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Crooks lending a helping hand to community

ALGONA — The success Audi Crooks has earned on the basketball court has already made her a household name, and the Iowa State junior All-American has thousands of supporters behind her. Now, the preseason Naismith Player of Year nominee is making the most of being able to give back to her ...

Finish up strong

South Hamilton football players douse head coach Paul Skartvedt with Gatorade after last Friday’s home victory over Eagle Grove in the season finale.

South Hamilton’s Garcia punches state XC ticket

JEWELL — Jesus Garcia extended his cross country season by another week, securing a spot in the upcoming Class 1A championships with a strong showing at a state-qualifying meet. Garcia placed sixth overall to advance as an individual qualifier. The 1A state race takes place Saturday in Fort Dodge. South Hamilton was ninth overall in the boys standings, as Garcia clocked a time of 17:16. Hayden Hill was 14th in 18:05 for the Hawks. Kaden Greenlee finished 69th, Evan Gibson was 70th, Miguel Martinez placed 80th, Trevor Zanker was 85th and Caden Christensen finished 87th. On the ...

South Hamilton closes on a winning note

JEWELL — Paul Skartvedt was sure of one thing this season. Even when South Hamilton was struggling, there was no quit in his football squad. After coming up empty in eight tries, the Hawks got on the board in their finale last Friday with a 21-20 win over Eagle Grove. “We played ...

OLD RELIABLE

The college football calendar flips to November this weekend. The Big Ten standings tell a miserable, almost surreal tale for Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Purdue. All proud programs with their own prior chapters of sustained success, the Nittany Lions, Spartans, Badgers and ...

Lynx can't stop W-SR at the nets

WAVERLY — The Webster City volleyball team saw its season come to an end here last Thursday in Class 4A regional play vs. Waverly-Shell Rock. Scores were 25-12, 25-15 and 25-16. For the Lynx (21-14 overall), it marked the end of the careers for several seniors, including rotation regulars Alivia Burns, Morgan Hackbarth, Janey Putney and Ashlee Nydegger. “We struggled with inconsistency in our serve-receive,” WCHS head coach Jess Howard said. “That kept us from really getting going and allowed them to have long stretches with the same server.” Junior Tristyn Wright had a ...