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www.freemanjournal.net The Daily Freeman-Journal/Webster City, Iowa Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 1 TEAM PREVIEWS Webster City Football 2 Webster City Volleyball 6 Webster City Cross Country ................... 8 South Hamilton Football ....................... 10 South Hamilton Volleyball .................... 12 South Hamilton Cross Country ............ 20 DISTRICT PREVIEWS Class 4A-1 ............................................... 16 PHOTOS Webster City Football ..... 2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 19 Webster City Volleyball ................. 6, 7, 15 Webster City Cross Country ................... 8 Webster City Cheerleading ................... 17 South Hamilton Football .... 10, 11, 23, 24 South Hamilton Volleyball .............. 12, 13 South Hamilton Cross Country ......20, 21 COMPOSITE SCHEDULES Area districts ......................................... 18 INDEX ON THE COVER: returning local stand outs (clockwise from top left): Landon Skartvedt of South Hamilton football; Owen Patterson of Webster City boys cross country; Paige Doolittle of South Hamilton girls cross country; CJ Hisler of Webster City football; Landon Grove of South Hamilton boys cross country; Zoey Duns of South Hamilton volleyball; Joslin Gourley of Webster City volleyball; and Emma Peck of Webster City girls cross country. (DFJ File Photos by Troy Banning) WELCOME TO DFJ FALL SPORTS 2022! Tjerdan Johnson, jr. South Hamilton Football Kate Barkema, sr. South Hamilton Volleyball Fallon Casey, sr. Webster City Volleyball Ty McKinney, sr. Webster City Football Connor Hanson, sr. Webster City Football
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The Webster City football team enters the fall loaded and ready to make another serious run at the state playoffs. Behind six returning senior starters and a handful of steady juniors, the Lynx are coming off another strong year that saw them win eight games and reach the Class 3A quarterfinals after winning their final six regular-season contests. Webster City had no trouble working through a new district, besting the likes of Fort Dodge, LeMars, Spencer, Storm Lake and Denison Schleswig by at least 14 points per victory.
WEBSTER CITY FOOTBALL TEAM MEMBERS (in numerical order) are, Keegan Hisler, Adan Perez, Tristan Mason, Austin Mason, Luke Estlund, Trevyn Lyons, Ty McKinney, Lincoln Tielke, Jayden Weinzetl, Josh Griep, Camden Schultz, CJ Hisler, Skyler Scott, Jaxon Cherry, Cael Nixon, Spencer Callahan, Kellah Phiwthong, Jordan Vankham. Connor Hanson, Aiden Moothart, Gabriel Griffin, Isaac Firsching, Max Kumm, Josh Stansfield, Jake Rohmiller, Luckie Sengphong, Jacob Feldhaus, Max McGilligan, Brian Alaniz, Brandon Newman, Shannon Sinclair, Brandon Lahr, Dylan Burnette-Bingham, Austin Pruett, Brady Jessen, Maurice Anderson, Sam Youngdale, Cole Nohrenberg, Logan Fox, Zander Schweinebart, Beau Nohrenberg, Brandon Griffin, Jesse Crutcher, Carson Bertran, Brendyn Carlsen, Luke Fisching and Gabe Ruby.
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They also put up over 30 in five of those, and hung 57 on Norwalk in the first round of the Quarterbackpostseason.Ty McKinney returns, along with leading rushers CJ Hisler and Jaxon Cherry. All three are also key pieces on a defense that held four teams to single dig its.“I feel like we should be competitive once again in the district,” said WCHS head coach Bob Howard. “We will have a new of fensive line, but we return all of our backs.
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lynx looking to repeat the feat
“As always, we need to stay healthy to
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www.freemanjournal.net The Daily Freeman-Journal/Webster City, Iowa Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 3 GO LYNX! • General Contracting • Design Build • Project Development 1929 WEST SECOND ST. WEBSTER CITY, IA (515) 832-1216 PETERSON CONSTRUCTION www.petersonconst.com OVER 65 YEARS 3ANDGENERATIONSBUILDING! GO LYNX! PLUMBING - HEATING AIR ELECTRICALCONDITIONING 1927 WEST SECOND ST. WEBSTER CITY, IA (515) LennoxYour832-1762LocalDealerforOver50years! WEBSTER CITY FOOTBALL Daily-Freeman Journal File Photo WEBSTER CITY COACH Bob Howard looks on as the Lynx line up on the field before a 2021 game. Howard possesses a career record of 358-106 in 45 seasons. The Lynx have 12 returning letterwinners back this fall, including senior starters CJ Hisler, Connor Hanson, Skyler Scott, Ty McKinney, Austin Mason and Max Kumm.
