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Humboldt's Trumpeters depart together

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/03/2021 - 4:02pm

Humboldt's pair of Trumpeter Swans spread their wings and departed this world Tuesday afternoon, according to Humboldt Parks Director Clayton Vorland. The pair were at separate locations, the male at the SOAR Raptor Center near Carroll, and the female on the pond in Humboldt. Fred (left) and Wilma (right) are pictured in May 2015. Humboldt Independent file photo.

Humboldt Parks Director Clayton Vorland said the city was heartbroken Tuesday afternoon to find out both Trumpeter Swans had died within a short time of one another. They graced the city ponds by the Highway 169 Bridge for the past 12 years. Vorland is hopeful the Iowa Department of Natural Resources can find at least one swan for the city.

The city of Humboldt reported some unfortunate news Tuesday, March 2. Both Trumpeter Swans, Fred and Wilma, the largest flying birds in North America, perished within a short time of each other. To find out more, we posed some questions to Humboldt Parks Director Clayton Vorland.

1. What was the extent of Fred’s injuries, how long was he at the raptor rehab near Carroll and what was the diagnosis? Evidently he wasn’t improving.
A: From what I was told is that it just looked like joint deterioration/arthritis of his knee joints. He was to the point he couldn’t get up and even if you picked him up, he wouldn’t stand and he would just fall back down. They tried to work with him to try and get him to stand up on his own but he was just not improving at all. He was taken to SOAR (Saving Our Avian Resources) on Dec. 31, 2020.

2. What time did you find out that he had died?
A: I was informed that Fred had been put down shortly after finding Wilma.

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03
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March 3, 2021

Tue
02
Mar

Cold shooting Wildcats fall in substate final, 64-48

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/02/2021 - 1:59pm

Humboldt senior center Sam Fischer went around an Algona defender for a reverse layup in the second half of the Wildcats' 71-69 victory over the Bulldogs on Feb. 25 in Algona. The victory sent Humboldt into a substate final against Clear Lake on March 2, where the Lions ended Humboldt's season with a 64-48 victory. Humboldt finishes 15-8 overall. Independent photo.

A berth in next week's Class 3A state basketball tournament wasn't meant to be for the Humboldt Wildcat boys' basketball team tonight (March 2) as Humboldt fell to the Clear Lake Lions, 64-48 in a substate final in the Algona gym.

Carson Toebe scored 28 points, Andrew Formanek had 13 and Joe Faber added 12 to lead the Lions, who take a 22-2 record into next week's state tournament.

Humboldt finishes 15-8 overall. The Wildcats were led by Will Orness with 17 points. Caden Matson had 14 and Trevor Jacobson was next with seven.

Humboldt, advanced by beating Algona, 71-69 on Feb. 25 in Algona. Clear Lake, 21-2, defeated Spencer, 58-55 in Clear Lake on Feb. 25. Both schools split during the regular season with Humboldt winning back in December and Clear Lake topping the Wildcats on Jan. 22 in Clear Lake.

See full story in the Humboldt Independent. Subscribe today for print/digital access by selecting the link on this page to get started!

Tue
02
Mar

Wildcat girls place 3 on North Central All-Conference team

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/02/2021 - 1:35pm

Kendal Clark (left), Bae Arnold (center) and Jori Hajek received North Central All-Conference basketball honors. Clark was a first team pick, Arnold second team and Hajek third team. They helped Humboldt to a runner-up finish in the NCC and establish a new school record for wins in a season in five-player basketball.

Humboldt’s 18 wins set school record

In a season where the Humboldt girls’ basketball team set a school record for five-player wins in a season and battled for upper division supremacy of the North Central Conference, the Wildcats had three players selected all-conference.

Seniors Kendal Clark, Bae Arnold and Jori Hajek earned post-season honors by the league’s coaches.

Clark was a unanimous first-team pick while Arnold was chosen second-team and Hajek third-team. They helped Humboldt compile an 18-5 overall record and an 11-3 record and runner-up finish in the North Central Conference.

Their selections were announced last week by Wildcat head coach Rodd Mooney, who completed his 20th season at the helm.

See full story in this week's Humboldt Independent with statistics and coach summary on the recently completed 2020-21 season.

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