestling mat, the cross country course, or at the controls of a hay baler, Central Springs junior Clayton McDonough is w…
The Mason City girls basketball came extremely close again to pulling off a stunning victory over a ranked opponent on Tuesday night.
On Christmas Eve, there will be a little bit of good cheer coming to Mason City’s local youth shelter, courtesy of the Iowa State football team.
In Mason City, the future is bright.
It’s the holidays, which means that it is the season for surprises and new beginnings.
Though their seasons have been very different so far, the Lake Mills and West Fork boys basketball teams are both looking good going into 2021…
It has been a year with the highest of highs, and the lowest of lows in North Iowa sports. It saw championships won and lost, with plenty of h…
Forest City senior Brock Moore announced in a social media post on Tuesday that he will be wrestling next season at Augsburg University in Min…
From one North Central to another.
The year 2020 stunk, and despite a lot of evidence telling me that maybe I shouldn’t, I have hope for 2021.
This weekend, Iowa’s female high school wrestlers will gather at Xtream Arena in Coralville, for the third annual Iowa Wrestling Coaches and O…
For Osage's Emma Grimm, the end of her high school wrestling career was an important moment, even if it wasn’t the moment she wanted.
In sports, and in life, the small moments are oftentimes the most meaningful.
North Iowa, your nightmare is over.
