February 2019

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Humboldt boys sidelined by Sergeant Bluff-Luton


Humboldt's Sawyer Savery drives around a defender in a Wildcat home basketball game earlier this month. The Wildcats' season ended in a first round district tournament game Monday night (Feb. 18) at Sergeant Bluff. Independent photo by Phil Monson.

No. 2 ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton raced out to a big lead and went on to post an 86-57 victory over Humboldt Monday night (Feb. 18) in a boys' Class 3A first round district tournament game at Sergeant Bluff.

Matt Miller and Calvin Carlson each scored 11 points to lead the Wildcat offense. Jacob Thurm added eight, Gabe Gidel seven and Jamison Heinz had six for the Wildcats. SBL was led by 6-1 senior guard Conner Groves, who poured in a school record 44 points to lead the Warriors. He had 26 at halftime as he made made 11 3-point shots.

The loss ended Humboldt's 2018-19 season at 8-12 overall. Sergeant Bluff-Luton moves on to a district final on Thursday night (Feb. 21) in Sergeant Bluff against Spencer, which defeated MOC-Floyd Valley, 60-55 in Monday's second opening round game at Sergeant Bluff.

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DONALD J. SEIFRIED

DONALD J. SEIFRIED, 49, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in West Des Moines.

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EUGENE RUBY

EUGENE RUBY, 92, Humboldt, died Saturday morning, Feb. 16, 2019, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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BETTY M. MAACH

BETTY M. MAACH, 94, Humboldt, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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CAROLYN A. HEIM

CAROLYN A. HEIM, 65, Humboldt, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 12, 2109, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Des Moines. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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RICHARD L. DUNSCOMBE

RICHARD L. DUNSCOMBE, 54, formerly of Humboldt, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Those wishing to send online condolences can send them to www.masonlindhart.com and we will see that it gets to the family. Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.

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