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Lynx sweep Bulldogs

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HAMPTON — The Webster City volleyball team moved above .500 with their second consecutive victory on Tuesday night. The Lynx (9-8 overall) defeated Hampton-Dumont/CAL (3-7) in straight sets on the road, 25-15, 25-7, 25-17. “The girls definitely came out with a different energy and stayed consistent,” said WCHS head coach Jess Howard. “They were strong and confident. We had a tournament last weekend and we found some rotations that helped.” Tristyn Wright led Webster City’s attack, going 29-for-32 with 11 kills. Evie Davis was a perfect 15-for-15 with eight kills. Jaylyn ...

Davis, Hibbing going into BVU Hall of Fame

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STORM LAKE — Two former Webster City standouts will be inducted into the Buena Vista University Athletics Hall of Fame this coming Friday night. Alex Davis and Kyle Hibbing will be honored along with their teammates from the 2011 Beaver baseball team, Dan O’Hern, Jennifer (Einck) Irvin, ...

TOUGH AT THE NET

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The season came to an end for the Webster City girls tennis team here this past Saturday. After splitting the six singles matches with Independence in a Class 1A team regional quarterfinal, the Lynx dropped two points in doubles, falling 5-3. Alivia Burns, Olivia Bergman and Natalie Segar ...

South Hamilton continues volleyball surge

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JEWELL — The South Hamilton volleyball squad swept Saydel on Thursday at home, improving to 13-10 on the season. Scores were 25-21, 25-11 and 21-19 in favor of the Hawks. Junior Tessa Skartvedt had 10 kills for South Hamilton. Junior Riah Van De Pol added seven. Senior Claire Hewitt (14) and junior Aliya Erickson (12) led the way in assists. Senior Fiona Rott and Skartvedt both recorded five ace serves. Rott misfired on just one of 19 serve attempts. Defensively, sophomore Emma Lammers tallied 13 digs. Senior Sara Scheller finished with three blocks. South Hamilton has now ...

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 ...