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Hamilton County Speedway race admission free Saturday

Free racing action comes to Hamilton County Speedway this Saturday night. After weather caused the postponement of the planned trailer race feature, the event will now be held with free grandstand admission. Action begins at 6:30 p.m. for hot laps with racing to follow. Along with the trailer ...

HONOR ROLL

Delainey Bargfrede capped off her softball career with another slot on the IGCA All-State softball team. The Lynx senior was named to the Class 4A third team for the third consecutive season. “You have to earn these honors, not just in season, but well before the season starts, and ...

LOADED WITH TALENT

Even if you have never seen Jaxon Cherry on a football field, the words legendary coach Bob Howard used to describe him say it all. Cherry, a recent Webster City graduate, has been named the 2023-24 Seneca Foundry Daily Freeman-Journal Male Athlete of the Year. “Football-wise, Jaxon Cherry ...

A LASTING LEGACY

For four consecutive years, Delainey Bargfrede was the dependable force anchoring the Webster City softball program. Bargfrede entered her senior summer having already graduated from both high school and Iowa Central Community College, fully committed to Western Kentucky University and a ...

VALIANT EFFORT

The St. Edmond softball team ran into Martensdale-St. Marys for the second consecutive state tournament. And for the second straight time, the Gaels could not get their prolific offense going. The Blue Devils scored a run in the second and another in the third to post a 2-1 victory here ...

Momentum in Carlisle’s corner

Carlisle was scuffling along during the dog days of June, with three losses during the same week and a precarious position barely in Class 4A’s Top-10. The Wildcats turned a corner down the stretch, though, and they haven’t looked back since. A small-ball clinic pushed Class 4A’s No. ...