ALGONA — Nick Gasca says he’s wasn’t begging, pleading or even complaining. He was just pointing out a fact, one that took the official 10 seconds to agree with. But with a slap of the mat, Gasca’s comeback story was complete. From a district semifinal victim to a state qualifier, ...
PLEASANTVILLE — Lane Swenson and Trevor Thompson have waited a long time to call themselves state wrestling qualifiers. That they get to do it together makes it even more special. South Hamilton’s junior leaders mauled their way through a Class 1A district tournament on Saturday and ...
Cam Phetxoumphone has been ranked No. 1 (Class 2A) at 106 pounds all season and he held onto that position in the seeding process for the state wrestling tournament. Pairings for this week’s state tournament were released Sunday morning and Phetxoumphone (38-0) earned the No. 1 seed at the ...
STORY CITY — Win by 50 or lose by 100 Friday night, it didn’t matter one bit in terms of South Hamilton’s place in the final Heart of Iowa Conference standings. But with the postseason set to start tonight, the Hawks wanted — maybe even needed — a boost of momentum, and what ...
ALGONA — Missing one of its leaders, Algona still had more than enough firepower to roll past Webster City in a North Central Conference boys’ basketball contest here Friday night. Collin Bleich and his 16.2 points per game average weren’t on the floor for the Bulldogs, but Wyatt ...
WEBSTER CITY — Cam Phetxoumphone is a lock for the state wrestling tournament, right? He’s unbeaten, he’s ranked No. 1 at 106 pounds in Class 2A and he’s a human wrecking ball whenever he steps onto the mat. That may be what wrestling enthusiasts believe, but inside the Webster City ...
JEWELL — The drought has been long and frustrating. But if everything goes according to plan, it should be over soon enough. It’s been three years since the South Hamilton wrestling team has been a part of the state tournament when Luke Peters and Keaton Hetland both qualified in 2017. ...
HUMBOLDT — The formula for success inside the Webster City boys’ basketball program has been set in stone for more than a decade. Defend. Defend. And defend. And when the Lynx struggle to guard? Results like Tuesday’s 74-69 loss to North Central Conference rival Humboldt show up ...
HUMBOLDT — The blueprint on how to slow down the Webster City girls’ basketball team finally found its way to Humboldt Tuesday night. Play a zone defense. Really, it’s that simple. The Wildcats sat back in a zone, pressured Taylor McKinney with two defenders whenever she touched ...
NEVADA — It was a good news, bad news kind of night for the South Hamilton boys’ basketball team on Tuesday. The good news: The Hawks were locked in at the defense end and efficient on offense in a relatively easy 57-38 road victory over Heart of Iowa Conference rival Nevada. The bad ...
NEVADA — Nevada’s size advantage led to an increased number of turnovers and a poor shooting percentage for the South Hamilton girls’ basketball team on the final night of the regular season here on Tuesday. Missing Caleigh Hewitt, the team’s lone post presence, the Hawks simply ...
HUMBOLDT — Chase Rattenborg did plenty of celebrating. He screamed, he flexed, he gestured to the crowd, he screamed some more. But in the blink of an eye, he stopped. He turned away from the crowd and took a deep breath. He raised his chin, he tilted his eyes towards the ceiling, he ...
WEBSTER CITY — It wasn’t a masterpiece or an instant classic, but when a team is riding a four-game losing streak, neither of those are of the utmost importance. That’s why Webster City girls’ basketball coach Nicole Muhlenbruch wasn’t too concerned minutes after leaving the floor ...
WEBSTER CITY — It’s a safe bet that not many, if any, of the Webster City boys’ basketball players could pick Iowa Falls-Alden sophomore Sam Weaver out of a lineup prior to Friday’s North Central Conference contest inside the WCHS gymnasium. But after 32 minutes in which Weaver ...
OGDEN — It was a coin flip for Colton Willis — 220 or 285 pounds? — right up until just moments before weigh-ins at Saturday’s Class 1A sectional wrestling tournament. But one absence made the decision easy. Despite weighing around 215 pounds, Willis, a South Hamilton junior, was ...
JEWELL — South Hamilton has become a second-half team. For the second straight outing, the Hawks forgot about a subpar first half and dominated after the break to pick up a much-needed Heart of Iowa Conference victory on Coach Jim Marsh Court Friday night. PCM poured in 24 second-quarter ...
JEWELL — Missing five players for various reasons, including starting forward Caleigh Hewitt, the South Hamilton girls’ basketball team was unable to build on an early lead and eventually wilted in a Heart of Iowa Conference loss on Coach Jim Marsh Court on Friday. PCM rallied back from ...
HAWKS START FAST, TAKE DOWN IF-A: South Hamilton raced out to a 17-7 lead after one quarter, led 28-12 at the half and then hung on in the second half for a confidence-building 60-54 non-conference victory over Iowa Falls-Alden Saturday night in Iowa Falls. Three players scored in double ...
WEBSTER CITY — Cam Phetxoumphone has quite literally had the perfect wrestling season up to this point. He’s ranked No. 1 at 106 pounds in Class 2A, he’s unbeaten and he’s the odds on favorite to be standing at the top of the podium on the Saturday night of the state finals later this ...
WEBSTER CITY — Drastic changes to Iowa’s prep football landscape were put on hold for the time being on Wednesday when the Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control voted down a proposal that would have reduced the regular season from nine to eight games. Instead, the ...