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Another tough foe awaits Webster City

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

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

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

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 ...

Callahan, Lynx win in Hampton

HAMPTON — Justin Callahan sprinted to a race title and the Webster City boys cross country team followed last Thursday at the Bulldog Invitational. Callahan clocked a winning time of 17:44 to best the field by over 16 seconds, leading the Lynx to team gold in the process over West Fork. Osage was third followed by Hampton-Dumont/CAL, Central Springs and Belmond-Klemme. “Solid performance from both teams,” WCHS head coach Derek Turner said. “We are on the home stretch with only a few weeks left in the season. I am proud of the way we competed, but now we will look to get ...

Lynx win five set match

IOWA FALLS — The Webster City volleyball team went through it all in Thursday's North Central Conference win over Iowa Falls-Alden. The Lynx (13-9 overall) rallied after losing the first set, winning two. They then held off the Cadets in Game 5 for the win. Iowa Falls-Alden won the opener 25-21. Webster City fought back for a 25-15, and 25-14 wins. The Cadets forced Game 5 with a 27-25 win. Webster City closed out the match with a 15-9 victory. “The girls came out flat in Game 1,” said Webster City head coach Jess Howard. “We were not up on our toes and were playing a spot ...