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ART OF SIMPLICITY

Dick Tighe was a simple man. He loved his family, his friends and football — especially Notre Dame football. Tighe, who passed away Tuesday at 94 years of age, made quite an impression on nearly every single person who came in contact with him. For much of his life, Tighe was around ...

Seven in a row for Lynx

CLEAR LAKE — The seventh-ranked Webster City boys soccer team blanked Clear Lake Tuesday night in North Central Conference action, 4-0. The Lynx (7-0 overall, 6-0 in league) received two goals each from Eddy Fuentes-Cruz and Israel Torres, as Conner Peck recorded three assists. Fernando Rubi Antunez had the other assist, finding Fuentes-Cruz for the opening goal 23 minutes into play. Peck hit Torres at the 35-minute mark and Fuentes-Cruz a minute later. Fuentes-Cruz now has 83 career goals. “Clear Lake played really tough,” WCHS head coach Craig Signorin said. “They had ...

Lynx boys fall at the nets

NEVADA — The Webster City boys tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to Nevada here Tuesday evening. Hank Christeson and Nathan Wardell each picked up a game in singles action to lead the Lynx, as the two won two games in doubles at the No. 1 position. “The boys played some really good points at times,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “They had some good rallies and continue to show signs of improvement.” The Lynx head to Iowa Falls-Alden on Thursday for their regular season finale.

SILVER BELLS

JEWELL — The South Hamilton girls track and field team placed second here Tuesday night at the George Abell Relays. Roland-Story scored 171 points to take top honors, as the Hawks finished with 100. Webster City was third, followed by Ogden, Collins-Maxwell, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows and ...

Webster City girls are the NCC tennis runner-up

The Webster City girls tennis team secured a 6-3 victory over Nevada here Tuesday night, giving them a runner-up finish in the North Central Conference. Allie Severe, Morgan Hackbarth, Alivia Burns and Cyra Christensen were all winners in singles for the Lynx (6-4 overall, 4-1 in the ...

Webster City boys fare well at North Polk

ALLEMAN — The Webster City boys track and field team was in action here Tuesday at a meet hosted by North Polk. Ballard finished first, with the Lynx placing fourth behind the Comets and Johnston. Justin Callahan was involved in three of the four first-place finishes for Webster City, winning the 400 in 51.69 and the 400 hurdles in 57.04. Callahan also ran the anchor on the winning sprint medley that clocked a time of 1:36.96 to set a new school record. Joining him were Kaleb Hansen, Aiden Hrnicek and Jayden Weinzetl. Weinzetl scored the other gold medal, placing first in the ...