🌱 Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs Lake Mills (Varsity) and 11 more events

Good day Otranto! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs Lake Mills (Varsity) at Lake Mills High School HS Gym
• Girls Wrestling: South Winn JV Girls Wrestling Tournament (Junior Varsity) at Luther College Indoor Track
• Girls Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs North Butler (Junior Varsity) at North Butler High School Gym

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A little snow, up to 1", with a high of 20 and low of 15 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries; cloudy, temps: high: 21, low: -7.
• Saturday: Frigid with fluffy snow, with a high of -1 and low of -13 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Otranto

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Thursday December 11

• Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs Lake Mills (Varsity)
  Lake Mills High School HS Gym
  7:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Girls Wrestling: South Winn JV Girls Wrestling Tournament (Junior Varsity)
  Luther College Indoor Track
  4:00 pm
• Girls Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs North Butler (Junior Varsity)
  North Butler High School Gym
  4:30 pm
• Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs West Fork (Junior High)
  West Fork Rockwell Campus
  5:15 pm
• Girls Wrestling: South Winn Girls Wrestling Invitational (Varsity)
  Luther College Indoor Track
  5:30 pm
• Girls Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs North Butler (Varsity)
  North Butler High School Gym
  6:15 pm
• Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs North Butler (Varsity)
  North Butler High School Gym
  7:45 pm

Monday December 15

• Girls Basketball: Nashua-Plainfield vs Saint Ansgar (Junior Varsity)
  St. Ansgar High School Gym
  4:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Girls Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs Lake Mills (Junior Varsity)
  Lake Mills High School HS Gym
  4:00 pm
• Boys Basketball: Saint Ansgar vs Central Springs (Junior High)
  Central Springs Middle School Big Gym Central Springs Middle School
  4:15 pm
• Girls Basketball: Nashua-Plainfield vs Saint Ansgar (Junior High)
  St. Ansgar Middle School Gym
  4:15 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Riverhawk MS Girls Wrestling Invite I (Junior High)
  Mason City High School Fieldhouse
  4:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Mason City

• Convicted crack dealer carries out violence in Mason City, now wanted on warrant (northiowatoday.com)
• Mason City woman accused of stealing money from local credit union placed on probation (kgloam.com)
• Worth County Courthouse: Supervisor meeting minutes and expense report for December 8, 2025 (northiowatoday.com)

New Hampton

• Central/Clayton Ridge co-op has busy week of duals (pdccourier.com)

Ok Otranto! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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