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Hartnett falls short in state bid

NEVADA — The Webster City girls wrestling team took part in a Class 2A regional tournament here this past Friday night. Kali Hartnett reached the championship round at 120 pounds, falling to Piper Zamastil of Cedar Rapids-Prairie. In a match to advance to state by placing second, Hartnett was bested at the hands of Olivia Hallam of Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Ariana Wilson placed fourth for the Lynx at 130 pounds, going 2-2 on the day. Madison Culver picked up a decision at 125 and Kate Feltz earned a pin at 135 for Webster City.

ON THE COURT

JEWELL — The South Hamilton basketball teams were swept by Roland-Story here Tuesday night in Heart of Iowa Conference play. In the girls game, the Hawks fell, 60-35. Tessa Skartvedt had nine points and six rebounds, as Emma Lammers added six points. Adelyn Trask had five points and ...

Lynx drop pair of games to Cadets

IOWA FALLS — A late run by Iowa Falls-Alden kept the Webster City girls from picking up a North Central Conference road win here Tuesday night. The Cadets erased an early 11-point deficit, outscoring the Lynx over the final 16 minutes to earna 60-53 decision. “The girls battled all night long and just came up short,” WCHS head coach Marty McKinney said. Iowa Falls-Alden used a 20-14 run in the third and a 19-10 closing burst in the fourth to seal the deal. Up next for Webster City will be a return home to host No. 15 (Class 3A) Algona on Friday night. In the boys game, ...

Lynx in action

Webster City’s Quinn Ruba (first photo) and Taylor Hejlik (second photo) go up against Humboldt last Friday night during a home junior varsity girls contest.

ALL IN

HUMBOLDT — The Webster City wrestling team put together a strong showing here Saturday at the North Central Conference Tournament. Cody Elliott led the way for the Lynx, placing second at 215 pounds. Angel Ramirez, Jaysen Vankham and Eli Estlund all placed third, helping Webster City ...

Webster City girls defeat Humboldt

The Webster City girls picked up a big win over Humboldt here last Friday night, 44-39. Evie Davis had 16 points with 14 rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal to lead the Lynx. Lovie Pruismann added nine points with four blocks and three assists. Alivia Burns recorded seven points, ...