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Hawks wrestle at Doug Wood Invite

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JEWELL — The South Hamilton wrestling team was in action here Saturday at the Doug Wood Invitational hosted by Manson Northwest Webster. The Hawks finished eighth overall, as Woodbury Central claimed team gold followed by Alta-Aurelia and the host Cougars. Leading the way for South Hamilton was Brody Harris, as the heavyweight placed third overall. Harris earned three wins, including two falls, winning his last three matches on the day. Holden Moore and Parker Stuck both placed fourth for the Hawks, as Kyler Ziesman and Garrett Rogers were fifth. Hagen Klein and Trace Junker ...

South Hamilton girls tripped up twice

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The South Hamilton girls closed out last week with a tough 30-27 loss on the road to Nevada. Tessa Skartvedt recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks (1-2 overall). Skartvedt also blocked seven shots to dominate in the paint against the Cubs (2-1). The night before, the Hawks fell at Iowa Falls-Alden, 53-31. Emma Lammers had eight points and three steals, while Skartvedt pulled down six rebounds. The Cadets are now 1-2. South Hamilton will finally play at home for the first time this season when they host Saydel on Tuesday followed by welcoming in ...

South Hamilton boys come up short on the road

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The South Hamilton boys suffered a pair of road losses last week. The Hawks dropped a tough 55-52 decision to Iowa Falls-Alden last Thursday. They took a seven-point lead into the fourth on the road, but were unable to hold off the Cadets. Luke Martensen scored 12 points, Sam Koehnk had 11 and Jose Babcock gave South Hamilton three players in double figures with 10. King Brown added eight and Benjamin Swenson finished with six. “It was a great effort,” Heeren said. “We moved well on offense and rotated on defense. These young men still have a lot to learn, but they are buying ...

Webster City girls compete in stacked Ames Invite field

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AMES — The Webster City girls wrestling squad was in action here Saturday at a loaded Ames Invitational field. The 19-team event included winner Cedar Falls, host Ames, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Clear Lake, as the Lynx finished 16th overall. Liberty Gamble had the highest placing for Webster City, as she was fourth overall at 235 pounds. Joyful Ssubbi finished fifth at 90 and Kate Feltz was eighth at 140 after scoring a 59-second fall in the consolation rounds. Kearsyn Kite, Kali Hartnett and Ariana Wilson all recorded a pin on the day in full brackets. Webster City ...

Webster City opens season on the mat

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GRIMES — The Webster City boys wrestling team was in action here Saturday at the Andy Davidson Mustang Invitational hosted by Dallas Center-Grimes. The Lynx finished seventh overall in the 11-team field, as the host Mustangs were first ahead of Johnston and Adel-ADM. Eli Estlund and Cody Elliott led the way for Webster City, as both finished second overall. Estlund was the 190-pound runner-up while Elliott scored silver at 215 pounds. Ty Bingham and Gavin Wynkoop each went 2-1 to place third, Jaysen Vankham was sixth with a fall and Sidney Walker finished eighth for the ...

Lynx girls earn impressive win

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HUMBOLDT — The Webster City girls made an early North Central Conference statement here with a 62-54 win over Humboldt. Evie Davis had a monster double-double, recording 18 points with 18 rebounds, adding three blocked shots and a steal. Jaylyn Bahrenfuss scored 12 points to go along with seven rebounds for the Lynx (2-1 overall, 1-0 in the NCC), as both Alivia Burns and Ashlee Nydegger each scored eight. Nydegger also had foru rebounds while Tristyn Wright had three assists and three steals. Lovie Pruismann dished out three assists, as Webster City recorded 12 assists on 20 made ...