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TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE WEBSTER CITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM are, Joslin Gourley, Fallon Casey, Cloe Savitski, Livia Kasch, Alley Odland, Olivia Gallentine, Adeline Tesdahl, Reese Casey, Abby Gallentine, Ellie Weinschenk, Ava Peterson, Delainey Bargfrede, Adysen Poppen, Bonnie Nohrenberg, Sierra Rattenborg, Marissa Hedeen, Addyson Beaulieu, Shelby Brim.
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Casey, Kasch, Odland, Gourley, Gallen tine, Rattenborg and sophomore Cloe Sav itski all return. Casey and Kasch are middle hitters, Odland a defensive specialist and outside hitter, Gallentine a right-side hitter and Rattenborg — who will miss the start of the season with a knee injury — an outside hitter. Savitski is a defensive specialist. Photo by Patrick Coons
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“We lost two key defensive players from last season, but they did a great job of train ing our younger players. Defensively, we will be quick and keep the ball up.”
“We return a lot of players from last year, so we are bringing a lot of experience to the court,” Howard said. “My setters have great court awareness and have been doing a good job of distributing the ball to have a balanced attack at the net.
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Jess Howard has some added respons bility this year, but will continue her role as head coach of the Webster City volleyball team.Howard is the new athletic and activities director for the Lynx. This will be her 16th season leading Webster City in volleyball, and she also pre viously served as head softball coach. The Lynx are coming off a 22-win cam paign in which they also reached the Class 4A regional semifinals. A number of 2022 seniors will lead the way according to Howard, in Shelby Brim, Fallon Casey, Reese Casey, Abby Gallen tine, Joslin Gourley, Livia Kasch, Alley Od land and Sierra Rattenborg.
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Aiden Rahe and Owen Patterson are two of the top Webster City runners on the boys side, with Brayden Henley, Justin Callahan and Jackson Barner pegged as top pros pects to the unit.
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“I think the strength of the boys squad is that we have a solid group of guys that have the ability to run a pack race,” Turner said. “We have a few newcomers that are going to make a push for some varsity spots, and I anticipate they will be an invaluable addition to the team.”
For the girls, Emma Peck, Karina Murray and Carley Appel are the top runners back this year.
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TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE WEBSTER CITY BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM are, front row (left to right): Carly Appel, Cyra Christensen, Caroline Ehn, Aryana Toftee, Emma Peck and Natalie Eggers. Middle: Owen Patterson, Derek Carr, Kyzer Zinnel, Aiden Rollins and Ivan Lopez. Back: Landon Crawford, Justin Callahan, Aiden Rahe, Brayden Henley and Gabe Rollins. Not pictured: Jack Barner, Wyatt Bingham and Karina Murray.
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As with any cross country program, con tinued progress through the fall is the best way to reach long-term goals. That is the same with Webster City and head coach Derek Turner, who enters his third season leading the Lynx. Turner has a strong group of returning runners on both the boys and girls squads, and believes the group is put together to compete throughout the regular season as they work toward returning to the state meet in Fort Dodge later this year.
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“Our girls squad has a ton of varsity expe rience coming back this year,” Turner said. “Lead by Emma Peck, I think we are going to see a lot of growth from some of our under classman as they now know what it takes to compete at this level.”
The girls finished seventh at the NCC and were 12th at the state-qualifier, with Peck fin ishing in 23rd. “As with any year in XC, the one objective as a runner/team is to get faster and score better when it comes to meets,” Turner said. “To do this on the boys side, we have to re ally have that core pack of varsity runners run together and not settle. I think the key to our success is having a tight pack of runners and using that to our advantage when it comes to competing in races.
