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Season opener now Saturday at HCS

Racing action will heat up Hamilton County Speedway this Saturday after weather forced the planned season opener to be scrapped. The track will feature an “Ice Breaker” event with racing in several categories. Pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands at 5 p.m. and hot laps start at 6:15 p.m. ...

Glut for Symens as Lynx cruise

Jill Symens recorded a glut and the Webster City girls soccer team rolled past Hampton-Dumont/CAL here Thursday night, 8-0. Symens had five goals to lead the Lynx, who improved to 2-1 on the season. Janey Putney, Jayme Perez and Sandra Fuentes-Cruz also found the back of the net for ...

Webster City boys in action at Humboldt

HUMBOLDT — The Webster City boys track and field team placed fifth here Friday at the Bunn Relays. Algona finished first with Humboldt and Clear Lake right behind. Jaxon Cherry swept the throwing events, winning the shot put and discus. Cherry, a senior, had a throw of 51-4 in the shot put and 154-4 in the discus. Jayden Weinzetl and Justin Callahan each had a runner-up, as Weinzetl scored silver in the 200 in 23.6 and Callahan silver in the 1,600 in 4:53.80. Weinzetl also added a third in the 100 with Callahan placing third in the 400. Jack Barner was fourth in the 3,200, as ...

Lynx girls top Clear Lake in tennis

A night after coming up short against St. Edmond, the Webster City girls tennis team bounced back with a thrilling win over Clear Lake. The Lynx put together a clean sweep of doubles, downing the Lions, 5-4. Karina Murray and Cyra Christensen, Alivia Burns and Hailey Brim, and Perla Torres and Gabbie Sebert picked up wins, including a tiebreaker victory for Murray and Christensen at the No. 1 spot that decided the meet. Burns and Brim also had singles wins for WCHS. “What a finish,” WCHS head coach Mark Fisher said. “This was a great win for a young team and a great effort ...

McKinney sets goal to grow basketball in Webster City

For Taylor McKinney, a simple lesson taught years ago ultimately led her into a new business adventure. McKinney, a Webster City High School and Iowa Central graduate, has started “T-Money Elite Basketball Training” as a way to help youth players improve their all-around skills. As ...

EARLY STATEMENT FROM LYNX

The Webster City boys soccer team got their season off to a strong start, sweeping Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on the pitch. After topping the Lions on the road, 5-1, the Lynx made their home debut, downing the Cardinals, 9-0. Junior Eddy Fuentes tallied three goals vs. Clear ...