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South Hamilton wrestlers in action

The South Hamilton wrestling team capped off a busy three days by competing in the Storm Dual Team Tournament this past Saturday. The Hawks went 0-5 on the day, with several close setbacks in duals, including a 37-36 loss to Mason City Newman that came down to a tiebreaker. South Hamilton also fell to host BCLUW, 38-36, and the Southeast Polk JV, 41-36. The other losses came to Dike-New Hartford (41-33) and Hudson (59-18). Mason Ostrem and Parker Stuck each went 5-0, as Hagen Klein and Brody Harris both finished 4-1. Gaige Willis had three wins, with Wrigley Eilbeck, Trace Junker ...

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The Webster City girls basketball squad easily handled Clarion-Goldfield/Dows on Friday night, prevailing by a final of 65-4. “It was nice to get a win in our first home game since the holiday break,” WCHS head coach Marty McKinney said. “The girls took care of business and executed at ...

Webster City boys tripped by Clarion-Goldfield/Dows

The Webster City boys basketball squad dropped a 43-38 decision to North Central Conference foe Clarion-Goldfield/Dows last Friday night. Coming off a tough loss to second-ranked (Class 3A) Clear Lake on the road, the Lynx were unable to slow Chaz Lane and Huxley Lingenfelter down. The C-G/D ...

Hawk girls take down Greene Co.

A big third quarter helped the South Hamilton girls finish off last week with a win. The Hawks outscored Greene County in the third, 15-8, to claim a 51-41 victory last Friday night. Up three at half time, South Hamilton found a rhythm to take control of the contest and win for the 18th straight time in the series. “This was a good conference win for us,” South Hamilton head coach Mark Henderson said. “Greene County wouldn’t let us build a big lead. It seemed like every time we started to pull away, they would knock down a big shot or two. But I was happy with how our ...

Busy stretch continues for Webster City wrestlers

The Webster City wrestling team took part in the Allie Morrison Duals in Marshalltown this past Saturday. The Lynx dropped a close 42-37 decision to Sioux City East, along with falling in duals to Johnston, the host Bobcats, Cedar Falls and Bondurant-Farrar. Cody Elliott finished a perfect 5-0 on the day, as Gavin Wynkoop went 4-1. Andrew Vaughn and Eli Estlund each won three matches, Angel Ramirez and Lincoln Brookshire won two each, and Tariq Burton and Ridge Berninghaus each won once. The Lynx went 1-1 in North Central Conference action this past Thursday in Algona, besting St. ...

Rams hold off Hawks

The South Hamilton boys capped off a tough week with a 53-40 setback to Greene County this past Friday night. After taking an early lead, the Hawks were unable to hold off the Rams, as several starters fouled out during the contest. Sam Koehnk had a big night, scoring 21 points to lead South Hamilton. Luke Martensen added seven and both Benjamin Swenson and King Brown each scored four. “Very proud of the boys,” South Hamilton head coach Jay Heeren said. “They are working harder and harder each day. The effort and attitude has been very good. Now, we just need to keep teaching ...