The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys track and field team took home third place out of 10 teams in the Hampton-Dumont invite with a score of 101 on Monday, April 21. The Bulldogs finished just five points behind Garner-Hayfield-Ventura, while Clear Lake ran away from the rest of the field with a score of 155.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL (HDCAL) track and field star Charlee Morton competed in her third Drake Relays, finishing second in the discus throw and winning her third straight championship in shot put. On Thursday, April 24 Morton competed in the discus throw, and despite finishing second she broke the HDCAL school record for the longest discus throw, with her throw of 149 feet, 4 inches.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys soccer team defeated Garner-Hayfield-Ventura by a score of 3-1 on Thursday, April 17. The game started fast for the Bulldogs as after a beautiful pass from Gruelke Briggs set up a goal for Christain Zavala just over two minutes into the first half. However, the Cardinals would quickly respond after a hand ball by the Bulldogs set up a penalty kick.

The Hampton-Dumont boys and girls golf teams both finished fourth out of four teams in the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadet invite on Wednesday, April 17. The Bulldogs girls finished with 481 total strokes. The Bulldogs lowest scorer was Kenzie Moorehead who shot 107. Moorehead shot 58 on the front nine before shooting 49 on the back nine, which was the third lowest overall score of any nine holes in the tournament.

Hampton-Dumont-CAL (HDCAL) track and field star, senior Charlee Morton, is in the midst of one of the most memorable individual careers for any Bulldog athlete in recent memory. Morton has won back to back region championships at the Drake Relays and state championships in both shot put and discus. Morton said that she is glad to be able to represent Hampton with her very successful high school career up to this point. 
 

Since Hapton-Dumont-CAL girls soccer head coach Ben Schlachter took over the program in 2023, he introduced the kid captain program where a kid is brought to be the “team captain” for the Bulldogs.
 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys soccer team tied 1-1 vs Belmond-Klemme on Monday, April 7 in an exciting game that had a thrilling finish. The game was a competitive battle from beginning to end and had many key moments. Early in the first half it looked like the Broncos were about to strike first, after being rewarded a penalty kick after a handball from a Bulldog defender.

ACKLEY — The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Birdbusters trapshooting team opened up their season with a solid showing on Saturday, taking home 14 total medals, including four team medals and ten individual medals. The birdbusters went up against South Hardin High School, Dike-New Hartford Community School District and the host of the meet, Ackley Geneva Wellsburg Steamboat Community School District (AGWSR). 
 

HAMPTON— The  Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs girls soccer team dropped their home opener of the season 10-0 to the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets on Thursday. The girls were missing five players and were facing one of their toughest opponents of the season. Head coach Ben Schlater said that the first two games of the season would be a good measuring stick for the team as they opened the season facing two of their toughest opponents.

HAMPTON —The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs boys soccer team won their first home game in impressive fashion with a 6-0 win over Iowa Falls-Alden.

The scoring started early and often, when sophomore Jesus Flores struck the back of the net for his first career goal just five minutes into the game. Flores spoke on how important it was to get the lead early.

The first meet for the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs’ girls tennis team was on April 1 at Clear Lake. Heading into the season co-head coach  Chad Johnson said that the number one goal for the team is to get better every day.
 
“In practice or when we have meets as well,” Johnson said.
 

CLEAR LAKE—- Both the boys and girls track teams competed at the North Iowa Indoor Championships at Clear Lake on March 27 and March 28 for Hampton-Dumont-CAL.

The season is approaching for the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs boys golf team. The first meet of the season is on April 15 at Ridge Stone Golf Club at 4:15 p.m. Head coach Trevor Eiklenborg said that a goal for the team is for the seniors to be leaders for the team this year.
 

The West Fork Warhawks girls basketball team made a strong push in the postseason as the team went all the way to the Class 2A Region 6 championship game where the Warhawks were defeated by Central Lyon 69-53. The Warhawks ended the season with a record of 20-4 on the year which was a big jump from the previous season where the team went 13-10.
 

With the season underway after the team’s first meet on March 18 that took place at the Wartburg College HS Track and Field Invitational. The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs boys track and field team is ready for the rest of the season. Head coach Dan Aalbers said that heading into this season that the team will look a bit different as the team graduated a number of seniors last year.