Turner, a Webster City graduate, took over as head coach in 2020. He was an assistant under Joe Lambert. While competing for the Lynx, Turner was a four-year runner under the legendary Tony Bussan — a former coach who remains just a message away for any advice.
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“As a team, both boys and girls the main goal we have this year to compete and race with intention. To compete and place well within our conference it is neccessary for us to start being more strategic in our strategies.”
Webster City was a dominant program for years under Bussan, and Turner wants to see them return to that form under his guidance and“Asteaching.ateam, both boys and girls, the main goal we have this year is to compete and race with intention,” he said. “To compete and place well within our conference it is neces sary for us to start being more strategic in our racing strategies. “If we can go out there and compete and improve week to week, I would consider that a success.”Webster City will run in Humboldt at the NCC meet on Oct. 11. The Class 3A state-qualifier is scheduled for Oct. 19 with the state meeting taking place Oct. 29 in Fort Dodge at Lakeside Golf Course. WC CC , Continued from Page 8
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At the North Central Conference meet a year ago, the Lynx placed sixth in the boys team standings and were 11th overall at the state qualifier. Rahe placed 44th at the SQM event and is the top returning placer for the team from that race.
“With our girls squad, we really need to take that next step. The step being not settling into a spot where we are comfortable. I think last year we got our feet wet a bit...now it is time for us to move forward and start com peting towards the front half of the runners.”
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Landen Skartvedt racked up 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns a year ago, forming a potent 1-2 duo with Austin Busch. Busch has graduated, taking his 700 yards and 13 TDs with him.
“The team is working really hard and we have guys with experience coming back in key positions,’’ Skartvedt said. “We need to stay healthy this year, just like always.”
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A new leader takes over the South Hamil ton football program this fall, as Paul Skart vedt replaces Corey Klemp as head coach. Under Klemp, the Hawks won 37 games over the past seven seasons, including two eight-win campaigns and a seven-win sea son. They also went unbeaten for the first time in program history in 2020. Skartvedt served as an assistant under Klemp, and will now look to keep the mo mentum going as the field leader with sev eral key returning players back including running back Landen Skartvedt and quar terback Tjerdan Johnson.
TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE SOUTH HAMILTON FOOTBALL TEAM are, front row (left to right): Jack Moline, Ernie Taylor, Cole Severseike, Carter Balvanz, Teagan Trask, Landen Skartvedt, Aiden Johnson, Tucker Clabaugh, Chayton Ewurs, Blake Harris and Eddie Wirth. Second: Jarren Streight, Kendra Hoversten, Noah Gunderson, Dylan Oskvig, Landon Greufe, Kaden Schwandt, Owen Duns, Owen Renaud, Graham Peters, Carter Stolee, Adley Peters and Tjerdan Johnson. Third: Luke Martensen, Grant Larson, Zayden Larson, Landon Sogard, Nick Severseike, Prestin Van De Pol, Brock Zorn, Jonathan O’Neil, Braden Young, Ashton Williams and Ryland Ubben. Back: Gaige Willis, Isaac Martensen, Titus Herrick, Brody Harris, Parker Stuck, Jose Babcock, Clark Streight, Kolby Hodnefield, Aven Martensen and Jason Wilbourn.
skartvedt era begins for hawks on gridiron
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www.freemanjournal.net The Daily Freeman-Journal/Webster City, Iowa Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 11 SOUTH HAMILTON FOOTBALL Good Luck To All Athletes This Season! www.AmericanSanitationLLC.com 515-539-4USA LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED • 1st month Free • 96 Gallon, 64 Gallon & 35 gallon Carts • Dumpsters and Roll O s • Online Bill Pay & Auto Pay 628 Main St. Jewell, IA 50130 • 515-827-9014 Big City Dentistry - Small Town Service WISHING YOU A WINNINGyourComprehensiveSEASONcareforwholefamilyplusfullorthodonticservices. Dan W. Scarrow, D.D.S. & Staff Photo by Angela Hewitt SOUTH HAMILTON football team returning letterwinners are, front row (left to right): Chayton Ewurs, Tjerdan Johnson, Tucker Clabaugh, Landen Skartvedt, Carter Stolee, Landon Greufe, Prestin Van De Pol and Blake Harris. Back: Owen Duns, Noah Gunderson, Carter Balvanz, Jack Moline, Teagan Trask, Aiden Johnson, Owen Renaud, Kaden Schwandt and Ernie Taylor.
