Their final game didn’t come at the state tournament, like they had hoped. A four-year stranglehold on the North Central Conference baseball championship came to an end. The 2023 season was certainly a challenging one, filled with difficult opponents and tough losses. No accomplishment — ...
Ty McKinney, Keegan Hisler and Tjerdan Johnson were among those honored as all-district baseball selections by the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association. McKinney, a senior for Webster City, was named to the Class 3A Central first team while Hisler, a junior, made the second. Johnson was tabbed ...
Kate Barkema knew her high school career was going to come to an end, but that didn’t make it easier. Barkema, a standout athlete at South Hamilton, was recently named the Daily Freeman-Journal senior female Athlete of the Year. The Hawk graduate was a four-year letterwinner for track, ...
Since joining the Webster City baseball team as an eighth-grader, CJ Hisler has made a mark across the board for the Lynx. As both a student and an athlete, Hisler has become a constant in success and celebration, resulting in his selection as the 2023 Daily Freeman-Journal Male Athlete of ...
Feel-good sports stories are often fan favorites in the moment, but they rarely also serve a greater purpose for a much bigger picture behind the scenes. Sunday’s Cy-Hawk Celebrity Softball Game in Humboldt was the best of all worlds. Not only were hundreds of fans entertained by the ...
As the 2023 season nears its closure, the Webster City baseball team had plenty to hang their caps on. The Lynx took on any and all comers, and even went toe-to-toe against a multitude of ranked teams. Although the campaign didn’t go as originally intended, the purple and gold drew in ...