Breaking News

South Hamilton gets on the board

THE SOUTH HAMILTON SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TEAMS picked up their first wins of the season this past weekend. Emma Lammers and the softball squad defeated Dunkerton on Saturday in Hudson; Braden Young and the Hawks topped Perry on Friday. (DFJ photos by Angela Hewitt)

A TEAM FOR THE AGES

DES MOINES — What a run. The season didn’t end the way the Webster City boys soccer team wanted it to, but they forever etched their names into the school’s record books. The No. 7 Lynx (17-1 overall) lost to top-ranked Gilbert, 1-0, in a Class 2A state semifinal on Wednesday night ...

Adams enters transfer portal

Jalen Adams had a breakout season for the Iowa softball team in 2025. Instead of resting on her laurels, the former Fort Dodge all-state pitcher has decided to step outside her comfort zone and into the unknown. Adams officially announced on Thursday that she has entered the transfer ...

Lynx can’t hold on against Cadets

HUMBOLDT — An early lead wasn’t enough for the Webster City softball team to hold off Humboldt here Monday night, as the Lynx dropped a 13-5 decision in six innings. Webster City took control early, plating three quick runs, as Cloe Savitski and Hailey Brim both collected a pair of hits. Morgan Tempel, Brim and Breanna Bahrenfuss all drove in runs, as Jaylyn Bahrenfuss, Tempel, Brim, Isabel Weinschenk and Briley VanDeer all scored. “Humboldt made their run and we let it get to us,” WCHS head coach Brad VanDeer said. “We gave them opportunities instead of squashing their ...

LEAGUE SPLIT

IOWA FALLS — The Webster City baseball team split a North Central Conference doubleheader with Iowa Falls-Alden here Monday night. Scores were 4-3 in favor of the Cadets with the Lynx securing an 18-8 victory in the nightcap. Matthew Tesdahl drove in fove runs with two hits to lead the way in the win, as Gavin Griffith ahd three RBI and Gordon Bargfrede scored three times. Aiden Hrnicek, Bargfrede and Carson Bertran all had two hits, as Kaleb Hansen scored three times. Braylon Dyvig, Carter Mickelson, Hrnicek and Bertran all scored twice. Griffith picked up the win, striking ...

Racing returns to historic Hamilton CS

Racing returns to the historic Hamilton County Speedway this weekend, as the Flaw’s Brothers Memorial Race featuring Real Racing Wheels Northern Lights Modified Series invades the track. This marks race No. 3 for half-mile semi-banked dirt oval and the series this season. A total of 67 drivers have competed in the first two events of the Real Racing Wheels Northern Lights Modified Series. Winners from those two races were Joe Chisholm and Brandon Davis. Along with the modified series, the KS Engineering USRA Irion Man Stock Car series presented by Terminator Chassis will be ran, ...