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Big innings haunt Lynx

CLEAR LAKE — A pair of tough innings kept the Webster City softball team from challenging North Central Conference co-leader Clear Lake here Monday night. The Lions scored four in the first and added five in the sixth to pick up a 10-2 victory. Jakaela Cherry had two hits. Morgan Hackbarth and Hailey Brim both drove in runs. With the loss, the Lynx saw their two-game win streak come to an end. Next action for Webster City will be against seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond on Wednesday at home. Clear Lake and the Gaels are currently tied for the NCC lead.

Lynx baseball team wins, falls

The Webster City baseball squad edged Boone on Friday, 6-5, before dropping a 9-4 decision to Saydel on Saturday. Matthew Tesdahl had two hits and Brady Asklund drove in a pair for the Lynx (7-12) in the win over the 11-6 Toreadors. A five-run fourth inning was the difference for Webster ...

Lynx can’t slow Humboldt

HUMBOLDT — The Webster City baseball team finished their postponed North Central Conference doubleheader with Humboldt here Wednesday. The Wildcats scored nine in the first inning on their way to a 13-2 victory in five innings. Humboldt also won the opener back on Monday in Webster City, 13-2. Brady Asklund drove in two runs while Carter Mickelson had two hits — including a double — for the Lynx. Gavin Griffith recorded two hits as well. Alex Staley and Mickelson each scored runs. Next action for Webster City will be Friday when they travel to Boone. The Lynx head to Des ...

WASHED OUT

A planned North Central Conference doubleheader between the Webster City baseball team and Humboldt was halted early due to heavy rain. In the opener, the Wildcats posted a 13-2 victory over the Lynx. The second game is scheduled to be played on Wednesday in Humboldt as part of a junior ...

Humboldt fights off Lynx in softball

The Webster City softball team dropped a tight 7-5 decision here Monday night to North Central Conference rival Humboldt in eight innings. After taking an early 4-1 lead, the Lynx were unable to keep the Wildcats off the scoreboard in the fifth and eighth innings. Humboldt countered to grake a 5-4 advantage with a four-run fifth, but Webster City quickly responded in the bottom of the sixth to tie it. In the eighth, the Wildcats got two runs and were able to hold the Lynx. Jakaela Cherry and Breanna Bahrenfuss each drove in runs for Webster City. Morgan Tempel was 2-for-4. ...

Lynx fall twice to ranked opponents

The Webster City softball squad faced two ranked challenges to christen the Dave Hilton Classic over the weekend, as the Lynx dropped games to Carlisle and Martensdale St. Marys. The sixth-ranked (Class 4A) Wildcats pulled away from WCHS on Friday, winning 11-2. The Lynx plated two runs in the first inning, but it was all Carlisle from there. Jaylyn Bahrenfuss had the lone Webster City RBI. Jakaela Cherry, Hailey Brim, Briley VanDeer and Olivia Burns all collected hits. Cloe Savitski and Brim scored. Ella Smith homered twice and had five RBI for Carlisle (13-4 overall), which is ...