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Ranked Heelan defeats Lynx

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SIOUX CITY — The Webster City football team couldn’t hold off No. 4 (Class 3A) Sioux City Heelan on Friday night, falling by a final of 28-6. The Crusaders (6-1 overall, 3-0 in the district) used a pair of Noah Conley touchdown passes to get past the resilent Lynx (2-5, 1-2). Jaxon Griffith caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Aiden Hrnicek for the lone Webster City score. Griffith also ran 21 times for 73 yards. Hrnicek added 52 yards on the ground and Kaleb Hansen had 33. Grant Arends recorded a tackle for loss on defense with a forced fumble and fumble recovery, and Eli Estlund ...

South Hamilton ready for Homecoming tilt

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JEWELL — Homecoming has arrived for the South Hamilton football team, as the Hawks host Emmetsburg this Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Mike Penning Athletic Complex and Taylor Field. South Hamilton (0-6 overall, 0-3 in the district) suffered another close loss, falling to Pocahontas Area last week, 43-36. Of the six defeats this year, four have been on the road — and three of those have been by 10 points or less. Wyatt Gelder is closing in on a strong season, as the sophomore has 878 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns on 124 carries. He is currently the Class 1A ...

Another tough foe awaits Webster City

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SIOUX CITY — The Webster City football team has been tested time after time this year, and that will continue this Friday night on the road. The Lynx take on No. 4 (Class 3A) Sioux City Heelan in a district contest set for 7 p.m. from Memorial Field. Webster City (2-4 overall, 1-1 in the ...

Hawks drop scorefest with Pocahontas Area

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POCAHONTAS — The South Hamilton football team dropped a shootout to Pocahontas Area here last Friday night, 43-36. The Hawks took an early lead and erased a 15-point deficit in the third, going back up in the fourth, 36-29. The Indians, though, scored the game-winning points with nine seconds left to secure the district win. Wyatt Gelder had a big game, rushing 27 times for 194 yards with three touchdowns, as Jose Babcock added 65 yards on the ground and two more scores. Maddux Becker ran for 89 yards, as South Hamilton had 349 yards rushing as a team. Garrett Johnson caught a ...

VALIANT EFFORT

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The Webster City football team came up short in a back-and-forth affair vs. Sioux Center here last Friday night, 42-28. The Lynx (2-4 overall, 1-1 in district) were hurt by a big play, as both Cody Sandbulte and Joseph Molina had 80-yard touchdowns for the Warriors (5-1, 1-1). Aiden ...

South Hamilton runs at Perry

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PERRY — The South Hamilton cross country team was in action here last Thursday at the Leon Fox Invitational hosted by Perry. Jackson Olmstead led the way, placing sixth for the Hawks in a time of 19:30. Jesus Garcia was 11th as Hayden Hill finished 31st overall. For the South Hamilton girls, Olivia Beaune placed 26th, Cici Herrick was 33rd, Kayley Zanker finished 46th and Isabel Swenson was 48th. “Olivia ran strong through the first two miles, unfortunately, some hip issues had her hurting in the last mile,” South Hamilton head coach Emily Bochmann said. “Cici was 25 ...