With the volleyball season starting on Aug. 29 at home vs Hampton-Dumont-CAL, the West Fork Warhawks volleyball team was getting ready for the start of the season thanks to a couple of summer camps this past week. Head coach Emily Greimann said that the first camp on Wednesday had retired Ankeny volleyball head coach Dave Whims run the camp.

For the first time during the summer the West Fork Warhawks boys cross country ran together in a summer program. Head coach Zachary Ortloff said that they usually give the runners a program to follow during the summer but it was nice to have a voluntary program like this.

After barely missing the postseason last year with a record of 5-4, the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs football team is getting ready for the upcoming season. The Bulldogs have a scrimmage at Mason City on Aug. 23. At 7 p.m. and their first game is on Aug. 30. at home vs Iowa Falls-Alden at 7 p.m. Head coach Cole Miller said that the team lost a large senior class so a goal for this year is to get as much experience as possible.

The West Fork Warhawks saw a big improvement from a 5-17 record in 2023 to a 12-14 record this year which saw the Warhawks make it to the Class 1A Substate 3 Semifinal. Head coach Kayden Ames said he was very pleased with how the season went.
 

The West Fork Warhawks softball team made history on July 15, as the team defeated Hudson 3-0 in the Class 2A Region 6 Championship game to advance to the Class 2A State Quarterfinal. The Warhawks played Van Meter in the Quarterfinal on July 23. Head coach Sadie Winfrey said it is the first time that a softball team has made it to the state tournament when the school is known as West Fork.
 

The season may be over for the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs softball team as they ended the year with a record of 7-17, and head coach Kelsey Enslin said that the team had some high notes and low notes.
 

The West Fork Warhawks baseball team went 1-1 during their run in the postseason after defeating the Colo-Nesco Royals 15-5 in the 1A Substate 3 second round game on July 9. The Warhawks then lost to the Newman Catholic Knights 4-2 on July 13 to end the season with a record of 12-14.

It was a solid season for the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Birdbusters trapshooting team as the team had 39 students including 17 high school students and 22 middle school students, 12 of the students on the squad this year were new to the team. The team had students from fifth grade all the way through seniors in high school.

At 7-14 on the year and with the regular season coming to a close, the Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs softball team is looking to finish the regular season on a positive note.
 
Head coach Kelsey Enslin said that the season had been an odd one so far with how the schedule ended working and the ups and downs of the season.
 

DES MOINES—- The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs baseball team was unable to comeback after a tough first inning as the Bulldogs fell to the Saydel Eagles 8-4 on June 27. The Bulldogs are now 8-18 on the year. The Bulldogs found themselves down multiple runs early as the Eagles took a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first.

ST. ANSGAR—-- The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs softball team was not able to keep up with St. Ansgar as the Bulldogs fell to the Saints 10-1 on the road on June 20. The Bulldogs dropped to 7-11 on the year.

The season has had its ups and downs for the West Fork Warhawks baseball team as the team is 9-9 on the year and is in fourth place in the Top of Iowa East conference. The team has seen an increase of wins from last year as in the previous season the Warhawks had only five wins. Head coach Kayden Ames said that so far he would view the season as a success but noted that the team is not done yet.
 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs baseball team hopes to keep building as the team nears the end of the regular season. The Bulldogs are currently 7-16 on the year after going 3-2 this past week with a 5-2 win over Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on June 17, a 9-6 win over West Fork on June 18, a 7-3 loss to Algona on June 19, a 11-3 loss to Algona on June 19, and a 11-6 win over Iowa Falls-Alden on June 21.
 

Things are going well for the West Fork Warhawks softball team right now as the Warhawks are currently on a 5-0 game winning streak. The Warhawds defeated North Butler 9-4 on June 5, and also defeated Nashua-Plainfield 16-0 on June 7, and defeated Riceville 6-2 on June 10, and won against Rockford 13-0 on June 12, and defeated Northwood-Kensett 12-0 on June 14.

HAMPTON—- The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs softball team was able to hang on for the win as they defeated the Humboldt Wildcats 5-4 on June 12. The Bulldogs are 4-7 on the year.