For Hampton-Dumont-CAL football Head Coach Cole Miller, some of the most meaningful memories from the 2026 season didn’t happen under the Friday night lights.

The Bulldogs finished 4-5 after a 35-7 loss to #9 (2A) Crestwood in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs last Friday.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL volleyball closed out its regular season Thursday night with a 3-0 loss to #4 (3A) Humboldt. The match aired on 104.9 KLMJ and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel.

The Bulldogs kept the opening set close before Humboldt used an 11-point run to build a 24-10 lead. A service error ended the set in the Wildcats’ favor.

Dike-New Hartford captured the Class 2A, District 4 football championship outright Friday night, defeating Hampton-Dumont-CAL 24-7 in the regular-season finale. The game aired on 104.9 KLMJ and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel.

Rain delayed the start of Tuesday’s North Central Conference cross country meet at Maynes Grove, leaving runners from Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Hampton-Dumont-CAL and Iowa Falls-Alden battling muddy conditions in their final competition before next week’s state qualifying meets.

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows volleyball team advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Class 2A Region 7 bracket with a win over West Fork Monday night, sweeping the Warhawks 3-0. The match aired on 104.9 KLMJ and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel.

Roland-Story dominated Hampton-Dumont-CAL on Friday night, handing the Bulldogs their first district loss of the season in a 44-8 defeat.

Senior Kenley Hansen earned her 400th career assist for Hampton-Dumont-CAL on Tuesday night in Hampton as the Bulldogs went 1-1, splitting matches with North Central Conference opponents St. Edmond and Eagle Grove.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL football team improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in district play Friday with a 42-7 win over Oelwein.

The Bulldogs scored first and never looked back, building a 28-point halftime lead behind four rushing touchdowns from Luke Showalter.

Head Coach Cole Miller says the Bulldogs put together the type of complete performance they had been looking for.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL football team opened district play with a 27-19 road win over Vinton-Shellsburg on Friday night. The game aired on 104.9 KLMJ and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL cross country teams are beginning to see their work translate into faster times as the Bulldogs move deeper into the season.

Through three meets, 11 H-D-CAL runners have recorded personal-best performances despite competing in a variety of conditions, including extreme heat at Webster City and rain at the Belmond-Klemme Invitational.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Clarksville, Hampton-Dumont-CAL and West Fork cross country runners competed Thursday, September 17, at the Clear Lake Invitational.

In the girls race, H-D-CAL’s Sylvie Morton led the Bulldogs with a personal-best time of 21 minutes, 22.2 seconds. Teammates Maci Pralle and Maddie Pralle also recorded personal-best times.

The Battle for Bradford ended with an Iowa Falls-Alden victory Friday night as the Cadets defeated Hampton-Dumont-CAL 34-7, which aired on 104.9 KLMJ and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel.

The Cadets opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 37-yard touchdown pass from Karson Kalous to Brody McNeal. A failed 2-point conversion kept the score at 6-0.

In front of a raucous student section, the Hampton-Dumont-CAL volleyball team secured a 3-1 victory over Central Springs on Monday night.

H-D-CAL senior Madison Heilskov entered the match needing nine kills to reach 500 for her career.

The Bulldogs took the lead in the opening set and held off the Panthers for a 25-22 victory.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Belmond-Klemme and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows cross country teams competed Tuesday at the Webster City Lynx Cross Country Meet in Webster City.

Top finisher results are listed below:

Girls 5K

Hampton-Dumont-CAL

Sylie Morton, 5th place – 22:18.83

Maci Pralle, 11th place – 23:06.35

District play got underway in Sheffield on Friday Night when BCLUW traveled to West Fork. BCLUW began the game with a first down then a punt. On West Fork’s opening possession, they fumbled at the BCLUW 27-yard line. The Comets would then give the ball back on an interception by Connor Swenson at the West Fork 44-yard line. It would take just 3 plays for Reiker Reimers to score a one-yard touchdown run.