March 2022

Humboldt High senior Marissa Kaufman will take her talents to Iowa Central Community College this fall, where she will join the Triton volleyball team.

Kaufman, a 6-foot frontline player who was an all-conference performer for Humboldt’s unbeaten North Central Conference championship team, signed a letter of intent to play for the Tritons last week.

“It’s an awesome feeling to sign with Iowa Central. I’m super-excited to play there next year,” Kaufman said.

“I like that I have girls on the team that I already know in Jori Hajek and Deni McDaniel. Iowa Central has a really good program. They’ve made it to nationals the last few years and I love their coaches,” Kaufman said.

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Humboldt girls’ wrestling coach Andy Newell says it’s an exciting time in Humboldt wrestling right now.

Newell, who completed his first season as the head coach of the girls’ program, presented various awards in last week’s team banquet on March 14 that recognized the 2021-22 season and looked ahead to next year and beyond.

“I want to thank everyone for making girls’ wrestling successful here at Humboldt,” Newell said.

“A special thanks to coach Luke Satern for stepping up in a big way and helped coach the girls at the high school state tournament in January and continued to coach the AAU. He has offered to coach open mat during the spring and summer, in freestyle and folkstyle to help the girls get better,” Newell said.

Harold “Sonny” Lane, age 86 of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital in Humboldt. Condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

By Phil Monson
Superintendent Jim Murray reported on architect progress for the proposed facilities work planned at Taft Elementary, the middle school and the high school. He said final plans are expected to be ready for the board’s approval in May, to begin the bidding process this summer with groundbreaking to take place this fall and work completed by the 2023-24 school year.
“Terry Allers of Allers Architects in Fort Dodge has sketches done for Taft, as well as at the high school and middle school. The additional classroom space at the middle school will have to be added onto the south end, which will require the playground to be moved a little bit further south, to take advantage of level ground,” Murray said.
“The gym at Taft will be a steel building but we’ll try to match it with the rest of the Taft building,” Murray said.