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Lynx girls blank Hampton-Dumont/CAL

The Webster City girls tennis team put on a performance here Tuesday evening, sweeping Hampton-Dumont/CAL in North Central Conference action, 9-0. Allie Severe, Olivia Gallentine, Morgan Hackbarth, Alivia Burns, Cyra Christensen and Gabbie Sebert were all singles winners for the Lynx (5-4 overall, 3-1 in league). Severe pulled out a tiebreaker in the second set to earn a sweep while Gallentine, Hackbarth, Burns, Christensen and Sebert combined to drop just 13 games on the night. “It was nice to come out and get the team win,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “Everybody got ...

Webster City hosts golf triangular

The Webster City girls golf team finally returned to action here Tuesday with a North Central Conference triangular vs. Clear Lake and Humboldt. Behind meet medalist Elle Ebeling, the Lions won the meet. Ebeling shot a 44 and Clear Lake finished with a 192. The Wildcats were second, ...

STILL THE ONE

The North Central Conference continues to belong to the Webster City boys soccer team. Following a convincing 9-2 victory for the seventh-ranked (Class 2A) Lynx here Monday over Humboldt, they have now won 18 of the last 19 in the league. Webster City (5-0 overall, 4-0 in NCC) scored six ...

Two champs for Webster City girls in Jefferson

JEFFERSON — The Webster City girls track and field team picked up two firsts, two seconds and a pair of thirds here Monday night at the Ram Relays. Isabel Grossoehme captured the 800-meter run and ran the anchor on the winning sprint medley relay for the Lynx. Grossoehme went 2:29.87 to win the 800 and paired up with Isabel Weinschenk, Tristyn Wright and Cloe Savitski to capture the sprint medley title in 1:54.59. Savitski had a productive night individually, as she was the 100-meter dash runner-up in 13.27, placed third in the 200 in 27.56, and was fourth in the long jump ...

Nixon, Firsching both in Top-10 for Lynx

SPENCER — Lynx players Cael Nixon and Luke Firsching both cracked the Top-10 here Monday at the Bill Chambers Invitational hosted by Spencer. Overall, the Webster City boys golf team finished seventh, as Clear Lake won the event. Eli Anderson of Clear Lake was medalist with a round of 72. The Lions had an overall score of 303, with host Spencer second. Carroll Kuemper, Humboldt, Algona, Storm Lake and Webster City followed. The Lynx shot a 331 to tie with Spirit Lake and Estherville-LC. Nixon and Firsching both carded rounds of 79 at Spencer Golf and Country Club. Dawson Bertran ...

Webster City girls can’t stop Boone in tennis

The Webster City girls tennis squad dropped an 8-1 decision to Boone here Monday evening. Alivia Burns picked up the lone win, as the junior scored a straight-set victory in singles. Burns bested Juliana Lutz at the No. 4 spot, 6-1, 6-1. Cyra Christensen prevailed in six games at No. 5 singles for the Lynx (4-4 overall), while the No. 1 doubles team of Allie Severe and Burns won five games. “Give Boone a ton of credit, as they are a very good team,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “I was extremely happy with how we played and I thought you could see some of the experience ...