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Lynx finish up frenetic first week

FORT DODGE — The Webster City volleyball team capped off a busy week by competing in the St. Edmond Invitational held at Iowa Central on Saturday. The Lynx went 3-2, earning wins over Bishop Garrigan, Pocahontas Area and the host Gaels in straight sets. They dropped matches to Southeast ...

South Hamilton comes up short in home opener

JEWELL — The South Hamilton football team found out first-hand why Saint Ansgar is considered a serious contender this year. The Saints scored 46 points in the first quarter on their way to a 59-14 victory over the Hawks here on Friday night. Wyatt Gelder and Titus Herrick both had ...

Hawk harriers head in positive direction

IOWA FALLS — The South Hamilton boys cross country team had a strong showing here last Thursday at the Iowa Falls-Alden Invitational led by Hayden Hill and Jesus Garcia. Hill, a returning runner for the Hawks, finished first overall while Garcia, competing in his first 5K, placed fifth. South Hamilton was eighth overall in the field. Hill took almost 21 seconds off his time trial performance from the preseason, while Garcia went from a 19:06 to an 18:36 in his debut. Rounding out the list of runners was Kaden Greenlee in 94th, Evan Gibson in 95th, Mason Roethler in 100th, ...

EARLY DOMINANCE

The Webster City football team opened 2025 with a dominating win over Iowa Falls-Alden here Friday night, 42-8. A 20-point second quarter allowed the Lynx (1-0 overall) to take control of the contest. Kaleb Hansen ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns, while Aiden Hrnicek added 104 and two ...

Webster City is off and running

MARSHALLTOWN — The Webster City cross country teams got the season off and running here on Thursday at the Marshalltown Early Bird. The Lynx boys placed sixth overall. Aiden Wardell and Justin Callahan placed inside the Top-20. Izzy Grossoehme led the WCHS girls with a Top-10 finish. Host Marshalltown finished first, followed by North Polk, Pella Christian, Newton and Grundy Center. Preston Johnson from Marshalltown was the race winner in 15:25. Wardell, a freshman, had a strong high school debut by finishing 17th in 19:15. Callahan, a senior, was right behind him in 18th with ...

Lynx can’t catch Nevada in tennis

NEVADA — The Webster City girls tennis team dropped a 7-2 dual to Nevada here last Thursday. Sylvia Otteros earned a win in singles while Allie Severe and Gabbie Sebert scored a victory at the No. 1 doubles position. Otteros, playing the three position, downed Chiara Chappell in a super-tiebreaker, 7-4. Severe and Sebert were 8-4 winners over Grace Hensley and Chappell. “I thought we did a lot of good things,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “Nevada has some solid players and played very well. We improved in a lot of areas in the match, but sometimes, the other side just ...