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Slow start hinders South Hamilton in district opener

JEWELL — The South Hamilton football team dropped their district opener to South Central Calhoun here on Friday, 35-14. An early deficit proved too much for the Hawks (0-4 overall, 0-1 in district) to overcome, as the Titans (2-2, 1-0) jumped out to a 21-0 halftime advantage. Over the ...

Webster City in action at Forest City Invite

FOREST CITY — The Webster City volleyball squad wrapped up the Forest City Invitational here on Saturday with a victory over a conference rival. After dropping matches to talented opponents in Lake Mills and Forest City, the Lynx (8-8 overall) defeated Clarion-Goldfield/Dows. Scores were 21-16 and 21-19. Junior Tristyn Wright had six kills for Webster City in the win. Sophomore Jaylyn Bahrenfuss added five. Junior Lovie Pruismann recorded 14 assists. Senior Morgan Hackbarth tallied 12 digs. Senior Ashley Nydegger was perfect at the service line and had an ace. Webster City ...

South Hamilton continues volleyball surge

JEWELL — The South Hamilton volleyball squad swept Saydel on Thursday at home, improving to 13-10 on the season. Scores were 25-21, 25-11 and 21-19 in favor of the Hawks. Junior Tessa Skartvedt had 10 kills for South Hamilton. Junior Riah Van De Pol added seven. Senior Claire Hewitt (14) and junior Aliya Erickson (12) led the way in assists. Senior Fiona Rott and Skartvedt both recorded five ace serves. Rott misfired on just one of 19 serve attempts. Defensively, sophomore Emma Lammers tallied 13 digs. Senior Sara Scheller finished with three blocks. South Hamilton has now ...

Lynx in action at regionals

BOONE — The Webster City girls tennis team came up short of advancing anyone through to individual state at a Class 1A regional tournament here Wednesday. The doubles team of Allie Severe and Alivia Burns finished third, securing a possible state bid as a alternate. Severe and Burns rolled into the semifinals, winning in the opening round over a pair from North Polk, 6-2, 6-4. In the final four, they fell to the runner-up team from Sioux City Heelan in straight sets. “I felt like Allie and Alivia got snubbed in the seed meeting and played with a chip on their shoulders because ...

Webster City faces Gilbert for Homecoming

The Webster City football team looks to regain momentum with the start of district play on the horizon when they host sixth-rated (Class 4A) Gilbert for Homecoming here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Lynx Field. After being edged by No. 5 (4A) Fort Dodge, 7-6, two weeks ago, Webster City 1-2 overall) fell to second-ranked (3A) Clear Lake last Friday, 47-7. That was the first road trip of the year for WCHS and second-year head coach Andy Brim. The Lynx never got on track, falling behind 28-0 at the half to their conference rivals. Jaxon Griffith got Webster City on the ...