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Hawkeyes continue to put in the work

IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz heads into his 28th season as head coach at Iowa and there's no sign he's letting up. Ferentz, who became the Big Ten's winningest coach last season, will find out how good his team is in a hurry. The Hawkeyes' first three conference games are at Michigan, at ...

Split for Webster City tennis squad

The Webster City girls tennis team split a triangular here on Monday, earning a win over Oelwein while falling to Grundy Center. Natalie Segar, Gabbie Sebert, Olivia Bergman, Abby Heckert and Hayee Ades all scored singles victories for the Lynx as part of a 7-2 triumph vs. Oelwein. In doubles, Segar and Sebert, along with Chloe Bakken and Bergman, finished things off. Ades won her singles match at No. 6 without dropping a game, and Segar picked up her first victory at the No. 1 position. Segar and Sebert earned a tiebreaker victory at No. 1 doubles. “I thought we played some of our ...

South Hamilton earns two wins

JEWELL - The South Hamilton volleyball team earned a pair of wins on the court this past Saturday. The Hawks picked up victories over Eagle Grove and Nashua-Plainfield at the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows Invitational. South Hamilton (3-7 overall) swept both teams while pushing North Butler and ...

Hawks fall in season opener

ST. ANSGAR - The South Hamilton football team went toe-to-toe with a perennial state contender here last Friday in the first game of the head coaching career of Cole Billerbeck. St. Ansgar, which reached the Class A state championship game last year, earned a 55-7 victory over the Hawks in ...

Lynx begin NCC play with four-set win

The Webster City volleyball team opened North Central Conference play with a four-set victory over Hampton-Dumont/CAL here last Thursday night. Scores were 18-25, 25-18, 25-15 and 25-18. Freshman Allison Arends had another big game, recording 15 kills. Tristyn Wright added eight kills, ...

Strong showing for Lynx runners

MARSHALLTOWN - The Webster City cross country team had two runners finish in the Top-20 here last Thursday night at the 18th Marshalltown Invitational. The Lynx finished fifth overall, as Pella Christian captured team gold followed by Carlisle and the host Bobcats. Daniel Murillo-Delfin paced Webster City, placing 17th overall in 18:46. Aiden Wardell was 21st in a time of 19:05, as Max Barrick finished 27th in 19:56. Jordan Betts was 37th, with Grayson Henderson, Tariq Burton and Cade Kruger finishing 40th-42nd. Marshalltown’s Preston Johnson won the race in 16:29. Webster City ran ...