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Lynx come up short against Ballard

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WEBSTER CITY — A wild back-and-forth contest went the way of Ballard here last Thursday, as the Webster City baseball team fell, 9-7. The Bombers scored two in the eighth to secure the win after the Lynx rallied to tie it at 7-all in the fourth. Webster City (1-1 overall) would scored ...

SHEER JOY

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DES MOINES — The South Hamilton boys saved their very best for the last race here Saturday afternoon inside Drake Stadium. With the blue oval as hot as ever on Saturday, the Hawks established a new meet-record time of 3:16.35 to defend their Class 2A 4x400-meter relay title. Ty Koehnk, ...

Webster City wraps up busy state week

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DES MOINES — The Webster City track and field teams ended their season at the state meet inside Drake Stadium. Jaxon Cherry concluded his incredible prep career with a 10th place finish in the Class 3A shot put. After finishing sixth in the discus, Cherry had a throw of 52-2 to set a new ...

Hawks look to get back on track

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The South Hamilton softball team features three returning letterwinners and a couple of other key pieces back from a year ago for head coach Josh Gorman. Seniors Tanna Thompson and Ashlyn Erickson, along with sophomore Lillie Ammerman, all made at least 21 starts in 2023. Senior Makena ...

TY-MENDOUS RUN

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DES MOINES — Even after blazing his way to a state title here Thursday, Ty Koehnk couldn’t help but talk about his teammate, Kolby Hodnefield. Koehnk, a senior, clocked a time of 48.39 to win the Class 2A 400-meter dash on the blue oval inside Drake Stadium for South Hamilton. He finished ...

Cherry grabs sixth place medal in discus for WC

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DES MOINES — The opening day of the state track and field meet resulted in a medal and three strong performances for the Webster City boys. Jaxon Cherry earned sixth in the Class 3A discus with a personal record of 163-8, moving up three spots through the final flight. Cherry made the ...