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 it out! Crying in sports is good
In Shane Lantz's November column, he looked at the importance of athletes leaning into their emotions and embracing the tears that accompany them.
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.
This is a difficult column to write.
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…
As a sportswriter, the past few months have been a challenge.
The time for change often comes before we are ready.
Editor's note: This is the first of a monthly column by sports reporter Shane Lantz.
Chelsey Holck will sign her national letter of intent to play basketball on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in NIACC's gym.
Positive test rates are also above 10% in: Butler, Floyd, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago and Wright counties.
The county is entering into a partnership with that organization after leaving County Social Services this past week.
One more win to history.
With its win on Monday night over Humboldt in the state quarterfinal, the Osage volleyball team is one win away from making program history.
Max Burt is staying home.
For those of you who are understandably tired of contests decided by a razor-thin margin, I have bad news for you.
Game of the week?
The NIACC men's cross country team, which was ranked No. 1 in the country back on Oct. 21, will go into the national meet on Nov. 14, ranked N…
For the first time since 2009, a Mason City diver will be competing at the state meet.
With a little more than two minutes left in Friday’s state quarterfinal between No. 5 West Hancock and No. 1 Grundy Center, things looked dire…
West Hancock head coach Mark Sanger couldn't be any more proud of his football team, even though the Eagles fell short of defending their Clas…
Once in a while, a story ends in perfect fashion.
Mason City diver Rosa Monarch may have been the first member of the Mohawks swim and dive team to qualify for the state meet this season, but …
Now that its season has ended with 9-2 overall record, the West Hancock football team has started to rack up the postseason accolades. On Tue…
Before the 2019 swim and dive season, Mason City’s Rosa Monarch wanted to try out for the Mohawks’ team, but ultimately "chickened out."
The Waldorf athletics department announced on Wednesday that no fans will be allowed at the Cobblestone Inn and Suite Classic, a four-game eve…
For Jada Williams, the next step in her basketball journey is now secure.
For Spencer Mooberry and Averee Abben, it was only right that they take their next step together.
Mason City sophomore Rosa Monarch finished her diving season on Friday morning at the state meet in Marshalltown after five rounds.
The NIACC men's cross country team made program history two weeks ago.
Mason City kicker Eric Lensing can boot the ball a long distance, but he won’t be traveling too far for his next on-field opportunity.
The Mason City swimming team finished its season in successful fashion at the state meet in Marshalltown on Saturday, as the squad snagged sev…
For NIACC cross country, success has finally led to some recognition. In fact, it was a clean sweep.
The NIACC men's cross country team finally did it.
For the North Iowa Bulls, the players have had a sizable impact on the team’s 2020 success so far.
The North Iowa Bulls will continue to host home games with spectators in attendance, the team announced on Wednesday, after receiving permissi…
The accolades just keep coming.
Collin Kramer was a standout pitcher for St. Ansgar in his high school days. Now, he gets the chance to play college baseball at the highest level.
From small town Iowa to the Super Bowl. Now, on to the Hall of Fame.
In the long, successful football history of West Hancock/Britt High School, the program had never had a player inducted into the Iowa High Sch…
The Mason City Mohawks hockey team is shutting down for at least the next three weeks, following new restrictions on sports activities announc…
With the conclusion of the state football playoffs, the 2020 fall season has officially come to an end. It was a strange season, to be sure, w…
For the West Hancock girls’ basketball team, it all starts with Rachel Leerar.
The Iowa Print Sports Writer's Association named its All-State Football team on Tuesday, and there were many area athletes that were on the list.
Winter sports are upon us, and it is time to officially shut the door on the wild, crazy experience that was the 2020 Fall Sports season. We a…
After finishing the 2019-2020 season with a 4-5 record, Mason City head girls’ bowling coach Larry Collins is optimistic about the new year.
One hundred.
Despite the loss of top player Sara Faber to graduation, the Clear Lake girls basketball team might be even stronger this season.
Last season, the Mason City wrestling team qualified three wrestlers for the state tournament, in Jace Rhodes, and twin brothers Cullan and Co…
This season, the Clear Lake boys’ basketball season will look to two main players to lead the Lions to the promised land.
It's a year of fresh starts for the Clear Lake wrestling team.
For Clear Lake girls' basketball, the season started off perfectly.
Nearly five years ago, Mark and Kate Sainci opened up Elite Boxing Academy and Fitness Club in Mason City, as the pair followed a dream of bec…
The Mason City girls' basketball kicked off the new season in tough fashion, with a 74-47 loss at Southeast Polk, the No. 2 ranked team in Class 2A.
For Clear Lake junior Jaden Ainley, basketball is not just an after-school activity.
With fall sports finished and Thanksgiving now done, winter sports are here. Already, several girls basketball teams have started, and boys ho…
Big results lead to big expectations. After last season, expectations are sky-high for the Osage wrestling team.
In every sports season, a player or two bursts onto the scene and establishes themselves as a star. Sometimes, it is a player that has been a …
As the 2020 calendar makes its final turn into December, wrestling season is finally here. Early in the season, there are many wrestlers to ke…
The North Iowa Bulls have postponed this weekend's games against Granite City with plans for makeup games set to be determined at a later date…
Mason City left-handed pitcher Alex Gold took the next step in continuing his baseball career earlier this week, as he signed his National Let…
The presidents of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) schools, including NIACC, have decided that there will be no spectato…
One win down.
The St. Ansgar boys basketball team held on for a five-point win over Central Springs on Tuesday night, as the Saints rode 18 points from seni…
For Andrew Formanek, senior year couldn’t have started much better.
With a several month break between the two halves of the volleyball season, the Waldorf volleyball team has found a way to stay busy. Build to…
Life just keeps getting better for Caleb Bacon.
The Mason City School District has canceled the remainder of its middle school wrestling and girls basketball seasons, the district announced …
The Osage girls wrestling team kicked its season off in style on Thursday night, as the Green Devils dominated their season-opening match. The…
In just two seasons, Osage’s Emma Grimm has gone from wrestling newcomer to state championship favorite.
The Clear Lake girls rose one spot in the latest rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU), as the Lions earned a pair …
Second verse, same as the first.
The Newman Catholic boys' basketball team earned its first victory of the season on Friday, with a 72-53 win over North Butler. The Knights ou…
It’s time for Iowa to take a big step forward.
Over the past eight years, the Leerar family has been a constant presence around the West Hancock girls basketball program.
It was a strange situation all around, but a familiar result for Clear Lake dancer Emily LeFevre on Saturday.
The year 2020 stunk, and despite a lot of evidence telling me that maybe I shouldn’t, I have hope for 2021.
In sports, and in life, the small moments are oftentimes the most meaningful.
North Iowa, your nightmare is over.
