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South Hamilton hits the road for opener

ST. ANSGAR - The 2026 season kicks off for South Hamilton here on Friday night against a Class A state contender in St. Ansgar. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. Leading the way for the Hawks this fall will be Wyatt Gelder, as the junior ran for 1,423 yards and scored 16 touchdowns on nearly ...

IT'S GAME DAY

IOWA FALLS - The Webster City football team hits the ground running here on Friday night against North Central Conference rival Iowa Falls-Alden. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Cadet Field. Head coach Andy Brim's Lynx have won each of the last eight meetings vs. IF-A, including a 42-8 ...

Lynx hang tough in tennis setback

Webster City girls tennis head coach Mark Fisher knows the results will come. In the meantime, Fisher is pleased with the steady progress he is seeing on the court. The Lynx dropped a North Central Conference dual to Clear Lake here Tuesday, 7-2, as Gabbie Sebert and Haylee Ades picked up singles wins. Sebert, a senior playing No. 2 for Webster City, bested Maddie Loge, 6-2, 6-1. Ades, also a senior, downed Paige Geitzenauer at the No. 5 spot, 6-2, 6-3. “I thought in a lot of ways we played some of our best tennis,” Fisher said. “I know it sounds like a bit of a broken ...

Impressive start for Webster City

STORY CITY - The Webster City volleyball team opened the 2026 season with a pair of wins here Monday night. The Lynx scored a three-set victory over South Hamilton and swept Central Springs, falling in three to host Roland-Story. “It was great to get out there and see some competition,” WCHS head coach Jess Howard said. “You can only learn so much when you are scrimmaging against yourself. “I felt like we gained a lot of valuable knowledge as we move into our North Central Conference opener on Thursday.” Freshman Allison Arends led the Lynx with 15 kills, while senior ...

Titles on the line at Hamilton Co. Speedway

Season championships will be handed out this Saturday at Karl Chevrolet Hamilton County Speedway. The final night of weekly point races will take place on the dirt track. There will be no heat races, as gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are set for 6:45 p.m. with racing action to follow. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (62-and-over) and $10 for juniors. Anyone 10-and-under is free. Pit passes are $40 for adults and $20 for children 5-to-10 years old. There will be double features in all classes, including USRA Stock Cars, USRA B-Mods, USRA Hobby Stocks, Crown Vics and ...

Lynx girls place 4th at nets

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 ...