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Kayla Schaufenbuel has her sights set on a winning season for the South Hamilton volleyball team this fall. The Hawks took 12 matches a year ago, advancing to the Class 2A regional quarter finals for a second consecutive season. It has been three years, though, since they had a winning record after going 24-8 in 2018. From 2014-18, South Hamilton prevailed in a total of 103 matches and fin ished above .500 each season.
hawks hope to land on winning side
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SOUTH HAMILTON VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS are, front row (left to right): Tanna Thompson, Kailyn Northrop, Ashlyn Erickson, Grace Neuberger. Back: Savanna Freeman, Zoey Duns, Hanna Robinson, Kate Barkema, Hallee Feaker and Alisse Wills.
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Led by three-year captain Zoey Duns, the Hawks and Schaufenbuel will look to move up the Heart of Iowa Conference ladder. I would say the main goals of the team this season are to finish in the top half of the conference,” Schaufenbuel said, “be suc cessful under pressure, and use our quick ness to our advantage.”
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Along with Duns, Kate Barkema, Hallee Feaker and Kailyn Northrop return with key varsityDuns,experience.asenior, recorded 88 kills with Photo by Angela Hewitt
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“I believe our strengths will be our offense, our serving, and our team chemistry on the court,” Schaufenbuel said. “I think our biggest area of im provement will be on serve receive and getting good passes so we can run our offense.”
South Hamilton will need to replace leaders Ca leigh Hewitt, Mackenzy Grady and Taylor Remsburg. Hewitt led the team with 109 kills, Grady had 104 and Remsburg 83.
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Thompson was effective serving, going 46-for-51 with five aces, while also recording 33 digs. Erickson had three kills in a handful of matches played.
Northrop had 138 digs, 11 aces and served at 89 percent.Tanna Thompson, Savanna Freeman, Ashlyn Er ickson, Becca Sporing, Hanna Robinson and Grace Neuberger are all top prospects looking to provide depth and contribute to the team.
Hewitt also was the team leader in assists (29) and blocks (41), while another departed player, Miranda Deppe, had 213 digs and 30 aces while serving 212for-223 (95 percent).
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253 digs, 12 blocks and 35 aces last year. Barkema had 75 kills, 90 digs and 23 blocks, while Feaker chipped in 61 kills, 46 digs, seven blocks, five aces and served at 93 percent.
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The Hawks will play tournaments hosted by Clar ion-Goldfield/Dows, South Central Calhoun and Perry this year. Senior Night for the team is set for October 11 against Perry. Continued from Page 12
SOUTH HAMILTON SENIOR ZOEY DUNS converts on an attack against Nevada last season. The annual DFJ fall preview edition was a combined effort of the Messenger sports staff and advertising department. Sports Editor Eric Pratt and Assistant Sports Editor Chris Johnson designed, assembled and edited the tab. Dana Becker wrote stories for the preview. Patrick Coons and Angela Hewitt took photos. Troy Banning provided file photos. Nick Manwarren designed the cover.
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WEBSTER CITY’S ALLEY ODLAND dives for a dig last season against Waverly-Shell Rock.
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“Our goals for the 2022 season are to win the North Central Conference, grow stronger in our non-conference games and make a deep run in the postseason to qualify for the state tournament.”WebsterCity has won at least 14 matches in 13 of the past 15 seasons, surpassing the 10win mark 14 times. The Lynx will play in tournaments hosted by St. Edmond, Waterloo East, Forest City, Madrid, Hampton-Dumont/CAL and Winterset this year. They opened the regular season this past Monday at Roland Story. , Continued from 6 File Photo
Rattenborg recorded 316 kills last year, with Casey picking up 168 and Kasch 153. Gallen tine had 81 and Gourley 28. Gallentine was the team leader in blocks with 52, while Gourley had 208 digs and Odland 140. Rattenborg chipped in 121 digs.
