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Lynx girls fall short against Clear Lake

The Webster City girls soccer team was left with a sour taste in their mouth following a 2-1 loss to North Central Conference rival Clear Lake. The Lions escaped Lynx Field after a goal by Webster City was waved off and Clear Lake scored on a penalty kick in the second half. Janey Putney had the lone goal for the Lynx off an assist by Ashlee Nydegger. Kate Feltz had nine saves in net. “I am still feeling extremely frustrated by the officiating,” WCHS head coach Kristine Mason said. “We had an honest goal within the first three minutes of play that was incorrectly called ...

ON THE TRACK

ALGONA — The Webster City girls track and field team scored 12 individual Top-8 finishes here Tuesday night at the Hannover Relays hosted by Algona. The Lynx tied for sixth overall with Bishop Garrigan, as Clear Lake was first followed by the Bulldogs and Lake Mills. Isabel Grossoehme continued her strong spring, winning the 400-meter dash in 59.60 while also placing third in the 100 in a time of 13.44. The 4x200 relay of Tristyn Wright, Kali Hartnett, Isabel Weinschenk and Quinn Ruba finished second for Webster City with a time of 1:56.35. “It was a beautiful night to run, ...

Lynx boys compete in NCC match

FORT DODGE — The Webster City boys tennis team dropped a North Central Conference match to St. Edmond here Tuesday. The final score was 6-3 in favor of the Gaels. Nathan Wardell was part of two of the three wins, scoring a singles victory at the No. 1 spot over Andrew Horrell in a tiebreaker. He also paired up with Sage Bock to secure a forfeit at No. 1 doubles. Vincent Bittner, a freshman, was victorious in singles at the No. 6 position, also earning a tiebreaker win over Alex Hayes. “I thought we took another step in the right direction,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. ...

Hawk boys play in golf tourney

The South Hamilton boys golf team got the season going with tournament and triangular action this week. The Hawks finished fifth overall in the 18-hole Bondurant-Farrar Invitational at Terrace Hills Golf Course on Monday. North Polk won the seven-time event with a 306 followed by Gilbert, PCM, Nevada and South Hamilton, who had a 332. Luke Martensen led the way, shooting a 79 to finish in a tie for sixth overall. Brody Harris carded an 80 for 12th, Sam Koehnk was 16th with an 83 and Michael Carlson finished 24th with a 90. On Tuesday, the Hawks posted a victory in a triangular over ...

STRONG OUTING

The Webster City girls soccer team pulled back to .500 with a big win over Hampton-Dumont-CAL on Monday night. The Lynx (2-2 overall, 1-2 North Central Conference) earned a 9-1 victory over the Bulldogs. Three different players scored for the Lynx, lead by Janey Putney. The Lynx senior had a ...

Lynx run at Southeast Valley

GOWRIE — The Webster City boys track and field team kept the momentum going from last week with a strong performance here Monday night at the Southeast Valley Invitational. The Lynx placed third overall, as the host Jaguars took home team gold. Justin Callahan, fresh off his school-record run in the 400 this past Saturday, won gold in the 800 and anchored the winning sprint medley relay. Callahan went 2:02.86 in the 800 and was joined by Jaxon Griffith, Kaleb Hansen and Rylan Stroner on the winning sprint medley, which was clocked at 1:35.71. That time set a new meet record and ...