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SAYDEL — The Webster City baseball team closed out a busy week with a pair of close losses here Saturday at the Jim Gebhart Tournament. After falling to Van Meter, 8-7, the Lynx were bested by No. 4 (Class 3A) Saydel, 10-8. Webster City (15-5 overall) got on the board first vs. the ...

Webster City’s softball win streak ends

BOONE — The Webster City softball team had their three-game win streak come to an end here Tuesday night, falling to Boone, 11-1 in four innings. Alivia Burns scored the lone run for the Lynx (8-8 overall), crossing home when Morgan Tempel plated her in the first inning. Burns, Jaylyn Bahrenfuss and Haydin Sealine each had a hit for Webster City, as Burns and Bahrenfuss both stole a base. The Toreadors (8-7) responded to the early run, scoring four in the first, five in the second and two more in the fourth. “We got off to a fast start, which was just what we wanted to do,” ...

JUMP FOR JOY

The stars aligned for the Webster City softball program here on Saturday during the Dave Hilton Classic. One night after falling to top-ranked (Class 4A) Carlisle, the Lynx scored a stunning 4-2 victory over the Wildcats. The win marked the first vs. Carlisle since the 1993 season, when ...

Lynx softball squad competes in Perry

PERRY — The Webster City softball team finished as the runner-up here on Saturday at the Paul and Mary Ann Graves Classic. After besting host Perry, 10-6, the Lynx (3-5 overall) fell to No. 5 (Class 3A) Van Meter in the finals, 9-1. “Like we have through most of the early part of the season, we responded very well after a tough loss (on Friday to sixth-ranked (1A) St. Edmond),” WCHS head coach Brad VanDeer said. “We hit the ball well against Perry and put pressure on them when running bases. It was another sign of progress as we have a lot of first time starters learning on ...

STERN CHALLENGE

The Webster City softball team had a tough first inning here Monday night vs. Humboldt. The Wildcats plated six runs right out of the gates, picking up a 10-0 victory in five innings over the Lynx. Morgan Hackbarth had the lone hit for Webster City, recording a double. Briley VanDeer ...

Lynx duo named first team all-NCC soccer

Abisai Ramirez-Carmona and Aaron Mendoza-Ramirez were both named to the all-North Central Conference boys soccer first team, the league announced recently. Ramirez-Carmona and Mendoza-Ramirez helped lead Webster City to a runner-up finish in the NCC behind Wright County, who they would ...