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On the serving front, Gourley had 30 aces and hit at a 91-percent accuracy mark, while Casey recorded 28 aces and a 94-percent ef ficiency.Adeline Tesdahl, Delainey Bargfrede, Bonnie Nohrenberg, Ava Peterson and Olivia Gallen tine will all be counted on to provide depth and be key newcomers to the rotation.
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Tesdahl had 40 kills and Bargfrede 10 with five blocks.
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“We will adjust with each team that we are playing to play to our strengths and capitalize on our opponents weaknesses,” Howard said.
The Lynx were hit hard by graduation losses up front, but head coach Bob How ard’s squad has the skill position players and the defense to bridge the gap and again be considered the odds-on-favorite in the Class 4A, District 1 race.
Starters Skyler Scott (LB), Keegan Hisler (LB), Austin Mason (TB/S) and Max Kumm (OL) also return, along with Brandon Lahr, Josh Stansfield, Dylan Burmette-Bingham and Brady Jessen, who all saw work in the varsity line rotation last season.
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The Dodgers welcome back the all-state air tandem of quarterback Connor Carver and receiver Javion Jondle for a highlyanticipated encore. Carver threw for over 2,100 yards in 2021, completing 59 per cent of his attempts and 16 touchdown strikes. Jondle caught 54 passes for 880 yards and seven scores.
“Webster City is still the team to beat, without question,” Fort Dodge head coach Nik Moser said. “They’re tough, physical and confident in what they do and who they are. Bob Howard maximizes their po tential year in and year out.”
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Webster City used its physical style and system consistency to capture another district championship last fall.
“We should be competitive in the dis trict. As always, we need to stay healthy,” said Howard, a Hall of Famer with a career record of 358-106 overall and 109-57 at WCHS. “We return 3,000-plus yards on offense (Hisler with 1,032 yards rushing, Cherry at 936, McKinney 708 and Hanson 377), and have seven starters back on de fense, including several two- or three-year starters.
“All five offensive linemen and our punter graduated. But we have good team speed, depth at skill positions, and more size in the line than in 2020 or 2021.”
Last fall, no league rival came within an earshot of Webster City, which won all of its district contests by 14 points or more. After a 1-2 start to the year, Howard’s squad reeled off seven consecutive victo ries, scoring 35 or more points six times and allowing more than 14 only twice.
Honorable mention all-district lineback er Tucker Pederson is in the mix again this year as well for Fort Dodge, along with fellow veteran starters Orion Larson-Trott (LB), Kaleb Lynch (DL), Collin Munter (OL) and Keaton Nichols (OL), “This is going to be a really competi tive district,” Moser said. “Webster City
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KEEGAN HISLER OF WEBSTER CITY bats down a pass during a game last season.
“We have good team speed, depth at skill positions, and more size in the line than in 2021 or 2021.”
Recent history supports Moser’s senti ments. The Lynx are 58-16 overall since 2015, with five seasons of eight wins or more during that stretch.
All-district selections and three-year starters Ty McKinney (QB/DB) and Con nor Hanson (FB/DL) return, along with reigning offensive and defensive players of the year CJ Hisler and Jaxon Cherry, re spectively.TheLynx, who were 8-3 a year ago and 5-0 in District 1, will have to replace first team all-state offensive lineman Truman Klein. Fellow standouts Jamin Stuhr, Beau Klaver, Ben Auderer and Cody Kolbeck graduated as well after earning all-district status as seniors last fall.
Howard listed the Dodgers and Spencer as district contenders, along with labeling Le Mars “a darkhorse.”
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Six Monarchs were honored a year ago and will return in 2022: first-team stand out and three-year starter Jaxson Hildeb rand; second-teamers Derek Scheuring, Noah Faya and Jake Fink; and honorable mention choices Jordan Von Tersch and Luke Wiebers. Webster City welcomes five all-district athletes back, as does Spencer with Campbell Wessels (first team), Logan Huckfelt (first team), Riley DeWitt (sec ond), Kaleb Cline (honorable mention) and Ben Kroll (honorable mention).
