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Fri
15
Mar

Wildcat boys win 3 events in home indoor track


Cael Donahe carries the baton in one of the relay events for the Wildcat boys' track team at their indoor meet in Humboldt on March 15 at the Nielsen Family Recreation Center. Independent photo.

Relays will definitely be a strong suit for the Humboldt High boys' track team this season and their strength was evident Friday night (March 15) when the Wildcats won their own Nielsen Family Invitational inside the Humboldt Recreation Center Nielsen Fieldhouse.

The Wildcats won three relays and had numerous top-four finishes on the night. Other schools on hand included Algona, Forest City, West Hancock, Eagle Grove, Algona Bishop Garrigan, Southeast Valley, Manson-Northwest Webster and River Valley.

Humboldt's 4x400 relay of Jackson Dodd, Keegan Groat, Landyn Dencklau and Mason Van Pelt took first in 3:42.07.

The distance medley relay of Keegan Groat, Dencklau, Dodd and Mason Van Pelt also won with a time of 3:48.36.

The Wildcats' 4x60-meter shuttle hurdle relay claimed first in 37.66 seconds. It was comprised of Griffin Groat, Keegan Groat, Tyler Carlson and Coen Matson.

Thu
14
Mar

Wildcat girls host indoor track opener


Humboldt High senior Tayla Wempen clears the bar en route to a fourth-place finish in the Nielsen Family Indoor track meet at the Humboldt Recreation Center on Thursday, March 14. Independent photo.

Led by the winning shuttle hurdle relay, Humboldt's girls' track team opened their season by hosting their own Nielsen Family Indoor meet inside the recreation center.

The 4x60 shuttle hurdle relay, which consisted of Claire Dieleman, Sami Varangkounh, Alivia Goodell and Sophia Harris, clocked 43.49 seconds.

The Wildcats had numerous second and third-place finishes on the night.

Tayla Wempen was runner-up in the 60-meter dash in 8.42 seconds. Bella Metli finished second in the 200-meter dash in 28.62 seconds. Metli was also second in the 400-meters in 1:07.02.

Humboldt's distance medley relay finished second in 4:59.57. The relay consisted of Tayla Wempen, Bella Metli, Gracey May and Brynn Malo.

Humboldt senior Ashlynn Works was third in the shot put with a toss measuring 34-10.

Brynn Malo was third in the 1,500-meters in 5:48.22.

Next action for Humboldt will be the outdoor meet at Clear Lake on April 2.

Wed
13
Mar

Humboldt boys’ wrestling squad recognized at banquet


Humboldt freshman state runner-up Broedy Hendricks (right) received the David Musselmann Award as the team's most outstanding wrestler during the team banquet held on March 5. Wildcat veteran assistant coach Justin McDaniel presented the award. Independent photo.

Another stellar season in the record books for the Humboldt boys’ wrestling team.
A large crowd was on hand last week (March 5) for the Humboldt boys’ wrestling banquet, held at the high school cafeteria.
The event paid tribute to the Wildcat program, led by veteran head coach Chad Beaman, who completed his 21st season at the helm and led the Wildcats to the North Central Conference dual team title as well as an eventual fifth-place finish in the state dual team tournament back on Feb. 3 and a 22-2 overall dual record.
At the individual state tournament in Des Moines in mid-February, Humboldt had five qualifers and ended up with two placewinners. Freshman Broedy Hendricks was a state runner-up at 165 pounds while Owen Mayall (120) and Tyce Clarken (126) were both eighth-place medalists. Fueling optimism for next year, all five qualifiers will return next season.

Wed
13
Mar

Humboldt’s medley relay wins title at ISU indoor meet


Humboldt's medley relay winning the 3A title at the Iowa State Indoor meet on March 7 highlighted Humboldt's season opener. The Wildcats will host their own indoor meet on Friday, March 15, 4:30 p.m. inside the Humboldt Recreation Center at the Nielsen Family Fieldhouse. Independent photo.

Humboldt’s medley relay opened its season with an impressive performance at the boys’ Iowa State University Indoor track meet on March 7.

The Wildcats’ relay unit of Keegan Groat, Elliot Carlson, Jackson Dodd and Mason Van Pelt clocked 3:39.98 to win the event and set a meet record in Class 3A.

“We ran really well for this early in the year. We have been to this meet off and on over the years. In talking to the kids this year, they wanted to challenge themselves,” Wickett said.

Humboldt will host its indoor meet on Friday, March 15, inside the Humboldt Recreation Center at the Nielsen Family Fieldhouse. Action begins at 4:30 p.m.

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Wed
06
Mar

Mann named to 4A all-state teams


Morgan Mann

Humboldt High junior guard Morgan Mann solidified herself as one of the top guards in north central Iowa after being named Class 4A all-state.

Mann was named second-team all-state by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. She was named third-team all-state by the Iowa Print Sportswriters Association.

Mann averaged 20.1 points per game in leading Humboldt to an overall record of 18-5, 12-2 and runner-up in the North Central Conference.

She also averaged 6.8 rebounds, 2.52 assists and 3.34 steals per contest for the Wildcats. She shot 33.8 percent from 3-point field goal range, making 27 of 80 attempts.

The Wildcats advanced to the regional final for the second straight year.

Wed
06
Mar

Hatcher 1st team all-NCC


Humboldt's all-conference basketball selections, from left: Evan Hatcher, Elliot Carlson and Coen Matson. Independent photo.

Carlson 2nd team, Matson named 3rd team
HHS went 15-8, 2nd in league

Humboldt senior Evan Hatcher, a first-team all-North Central Conference pick, is one of three Wildcat players selected to post-season honors by boys’ basketball coaches in the league.

