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The Webster City softball team scored a thrilling 8-7 victory over Hampton-Dumont/CAL here Wednesday night. With the bases loaded and two outs, Alivia Burns singled, driving in Tessi Farley for the walk-off win. Earlier in the inning, Briley VanDeer plated Morgan Tempel to cut the deficit ...

South Hamilton softball team heading in the right direction

JEWELL — The South Hamilton softball team dropped a pair of one-run games in recent days after picking up two straight victories late last week. The Hawks downed Perry, 10-5, and Janesville, 12-4, falling by a single run to both Hudson, 3-2, and Greene County, 10-9. In the win over Perry, Adelyn Trask hit two home runs, driving in six runs with six hits total and two runs scored. Claire Hewitt had a pair of RBI, as Emma Lammers had three hits, including two doubles. Hewitt drove in three, Trask and Lillie Ammerman both had two RBI, and both Lammers and Ellie Beaune each scored ...

South Hamilton inching closer on baseball diamond

JEWELL — The South Hamilton baseball team will be looking for its first win of the season on Thursday when they host Nevada. The Hawks have been in games with Perry and Greene County in recent days, falling to the Jays, 8-4, and the Rams, 11-6. Jackson Olmstead and Kash Northrop each had an RBI vs. Perry, as Northrop stole three bases. Garrett Johnson recorded seven strikeouts on the mound in four-plus innings. In the loss to Greene County, Northrop drove in two runs, as Olmstead scored twice with a double and an RBI. Johnson also recorded a double. Northrop leads South ...

CLOSE CALLS

The South Hamilton baseball and softball teams lost two close contests at home against Greene County on Monday. The Hawk baseball team (0-8 overall) fell 11-6 and the Hawk softball team (2-8) lost 10-9. For the baseball team Jackson Olmstead and Garrett Jhnson both had doubles. Kash ...

Lynx split with Algona

ALGONA — Two of the best baseball teams in the North Central Conference split a doubleheader here Monday night. Algona took the opener over Webster City, 5-4, as the Lynx rebounded with a 5-1 victory in the nightcap. The Lynx (13-2 overall, 5-1 in league) took the lead in the fifth with two runs, breaking a 1-1 tie before adding two more runs in the sixth for the win. Matthew Tesdahl pitched six-plus, striking out five with just four hits and no earned runs allowed. At the plate, Kaleb Hansen had a double with an RBI, as Tesdahl helped his own cause with two hits and an ...

Lynx softball falls to Algona

ALGONA — The Webster City softball team had a tough inning here Monday night vs. Algona, resulting in a 9-1 defeat in five. The Bulldogs plated two in the first and added five more in the third to take command of the North Central Conference contest. Alivia Burns had an RBI, scoring Morgan Hackbarth in the fifth. Hackbarth finished with two hits on the night, including a double. “We started off the game with a couple of errors that got them rolling,” WCHS head coach Brad VanDeer said. “Algona has a lineup that can put a lot of pressure on you when you make a mistake, and we ...