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CLASS Semifinals5A Ankeny 35, WDM Valley 13 Southeast Polk 33, Iowa City High 7 Championship Southeast Polk 14, Ankeny 7 CLASS Semifinals4A Lewis Central 35, Waverly-Shell Rock Cedar10Rapids Xavier 40, Winterset 14 Championship Lewis Central 32, Cedar Rapids Xavier 24 CLASS Semifinals3A Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 42, Solon Harlan0 45, Humboldt 19 Championship Harlan 42, Boyden-Hull/RV 28 CLASS Semifinals2A Southeast Valley 50, Waukon 14 West Lyon 20, Williamsburg 14 Championship Southeast Valley 30, West Lyon 13 CLASS Semifinals1A Van Meter 28, Dyersville Beckman West7 Sioux 24, Dike-New Hartford 21 Championship Van Meter 17, West Sioux 14 CLASS SemifinalsA West Hancock 37, East Buchanan 0 Grundy Center 28, Woodbury Cen tral 7 Championship West Hancock 19, Grundy Center 14 EIGHT-PLAYERSemifinals CAM 66, Audubon 29 Easton Valley 42, Remsen St. Mary’s 36 Championship CAM 42, Easton Valley 40 2021 STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
WEBSTER CITY TEAMMATES Ty McKinney (10) and Connor Hanson (33) celebrate a touchdown last season.
Jim Tighe has helped guide the Tigers to the postseason 10 times. Spencer was 7-3 overall last Two-wayyear.LeMars talent Elijah Dough erty, a running back and a linebacker, will anchor the Bulldogs and head coach Ken Vigdal.
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WEBSTER CITY VARSITY CHEERLEADERS include, row (left to right): Keyara Tigner, Gabbie Larson and Emerson Paukert. Back: Kaitlyn Lovelace, Ellie Weinschenk, Hayes and Allie Severe. Not pictured: Ashley Peterson.
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www.freemanjournal.net The Daily Freeman-Journal/Webster City, Iowa Friday, Aug. 26, 2022 17 WEBSTER CITY and Spencer are really solid year in and year out. Le Mars is going to be better, and Denison-Schleswig could be right there too with (former Iowa State Cyclone de fensive back) Kamari (Cotton-Moya) in his second season (as head coach). They have quite a few all-district kids back.”
CLASS DISTRICT Friday, Aug 26 Fort Dodge at Mason City Webster City at Humboldt Carroll at Denison-Schleswig Sergeant Bluff-Luton at LeMars Storm Lake at Estherville-LC Spirit Lake at Spencer Friday, Sept. 2 Ames at Fort Dodge Boone at Webster City Council Bluffs Lincoln at DenisonLeMarsSchleswigat Sioux City Heelan OABCIG at Storm Lake Spencer at Mason City Friday, Sept. 9 Fort Dodge at Waterloo East Webster City at Waverly-Shell Rock Denison-Schleswig at Creston LeMars at Sioux City East Storm Lake at MOC-Floyd Valley Sioux City Heelan at Spencer Friday, Sept. 16 Marshalltown at Fort Dodge Mason City at Webster City Council Bluffs Jefferson at DenisonMOC-FloydSchleswig Valley at LeMars Storm Lake at Carroll Spencer at Sioux Center Friday, Sept. 23 Webster City at Fort Dodge Denison-Schleswig at Spencer LeMars at Storm Lake Friday, Sept. 30 Fort Dodge at Spencer Webster City at Denison-SchleswigLeMarsatStorm Lake Friday, Oct. 7 Storm Lake at Fort Dodge Webster City at Spencer LeMars at Denison-Schleswig Friday, Oct. 14 Fort Dodge at Denison-Schleswig Storm Lake at Webster City Spencer at LeMars Friday, Oct. 21 LeMars at Fort Denison-SchleswigDodgeat Webster City Spencer at Storm Lake
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CLASS 1A DISTRICT 2 Friday, Aug. 26 East Sac County at South Central Calhoun Manson NW at Pocahontas Area Eagle Grove at SouthMadridBelmond-KlemmeClarion-Goldfield/DowsatAGWSRatWoodward-GrangerHamiltonatRoland-Story Friday, Sept. 2 Pocahontas Area at South Central Calhoun Sioux Central at Manson NW MVAOCOU at Eagle Clarion-Goldfield/DowsGroveat Belmond-Kl Woodward-Grangeremme at ACGC South Hardin at South Hamilton Friday, Sept. 9 South Central Calhoun at Emmetsburg Okoboji at Manson NW Eagle Grove at West Central Valley Belmond-Klemme at Mason City Newman