The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs have had competitive matches in the opening weeks of the season.
The Bulldogs started this year hosting West Fork and defeated them 3-2, rallying from a 0-2 deficit
Then, on Thursday, the HD-CAL hosted fellow Bulldog team Algona.
HD-CAL was beaten in a 1-3 match.
Against West Fork, the Bulldogs competed, but fell behind after losing sets 21-25 and 22-25.

With the rain pouring, Hampton-Dumont-CAL football was down four points with 6:23 left in regulation in Hampton on Friday.
The Bulldogs had just given up two touchdowns to rival Iowa Falls-Alden in the third quarter.
The drama of this year’s “Battle for Bradford” was only magnified with the rain pouring down.
The Bulldogs managed to force a punt from the Cadets at their own end zone, giving great field position.

The Hampton-Dumont/CAL football team decimated West Fork in the season opener in Sheffield on Friday in a 42-0 blowout.
The game stayed close after one quarter, with HD/CAL scoring a touchdown.
But, once the second quarter came about, the Bulldogs exploded with 21 points.
The Bulldogs took advantage of poor offensive execution from the Warhawks
Cal Heeran passed for 140 yards on 7/12 and two touchdowns.

Hank Williams Jr. said it best in his gridiron twist of his song “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” – Are you ready for some football?
Ready or not, here comes the season for the West Fork football team. Fortunately, the Warhawks will begin the season in friend confines, hosting Hampton-Dumont-CAL at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the West Fork Football Complex in Sheffield.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL football will have a different look this year as both offense and defense will be undergoing system changes.
“We want to get better every single day,” coach Cole Miller said. “We need to use every day as a learning opportunity to get better.”
With a solid base of seniors and juniors to build upon, the Bulldogs won’t need to worry about inexperience while learning new playbooks.

For the entirety of its history, Iowa high school basketball was bound by time, but not by time of possession. This has led to several teams taking advantage of their time handling the basketball, with final scores reminiscent of a high scoring football contest.

Before the door can be officially closed on the 2020-2021 season, there is one more accolade earned by the West Fork baseball team. It was not only through play on the field, but also through the exemplary character shown within and beyond the walls of West Fork High School.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL baseball this year was a team that met frustration in a 10-22 record. “We were close and never took that last step to be really good,” coach Matt Lokenvitz said. The team lost 10 games this season where they had a lead or were tied in the fifth inning or later.
Lokenvitz said that despite being a young team, the Bulldogs should have won at least a few of those games.

Despite early postseason exits, the West Fork baseball and softball teams came out with several positives. One of those accomplishments is the development of youth, and the other achievement is bringing home several honors from the Top of Iowa Conference.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL softball met the end to their season in a 12-0 loss at Mount Vernon in the Class 3A Regional Championship on July 12.
The Bulldogs were unable to record a single hit in the loss to the 34-4 powerhouse.
Mount Vernon, a program that has great experience in the postseason, showed that advantage over a young HDC team.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL baseball finished the regular season and played in the first round of districts.
Unfortunately, this would mark the end of the season for the Bulldogs, who would fall to Waverly-Shell Rock on the road on Friday in a 0-6 loss.
On July 12, HDC hosted Humboldt and was defeated, 1-3.
On July 13, the team traveled to Boone and lost, 2-12.
Against Waverly-Shell Rock, HDC struggled at bat.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL faced four opponents this week with postseason quickly approaching.
On July 5, the home game against North Butler was declared a no contest when lightening forced the game to be called off; HDC led 6-2 at the time.
On July 6, the team was defeated by Clear Lake on the road, 4-5.
The Bulldogs lost to Webster City, 3-13, on the road on Wednesday.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL defeated two opponents in Class 3A Regionals to advance to regional championship.
The Bulldogs defeated Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, 5-3, at home on July 6.
Then on Friday, the team hosted Clear Lake and blew them out 12-2.
Against GHV, the Dogs put in two runs to start the game and built upon that lead in the fifth inning.
Up 5-0, HDC was met with resistance from the Cardinals in the sixth inning.

The beginning of last week was looking pretty good for the West Fork softball team. The Warhawks had won two of their last three, and were ready to take on some tough competition in the form of ranked teams such as Newman Catholic and Central Springs.

Six games in seven days. With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the West Fork baseball team is beginning its final push for the postseason.