Elliot Carlson, a 6-1 junior guard/forward, was named to the second-team while six-foot junior point guard Coen Matson was selected third-team. The trio helped Humboldt finish runner-up in the league standings at 10-4. Humboldt was 15-8 overall.

Hatcher is one of three unanimous selections by the NCC coaches. Senior post Scott Harr and junior forward Thomas Meyer were also selected first-team. They were joined by Ben Helmers of Algona, Titan Schmitt of Clear Lake and Hunter Horn of Fort Dodge St. Edmond.

The 6-foot-3 Hatcher averaged 20 points per game and also grabbed 9.1 rebounds per contest and handed out 2.56 assists. He led the team in scoring with 452 points.

Wed
06
Mar

Mann, Fischer 1st team all-conference


Humboldt's all-conference selections, from left: Morgan Mann, Ava Fischer, Kaitlyn Nelson and Reagan Lee. Independent photo.

Nelson 2nd team, Lee 3rd team for 18-5 Humboldt girls

Morgan Mann and Ava Fischer, the leading scorers of the Humboldt girls’ basketball team, helped the Wildcats challenge for the league title this past season.

Their efforts didn’t go unnoticed as they both were named first-team all-conference by North Central Conference coaches.

Humboldt, coached by 23-year head coach Rodd Mooney, posted an overall record of 18-5 and finished runner-up to Algona in the conference standings at 12-2.

Humboldt reached the Class 4A regional finals for the second straight year.

Mann was one of three players who received unanimous all-conference selection. In addition, Humboldt junior guard Kaitlyn Nelson received second-team honors while senior Reagan Lee was chosen third-team.

Thu
22
Feb

Ballard ousts Wildcat boys, 81-37


Humboldt senior forward Evan Hatcher (left) finds the going tough down low in the second half of the Wildcats' 81-37 loss to the Ballard Huxley Bombers in a Class 3A substate semifinal round game in Huxley on Feb. 23. The loss ends Humboldt's season at 15-8 overall. Independent photo.

Ballard Huxley took advantage of a cold-shooting Humboldt squad and rolled to an 81-37 victory over the Humboldt boys basketball team Thursday night (Feb. 22) in a Class 3A substate semifinal game in Huxley.

Elliot Carlson scored 13 points and Corey Dettmann had 12 to lead Humboldt, which finishes 15-8 overall.

Ballard, 15-8, was led by Brown with 13 and Cogdill with 12. The Bombers will meet Clear Lake (21-1) Monday night, Feb. 26, in a substate final at Clear Lake. Clear Lake advanced with a 72-51 victory over North Polk.

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Tue
20
Feb

Sioux Center sidelines Humboldt girls, 61-45


Humboldt's Kaitlyn Nelson (22) battles a Sioux Center player for a rebound in the Wildcats' 61-45 loss to the Warriors Tuesday night (Feb. 20) in a Class 4A Region 7 final inside the Humboldt gym. The Wildcats end their season at 18-5 overall. Sioux Center will take a 17-6 record into next week's state tournament in Des Moines. Also pictured is Reagan Lee (right) and Ava Fischer (left). Independent photo.

A tall and talented Sioux Center squad was too much for the Humboldt girls' basketball team Tuesday night (Feb. 20) in the Humboldt gym as the visiting Warriors ended Humboldt's state tournament hopes with a 61-45 victory over the Wildcats in a Class 4A Region 7 final inside the Humboldt gym.

The victory sent the 17-6 Warriors into next week's state tournament in Des Moines while Humboldt closes the book on another stellar season, ending with an 18-5 record.

Sioux Center was led by 5-11 junior forward Makailyn Sander Waal's 23 points. Mia Jensen and Mary Franken each had nine points while Margo Schuiteman had eight for the Warriors, who pulled away in a decisive third quarter, going from a 29-21 halftime lead to 47-32 after three quarters of play.

Senior guard Tielyr Smith paced Humboldt with 12 points. Senior Reagan Lee added 11 and Ava Fischer and Morgan Mann each had nine. Paige and Kaitlyn Nelson each had two.

Mon
19
Feb

Humboldt boys down Spencer in 3A substate opener, 81-65


Humboldt senior guard Corey Dettmann drives past a Spencer defender in the second half of the Wildcats' 81-65 victory over the Tigers Monday night (Feb. 19) in a Class 3A substate tournament opening round game in the Humboldt gym. The 15-7 Wildcats will move into a semifinal round game at Huxley on Thursday, Feb. 22, to face Ballard Huxley (14-8), a 67-46 winner over Webster City. Independent photo.

Another balanced scoring effort carried the Humboldt boys' basketball team past the Spencer Tigers, 81-65 in a Class 3A substate opening round game in the Humboldt gym Monday night, Feb. 19.

The victory moves No. 3 seed Humboldt into a substate semifinal round game at Ballard Huxley on Thursday, Feb. 22, against No. 2 seed Ballard. Ballard defeated Webster City, 67-46 Monday night in Huxley.

Evan Hatcher scored 23 points, Elliot Carlson made 22, Coen Matson had 21 and Corey Dettmann finished with 10 to lead the Wildcats, who improved to 15-7 overall. Spencer, which bowed out at 5-18, was led by 6-4 junior guard Cael Bruning with 23 points. Dylan Timmer had 11 and Elijah Hookfin had 10.

The Wildcats made 14 3-point baskets on the night and went from a 36-31 halftime lead to 58-49 entering the final period.

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