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Webster City 7th grade girls on the hardwood

Webster City seventh-grade girls basketball players Carsten Hrnicek (first photo), Bryn Orton (second) and Joslyn Hurt (third) shoot last week in a home game against Iowa Falls-Alden inside the Jefferson gym.

Webster City 8th grade girls in action

Webster City eighth-grade girls basketball players Nora Harrenstein, Maddy Arends and Kennedy Olmstead concentrate during their recent home game against Humboldt inside the Jefferson gym.

NCC Honors

Three members of the Webster City volleyball team were named all-North Central Conference, the league announced recently. Morgan Hackbarth made the first team for the Lynx, as Tristyn Wright was named to the second and Evie Davis earned honorable mention status. “I was very happy to get ...

HC Speedway announces schedule

We might be heading into the long, cold days of winter, but it is never too early to start thinking about the local racing scene. Hamilton County Speedway has released a tentative schedule for the 2026 season, kicking off with an event on April 4. The special East race event will include an egg hunt at the Hamilton County Fairgrounds at noon, with racing beginning at 5 p.m. at the half-mile semi-banked dirt oval. The following week is the IceBreaker followed by back-to-back nights of the Iron Man Stock Cars and Iron Man B-Mods on April 17 and April 18. From there, racing resumes ...

South Hamilton volleyball players honored by HOIAC

JEWELL — A number of South Hamilton volleyball players were named to the all-Heart of Iowa Conference team, the league announced recently. Tessa Skartvedt was a first team selection while Emma Lammers made the second. Claire Hewitt and Sara Scheller both picked up honorable-mention accolades. Skartvedt made 33 starts on the court for the Hawks, recording 294 kills, 102 digs, 56 aces, 23 total blocks and six assists. She had 221 successful serves on the year. Lammers had 335 digs, 46 assists and five kills in 33 matches. Hewitt registered 320 assists, 219 digs, 70 kills, 36 aces ...

District honors

JEWELL — Eight members of the South Hamilton football team were honored as all-district selections, including three who made the first-team. Wyatt Gelder, Parker Stuck and Ben Swenson were all picked for the first team in Class 1A, District 2, as Kash Northrop and Maddux Becker made the ...