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Hawks flying high after road victory

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SEATTLE — Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 208 yards on 26 carries and the Iowa defense held Washington to minus-3 yards rushing as the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes rolled to a 41-24 victory Friday night. Jeremy Hecklinski, starting in place of injured Hawkeyes quarterback Hank Brown, threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing. Moulton averaged 8 yards per carry and scored twice against a struggling Huskies defense. "Being on the road, short week, you know, all kinds of reasons maybe we wouldn't play well," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. "But give the guys a lot of ...

HOMECOMING HYPE

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The Webster City football team returns to Lynx Field for Homecoming this Friday night. Awaiting them will be Bishop Heelan, a state runner-up a season ago. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Last week, Webster City (1-5 overall, 1-1 in district) fell to fourth-ranked Sioux Center on the road, 56-21. ...

South Hamilton heads to Emmetsburg

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EMMETSBURG - The South Hamilton football team concludes the regular season with two straight road games. Up first will be a trip to Emmetsburg this Friday, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. The Hawks (1-5 overall, 0-3 in district) lost a shootout to Pocahontas Area last week, 46-38. Kash Northrop had a big game, as the sophomore rushed 12 times for 165 yards with two touchdowns. Garrett Johnson also had two scores while freshman Reggie Williams ran for 94 yards and a TD. Northrop also caught a 57-yard pass from Johnson. Northrop is up to 399 yards rushing on the season, as Williams has ...

Webster City runs at Bell Invitational

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EAGLE GROVE - The Webster City cross country squads each placed fourth overall here Tuesday at the Dick Bell Invitational. Izzy Grossoehme had the top individual finish, as the senior placed ninth in 22:40. Lyla Brookshire was 15th in 23:18, followed by Quynn Pruismann in 29th, Marlene Saavedra Mendoza in 33rd and Mckenna Buakham in 43rd. Haedyn Soesbee was 45th, Megan VanDeer 55th, Lilly Mourlan 56th and Rubi Andrade-Murillo 68th. For the boys, Daniel Murillo-Delfin took 12th in 19:08 and Aidan Wardell was 26th in 19:49. Kaleb Draeger placed 28th, Max Barrick was one spot back ...

Lynx volleyball continues surge

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HAMPTON — The Webster City volleyball team picked up two victories on Tuesday night. The surging Lynx (18-9 overall) knocked off Eagle Grove (25-10 and 25-5). They also defeated St. Edmond (25-23 and 25-20). Webster City has now won seven of its last eight matches. “I thought the girls did a good job of keeping our tempo up instead of (letting) the tempo of our opponent dictate the pace,” said WCHS head coach Jess Howard. “We were able to maintain our composure.” Leading the Lynx in kills on the night was Tristyn Wright with 12. Allison Arends and Avery Poppen added six ...

No. 3 Sioux Center defeats Webster City

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SIOUX CENTER - After picking up their first victory last week, the Webster City football team was looking to build a streak. The Lynx (1-5 overall, 1-1 in the district) ran into a buzzsaw on Friday, though, falling to third-ranked (Class 3A) Sioux Center (6-0, 2-0) by a final of 56-21. The Warriors reached the end zone twice in each quarter. Webster City scored both on the ground and through the air. Kaleb Hansen had a big night on the ground, toting the ball 31 times for 144 yards and scoring twice. He had a long score of 13 yards. Coyce Bertran added 57 yards rushing for ...