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Lynx girls place 4th at nets

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BOONE - The Webster City girls tennis team took part in the Boone Invitational here this past Friday, placing fourth overall. The host Toreadors racked up 175 points to finish first, as Council Bluffs St. Albert was second and Des Moines Lincoln third. The Lynx were just six points back of the Railsplitters. Lizzie Westrum in singles, along with the doubles teams of Natalie Segar and Chloe Bakken, and Miley Mason and Abby Heckert, each led Webster City with third place finishes overall in their brackets. Westrum went 1-2 on the day competing in the No. 3 singles spot, as the freshman ...

Webster City in action on the court

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IOWA FALLS - The Webster City girls tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to Iowa Falls-Alden in North Central Conference action this week. Natalie Segar, Olivia Bergman and Haylee Ades each scored four points in their singles matches to eight, as Ava Otteros took three and Chloe Bakken two. In doubles, Sebert and Bergman fell at the No. 2 position, 8-4. Segar and Bakken dropped an 8-3 decision at the top spot. “Still not the (desired) overall results, but I thought we made some great strides compared to last week and our most recent meet,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. ...

FIELDS OF OPPORTUNITIES

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Arizona may be home to Nathan DeRagon, but this summer, the race car driver followed his heart to Iowa. The 27-year-old has lived much like a traveling musician since spring, competing across the state to gain more experience and exposure for his growing racing career. DeRagon is from ...

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

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The move from spring to fall for girls tennis has only helped to strengthen the Webster City program. Head coach Mark Fisher boasts a roster of nearly 30 athletes, led in 2026 by seniors Gabbie Sebert, Natalie Segar and Olivia Bergman. Paisyn Bare, Miley Mason, Abby Heckert and eighth-grader ...

Webster City opens girls tennis season

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HUXLEY - The Webster City girls tennis team opened up the season with a pair of duals against Ballard and Dike-New Hartford last Friday. The Lynx fell to the Bombers, 9-0, and to the Wolverines, 9-0. The teams played best-of-three sets, with scoring to four. Gabbie Sebert, Natalie Segar and Ava Otteros each won a game in singles for Webster City. The doubles team of Segar and Chloe Bakken, and Haylee Ades and Otteros all toook two games. Sebert and Olivia Bergman captured three. “Every season is a process,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “Ballard and Dike-New Hartford are ...

VERSATILE TALENT

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Jaxon Griffith leaned on several key influences throughout his Webster City athletic career. Yet at the same time, Griffith was also one many of his Lynx teammates leaned on — whether it be on the football field, basketball court, track, or baseball diamond. Griffith was named the 2025-26 ...