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Lynx fall short against Falcons

PARKERSBURG — The Webster City girls stayed close to ninth-ranked (Class 2A) Aplington-Parkersburg here this past Friday night before a tough third quarter allowed the Falcons to pull away. Aplington-Parkersburg outscored the Lynx after the halftime break, 17-7, on its way to a 66-39 victory. For Webster City (0-4 overall), Olivia Gallentine had 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, Marissa Hedeen had nine points on three 3-pointers and seven others scored points. The Lynx were within four after the first and 10 at the half, but the Falcons (4-0) scored 34 points over the final 16 ...

TALL ORDER

WEBSTER CITY — The Webster City girls opened North Central Conference play here Tuesday night with the reigning league champions. The seventh-ranked (Class 3A) Lions used a big second half to get away from the Lynx, posting a 60-30 victory. Marissa Hedeen scored nine points with five ...

Carroll pulls away from Lynx girls

CARROLL — The Webster City girls basketball team couldn’t slow down Carroll recently in a 68-32 loss. The Lynx were only down 11 points at halftime, 33-22. The homestanding Tigers pulled away from there. Junior Olivia Gallentine led all scorers with 17 points for Webster City (0-2 ...

SMART CHOICE!

Keegan Hisler considers his 2023 Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award a collective accomplishment, shared with his family, friends and the entire Webster City community. The Lynx senior was recognized last week for his efforts as an elite-level student-athlete. Hisler, ...

HONOR ROLL

Four members of the area have been honored with all-state recognition by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and Iowa Football Coaches Association. Webster City’s Jaxon Cherry made the Class 3A first team, and Lynx teammate Brandon Lahr the second squad. Meanwhile, South Hamilton’s ...

BOB HOWARD: LIVING LEGEND

For 15 seasons, I had the equivalent of a front row seat to watch Jimi Hendrix play the guitar. I was in the jury box, just a few feet away from Colonel Nathan R. Jessup as he bellowed, “You can’t handle the truth!” Is that hyperbole? You may think so, but I don’t. Hendrix was a ...