June 2023

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Wildcat baseball team wins outright NCC championship!


The Humboldt baseball team in Clarion on Monday night, June 26, after they shutout CGD 11-0 to win the North Central Conference championship outright. Independent photo.

The Humboldt High baseball team claimed the North Central Conference championship in outright fashion Monday night (June 26) by shutting out the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys, 11-0 in Clarion to move to 12-0 overall in the NCC.

Jayden Gargano pitched a no-hitter while Corey Dettmann tripled and singled and Christian Lee drove in three runs to lead Humboldt.

Humboldt moved to 13-0 in the NCC with an 11-3 victory over Fort Dodge St. Edmond on June 28 in Fort Dodge. Humboldt is 22-3 overall.

The Wildcats buried the Boone Toreadors, 15-0 Tuesday night, June 27 at Boone. Isaiah Busick homered for the Wildcats, who move to 21-3 overall on the season.

The Wildcats host Iowa Falls-Alden on Thursday, June 29.

Humboldt hosts Storm Lake on Monday, July 3.

Humboldt will host Gilbert on Friday, July 7, in a first round Class 3A substate opening round game.

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26
Jun

KIMBERLY J. MAHLUM

Kimberly Jean Mahlum, Age 62, of Ettrick, WI, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2023 at Gundersen Health in LaCrosse, WI, in the weeks following an emergency heart surgery.

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26
Jun

WANDA J. WARNER

Wanda “WJ” Warner, age 71 of Dakota City, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.

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Jun

ELWIN L. HODGES

Elwin L. Hodges, 95, of Humboldt, passed away on Monday evening, June 19, 2023, with his family by his side at the Kavanagh House in 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 named in the subject line.

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Jun

KELLI L. ANDERSEN

Kelli Lynne Andersen, 57, passed away in the early morning of Monday June 19, 2023, in Independence, MO. 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 named in the subject line.

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24
Jun

Register for July 4th walk/run to honor vets


Entries from last year's Run White & Blue July 4th 5k and 10k walk/run. Independent file photo.

Humboldt is kicking off the July 4th holiday in a healthful and patriotic way with a fun 5k or 10k road race, the Run White & Blue.
This annual event not only provides needed exercise for persons of all ages and fitness abilities, it raises funds for a great cause. All entry fees will send local veterans to the Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight one-day, all expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The next flight will be Wednesday, Sept. 13.
The cost for the race is $25 until June 28 and $30 thereafter.
Race T-shirts are only guaranteed for preregistered entries.
The race will start and end at US Bank on Sumner Avenue. People will walk/run up the hill into Dakota City and then take routes on the Three Rivers Trail and city streets to return to the finish line.
People are asked to go to getmeregistered.com and search “Run White & Blue” or find a link on the group’s Run White & Blue Run – Humboldt page on Facebook to get signed up.

Fri
23
Jun

St. Edmond over Humboldt girls, 6-3


Humboldt pitcher Reagan Lee (left) and her teammates celebrate after they edged Webster City, 4-3 Friday night (June 23) in Humboldt. The victory kept the Wildcats' North Central Conference title hopes alive. Independent photo by PHIL MONSON.

The Humboldt softball team saw their conference title hopes come up short in a 6-3 loss at Fort Dodge St. Edmond on Wednesday night, June 28 in Fort Dodge. Humboldt slips to 16-10 overall, 10-3 in conference play. St. Edmond wins the title at 12-2. Reagan Lee pitched all six innings for Humboldt and scattered six hits. Offensively she led by going 3-for-3 at bat with a double and an RBI.

Humboldt moved to 16-9 overall on the season by beating Pocahontas Area, 11-2 in non-conference action at Pocahontas Tuesday night, June 27. Reagan Lee and Abby Armitage shared the pitching duties with Lee throwing a one-hitter and Armitage a 3-hitter. Jayden Kutschara had three hits to lead Humboldt at the plate. Claire Dieleman, Paige Opheim and Addie Thompson each had two hits to lead Humboldt. Armitage drove in four runs.

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