Woodward-Granger at Interstate 35 West Marshall at South Hamilton Friday, Sept. 16 Manson NW at South Central Calhoun Eagle Grove at Woodward-Granger South Hamilton at Belmond-Klemme Friday, Sept. 23 South Central Calhoun at Eagle Grove Belmond-Klemme at Manson NW Woodward-Granger at South Hamilton Friday, Sept. 30 South Central Calhoun at South Hamilton Manson NW at Eagle Grove Belmond-Klemme at Woodward-Granger Friday, Oct. 7 Woodward-Granger at South Central Cal Southhoun Hamilton at Manson NW Eagle Grove at Belmond-Klemme Friday, Oct. 14 South Central Calhoun at Belmond-Kl Mansonemme NW at Woodward-Granger South Hamilton at Eagle Grove
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Webster City forced 13 turnovers, as CJ Hisler picked off three passes and Austin Mason had two interceptions. Special teams will be strong once again, with both CJ Hisler and McKinney returning. Hisler averaged almost 37 yards per kickoff return, including two scores, with McKinney averaging 13 yards per punt return.
Max Kumm — a 260-pound senior — Brandon Lahr, Josh Stansfield, Dylan Bur nette-Bingham and Brady Jessen will be among those working to replace five gradu ated offensive linemen from a year ago.
Connor Hanson, a senior and three-year starter, added another 377 yards with eight rushing scores.
“And while our line is young, they are big ger than in 2020 or 2021.”
Hisler, a senior, recorded 1,032 yards with seven touchdowns, averaging over nine yards per carry. He was also effective out of the backfield as a receiver, catching eight passes for 108 yards with another score.
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Newcomers like Sam Youngdale and freshman Cole Nohrenberg and Beau Nohrenberg are also key pieces to rebuild ing the line. Youngdale checks in a 290 pounds, Cole Nohrenberg is 250, and Beau Nohrenberg 235.
Cherry, a junior, racked up a team-best 19 touchdowns with 936 yards rushing, averaging almost seven yards per carry. He also caught a 32-yard TD pass.
A multi-sport standout athlete, McKinney will once again by the man with the ball in his hand to lead the offense.
Cherry led the defense last year with 61 tackles, while Keegan Hisler and McKinney each had 38. Hisler also had a 11.5 tackles for loss and a team-high six sacks.
“We have strong senior leadership and experience,” Howard said. Howard is in his 16th season as head coach of Webster City. He took over the program following a 27-year run at Sigour ney-Keota, and has gone 109-57 with the Lynx and is the owner of 358 career wins. Webster City reached the state champi onship game in 2016 under Howard, and the program is an impressive 58-16 since 2015.This fall, the Lynx will host Boone, Mason City, Spencer, Storm Lake and DenisonSchleswig. The Spencer, Storm Lake and Denison-Schleswig games are the final three weeks of the year. Road games for Webster City will see them travel to Humboldt, Waverly-Shell Rock, Fort Dodge and LeMars. The Lynx went a perfect 5-0 to win the district last year over Spencer, Fort Dodge, LeMars, Denison-Schleswig and Storm Lake.
compete.”McKinney, a three-year starter, threw for almost 400 yards with seven touchdowns and just two interceptions. The dual-threat QB added another 708 yards and six scores with his legs as part of a rushing unit that amassed 3,289 yards and 42 touchdowns.
Photo by Patrick Coons are, front row (left to right): Dylan Burnette-Bingham, Connor Hanson, Austin Mason, Skyler Scott, Brady Jessen, Ty McKinney and CJ Hisler. Back: Max Kumm, Brendyn Carlsen, Jaxon Cherry, Brandon Lahr, Josh Stansfield and Keegan Hisler.
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“I would say a strength of our team is our backfield,” Howard said. “We have those four guys returning and they were part of an offense that put up over 3,000 yards. We have good depth at the skill positions and good team speed.
