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Webster City in action at Forest City Invite

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FOREST CITY — The Webster City volleyball squad wrapped up the Forest City Invitational here on Saturday with a victory over a conference rival. After dropping matches to talented opponents in Lake Mills and Forest City, the Lynx (8-8 overall) defeated Clarion-Goldfield/Dows. Scores were 21-16 and 21-19. Junior Tristyn Wright had six kills for Webster City in the win. Sophomore Jaylyn Bahrenfuss added five. Junior Lovie Pruismann recorded 14 assists. Senior Morgan Hackbarth tallied 12 digs. Senior Ashley Nydegger was perfect at the service line and had an ace. Webster City ...

Slow start hinders South Hamilton in district opener

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JEWELL — The South Hamilton football team dropped their district opener to South Central Calhoun here on Friday, 35-14. An early deficit proved too much for the Hawks (0-4 overall, 0-1 in district) to overcome, as the Titans (2-2, 1-0) jumped out to a 21-0 halftime advantage. Over the ...

CHALLENGING SLATE

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One would be hard-pressed to find a more battle-tested group coming out of non-district play than the Webster City football squad. The Lynx finished that portion of their schedule here Friday night, dropping a tough 34-21 decision to No. 6 (Class 4A) Gilbert. Kaleb Hansen and Jaxon ...

Hawks hosting SCC

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JEWELL — The South Hamilton football team hopes the start of district play will help them turn a corner, as the Hawks entertain South Central Calhoun on Friday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Mike Penning Athletic Complex and Taylor Field. South Hamilton (0-3 overall, 0-0 in the district) has won at least five games each of the past three years, going 21-9 during that time. Wyatt Gelder, a sophomore, has rushed for 382 yards and four touchdowns so far to lead the Hawks, who have 655 yards on the ground as a team. Garrett Johnson has 88 yards passing, as both Jose Babcock and ...

Webster City faces Gilbert for Homecoming

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The Webster City football team looks to regain momentum with the start of district play on the horizon when they host sixth-rated (Class 4A) Gilbert for Homecoming here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Lynx Field. After being edged by No. 5 (4A) Fort Dodge, 7-6, two weeks ago, Webster City 1-2 overall) fell to second-ranked (3A) Clear Lake last Friday, 47-7. That was the first road trip of the year for WCHS and second-year head coach Andy Brim. The Lynx never got on track, falling behind 28-0 at the half to their conference rivals. Jaxon Griffith got Webster City on the ...

Lynx in action at regionals

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BOONE — The Webster City girls tennis team came up short of advancing anyone through to individual state at a Class 1A regional tournament here Wednesday. The doubles team of Allie Severe and Alivia Burns finished third, securing a possible state bid as a alternate. Severe and Burns rolled into the semifinals, winning in the opening round over a pair from North Polk, 6-2, 6-4. In the final four, they fell to the runner-up team from Sioux City Heelan in straight sets. “I felt like Allie and Alivia got snubbed in the seed meeting and played with a chip on their shoulders because ...