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Rampage tryouts coming up for 2026 campaign

The Webster City Rampage Baseball Club will have its first round of player evaluations for the upcoming season on Tuesday, June 24, at Nokomis Field. Tryouts are open to all boys ages 8-13 interested in competing for Rampage in the 2026 season. The club is “dedicated to fostering skill development, sportsmanship and a love of the game among youth players in the Webster City community,” according to a Rampage press release. Please have kids bring appropriate attire, gloves, and any necessary equipment. Participants are asked to arrive 15 minutes before the designated times to check ...

Lynx fall twice to ranked opponents

The Webster City softball squad faced two ranked challenges to christen the Dave Hilton Classic over the weekend, as the Lynx dropped games to Carlisle and Martensdale St. Marys. The sixth-ranked (Class 4A) Wildcats pulled away from WCHS on Friday, winning 11-2. The Lynx plated two runs in the first inning, but it was all Carlisle from there. Jaylyn Bahrenfuss had the lone Webster City RBI. Jakaela Cherry, Hailey Brim, Briley VanDeer and Olivia Burns all collected hits. Cloe Savitski and Brim scored. Ella Smith homered twice and had five RBI for Carlisle (13-4 overall), which is ...

Webster City clipped by PAC

POCAHONTAS — The Webster City baseball team finished off the week with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Pocahontas Area here last Friday night. After taking a 2-1 lead with a pair of runs in the sixth, the Lynx saw the Indians escape, winning it in walk-off fashion with two runs in the bottom of the seventh. Braylon Dyvig was 3-for-3 at the plate with a two-run homer to lead the way for Webster City. Gavin Griffith and Boston Farley each had hits while Kaleb Hansen drew two walks and Carter Mickelson one. Mickelson scored the other run on the night. Both Matthew Tesdahl and Aiden ...

HONORING HILTON

The Lynx Invitational will officially be renamed the Dave Hilton Classic here on Friday. A celebration to honor Hilton, a legendary head softball coach at Webster City, will begin at 5 p.m. at the Webster City High School Sports Complex. The event will include speakers, a bench dedication and ...

STEEP CLIMB

The Webster City baseball team dropped a North Central Conference doubleheader to fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Algona at home on Monday night. Scores were 8-3 and 10-1. Aiden Hrnicek drove in a pair to lead the Lynx in the opener, as the Bulldogs plated runs in six of the seven innings, ...

Lynx can’t slow down Algona

A tough first inning was too much for the Webster City softball team to overcome here Monday night, as the Lynx fell to Algona, 14-6 in six innings. The Bulldogs (6-3 overall, 3-1 in the North Central Conference) plated seven runs in the first to take control, as Webster City (1-5, 1-3) did ...