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“Our strengths are pack running and the willingness to work,” said Emily Bochmann, the head coach for the girls team. “Both boys and girls are willing to put in the time needed to be successful.”
The South Hamilton cross country pro gram has two key attributes that will help them achieve their goals this season.
TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE SOUTH HAMILTON BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM are, front row (left to right): Sam Fink, Brayden Moore, Colton Fink, Bobby Tapper, Emmett Beach and Carson Gibbs. Back Row: Jagger Ferrie, Laken Zanker, Eli Potter, Benjamin Bailey, Pete Coburn and Eli Ralston. Not pictured: Landon Grove.
South Hamilton returns three key runners for Bochman in senior Paige Doolittle, Val erie Wagner and McKenna Miller. Wagner, a junior, is currently injured, while Miller is just a Newcomerssophomore.Olivia Beaune, Bianca Seaton, Karlie Hill, Kayley Zanker and Vivian Swenson are all freshmen looking to con tribute.“We are really relying on our younger runners to step up and fill some big holes left by our seniors,” Bochmann said. “We Photo by Angela Hewitt
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While Bochmann is in her fifth season as head coach, Nathan Ferrie will begin his first with the boys.
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“Pete is looking strong and healthy,” Ferrie said. “We would like to improve at each meet and place in the Top-3 at least three times.”
“Our strengths are pack running and the willingness to work. Both boys and girls are willing to put in the time needed to be successful.”
“We call our captains senior leaders and all the seniors take this role,” Bochmann said. “They have a tendency to lead by ex ample.”Bochmann led the Hawks to a pair of team titles at the Colo-NESCO Invitational and West Marshall Invitational, along with a runner-up at the Heart of Iowa Confer ence meet. They were also third at the state-qualifier in Panorama as Wagner fin ished ninth and Miller was 16th overall. Last year, South Hamilton placed sec ond in the boys standings at the West Marshall Invitational and third at the ColoNESCO Invitational. They were also fourth at the home meet. Grove finished 15th at the state-qualifi er with Potter 18th, Tapper 19th and Co burn 20th. from
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EMILY BOCHMANN South Hamilton girls cross country coach, on the 2022 season outlook
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Seniors Doolittle, Grove, Potter, Bailey and Fink will all be captains.
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Johnson, a junior, threw for 184 yards last year, averaging 20 yards per comple tion. He also had a pair of rushing touch downs and will have Skartvedt, Prestin Van De Pol and Owen Renaud back to throw to.Van De Pol saw time in the backfield last year as a sophomore, rushing for 97 yards with two touchdowns, while Blake Harris did as well, adding 53 yards and two TDs as a Bothjunior.—along with Landon Greufe, Noah Gunderson, Dylan Oskvig and Brayden Young — return having seen the field a seasonSkartvedtago. was the leading tackler last fall with 55 stops. He’ll be joined on that side of the ball by Van De Pol, Tucker Clabaugh, Jack Moline, Aiden Johnson, Greufe, Gunderson and others as they look to contain opposing offenses.
“Our defensive line is a tough-nosed group.”South Hamilton forced 10 takeaways a year ago, with Skartvedt picking off three passes. Van Der Pol was the top returner, averaging 15 yards per kickoff return, with Skartvedt posting 13 yards per punt re turn.Clabaugh should be back to handle kicking duties after he was 3-for-5 on ex tra-point attempts and also handled some of the punting responsbilities.
“Landon Skartvedt returns as a 1,000yard rusher from last year,’’ Coach Skart vedt said. “Tjerdan is more physical at quarterback than a year before.
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South Hamilton has reached the post season four times in the past seven years and won 22 of 30 games at home dur ing that stretch. The Hawks will play four home games this fall, hosting South Har din, West Marshall, Woodward-Granger and South Central Calhoun. Road dates will feature South Hamilton heading to play Roland-Story, BelmondKlemme, Manson Northwest Webster and EagleLastGrove.fall,the Hawks finished 4-5 overall and 3-2 in the district, tied with Wood ward-Granger. South Central Calhoun was crowned district champions.
“The team is working really hard and we have guys coming back in key positions. We need to stay healthy this year just like last year.”
PAUL SKARTVEDT South Hamilton first-year football coach
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