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, ...
Football used to be just a fun side gig for Dreshaun Ross. Between long trips to national wrestling tournaments and trophies stacked as tall as his sturdy frame, Ross always enjoyed competing on the gridiron. A long-term future in the sport hadn’t even been taken into consideration. That ...
If Adam Walker felt like he was the focal point of opposing offenses last year, the soon-to-be St. Edmond senior is in for even more next fall. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association named Walker to the eight-player first team for his efforts this past year. He was one of eight ...
Nine area football players were named first team all-state by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association. Another 13 made second team all-state for their respective classifications. Headlining the list were three-time selections Jaxon Cherry of Webster City and Alex Manske from Algona. Cherry, a senior, earned a second honor on the first while Manske scored his initial first team status as a junior. Bishop Garrigan, which won its first-ever eight-player state championship last week, had four on the first and three more on the second led by captain Caden Roethler. Keaton Helleseth, ...
CEDAR FALLS — The improbable dream for Bishop Garrigan came to fruition here Thursday morning inside the UNI-Dome. Tate Foertsch accounted for three touchdowns as the unranked and unheralded Golden Bears pulled off one more upset, knocking off No. 2 Bedford, 39-30, to claim the eight-player ...
Bob Howard, a Hall of Fame football coach with nearly five decades of memories and accomplishments rivaled by very few in the history of Iowa, is retiring at Webster City High School — some 40 miles away from where it all began. WCHS activities director Jess Howard confirmed Howard’s decision on Wednesday evening. Howard told his players earlier in the week that he was ending a 47-year career on the sidelines, with the last 17 coming as the leader of the Lynx. “Bob Howard has been a constant force in Webster City for the past 17 football seasons, molding not only football ...
