Hampton-Dumont/CAL baseball went through four close matchups this week.
On June 21, the Bulldogs defeated Iowa Falls-Alden, 7-5, in Hampton.
On June 22, HDC hosted West Fork and fell, 3-7.
The team faced Webster City on Wednesday at home and was defeated, 9-15.
Finally, on Thursday, the team played Nashua-Plainfield in Hampton and lost to the Huskies, 3-5.

After wishing Hall-of-Fame head coach Frank Schnoes farewell, the West Fork boys’ basketball program has found their new coach. Fortunately for the Warhawks’ athletic department, they didn’t have to go very far to find their guy.

At the beginning of last week, the West Fork softball team had a rough patch, winning just one of their last three games. Even though the skid continued, the Warhawks were able to return to the win column and gain back some lost ground.

At the midway point of the 2021 summer campaign closes in, the West Fork baseball team is making some serious strides amidst an ultra competitive Top of Iowa Conference-East. Should their cards play just right, the Warhawks could potentially capture double-digit victories and challenge for the second place slot within a division spearheaded by powerhouse Newman Catholic and a sturdy St. Ansgar squad.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL baseball returns a majority of their team this season, graduating two seniors last year.
The Bulldogs will have the luxury of experienced players to build upon this season.

With five seniors last season, the Hampton-Dumont-CAL softball team will have spots to fill in the lineup this season.
The Bulldogs feature just one senior and four juniors this year.
Coach Kelsey Enslin is focused improvement and growth through the season.
Ultimately, the team wants to compete in the conference and make a run during the postseason.

The second week of the 2021 campaign was not a kind one for the West Fork softball team. On the slate, the Warhawks faced off against two ranked clubs in ninth ranked (Class 1A) Newman Catholic and top-ranked (Class 2A) Central Springs.

It could have went either way for the West Fork Esports team, but it was the small things that kept the Warhawks from coming home with a Iowa High School Esports Association championship in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Team Competition.
Despite pushing top-ranked Linn-Mar to their limits, the Warhawks came up short due to a tiebreaker based on first place finished at the IAHSEA State Championship, held on June 1.

In any sport, including baseball, it’s hard to shake off a losing skid. To alleviate this, players and coach engage in small superstitions or rituals to convert the bad juju back into good fortunes.
Whatever happened within the West Fork baseball team, it surely worked, as the Warhawks snapped a three-game skid and countered with a two-game winning streak during their second week of play.

The West Fork girls’ golf team, guided by WF girls’ golf coach Mary Schulz, gathers up for a group photo before competing at the Class 1A Regional Tournament, held this past Monday at the Rice Lake Golf & Country Club in Lake Mills. Pictured from left to right are Emma McKee, Allison Pitzenberger, Hailey McCoy-Munger, Kalli Trewin and Rose Rother.

At this point of the track and field season, there’s only one big event left to go. The one final track meet is the big one, in the 2021 Iowa High School State Co-Ed Track & Field Championships.
The West Fork track & field teams excelled at the Class 1A-District 8 State Qualifying Meet, held on May 13 at Northwood-Kensett High School Track in Northwood, pushing eight events through to Des Moines.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL boys golf competed at Fort Dodge on May 10 for the North Central Conference meet.
The Bulldogs place third with a team score of 339, falling three behind Clear Lake’s 336 and three ahead of Humboldt.
Tommy Birdsell medaled in the tournament, with a runner-up score of 79. Falling one shy of first place.
Will Sackville and Tucker Heeren shot for 84.

Hampton-Dumont/CAL boys soccer club defeated Belmond-Klemme at home, 4-2, on May 10.
On Thursday, the Bulldogs were dealt a 0-10 loss by Denver on the road.
Against the Broncos, the Bulldogs put up two goals in the first half.
Both teams scored two in the second half, to keep HDC ahead of the Broncos.
The Bulldogs had 11 shots on goal.
Luis Mota scored the hat trick with three goals.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys track and field team competed in Neveda on Thursday for Class 3A Districts.
Two events moved on to the Class 3A State meet for the Bulldogs, Jordan Severs in the 400-meter dash and the 100-meter relay team.
Severs finished first in his race with a time of 56.79.
The 4x100 finished in fourth place with a time of 44.52.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL girls golf played at the Mason City Country Club on May 10 for the North Central Conference meet.
The Bulldogs placed fifth with 450 team points, beating Webster City by one point.
Trinity Swart and Madison Lindaman both scored 112 in the 18-hole tournament.
Kortney Dunt and Skyler Valley recorded 113 strokes.
On Friday, the Bulldogs defeated Waverly-Shell Rock 242-250 at home.