BELMOND—— The Hampton-Dumont-Cal Bulldogs football team had a strong showing at the team’s scrimmage against the Belmond-Klemme Broncos on Aug.18. 
Head coach Cole Miller said that one thing he liked from the scrimmage was how plenty of players were able to get some reps on both sides of the ball for the Bulldogs. 

Last year, The Hampton-Dumont-Cal Bulldogs football team found success as they went 6-4 on the season.
This season the Bulldogs are looking to keep that success going. Head coach Cole Miller said that the expectation for the team is that the Bulldogs compete in every game.

Hampton Youth Soccer leagues are getting ready for the start of the 2023 season. All three leagues will start games on August 26. Joslyn Stock, the board president of Hampton Youth Soccer said that this year the leagues have 304 players. 

With the season approaching, the Hampton-Dumont-Cal cross country teams are excited about the numbers of runners they have so far according to head coach Traci Moorehead.

The West Fork Warhawks girls cross country team is looking forward to the upcoming season. This year will be the first time the team will be able to compete as a team under head coach Laura Huber. Huber said that last year the Warhawks only had four runners, but this season the team has five runners right now.

The West Fork Warhawks boys cross country team has seen an increase in the number of runners heading into this season as they get ready for the upcoming season.
Head coach Zachary Ortloff said that a goal for the team is to place better at meets.

The Hampton-Dumont-Cal Bulldogs softball team went through some ups and downs during this past season according to head coach Kelsey Enslin. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 8-17 and won their Class 3A region 5 quarterfinal game against Garner Hayfield Ventura 5-3, before losing to Williamsburg 10-0 in the Class 3A region 5 semifinal.

The West Fork Warhawks baseball team saw some improvement this season when compared to last year, as the Warhawks went from two wins last year, to finish this season with five wins. West Fork finished the season with a record of 5-17 and while it was still a tough season, Warhawks’ head coach Kayden Ames said that he thinks the team is going to take away a lot from this year.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs faced off with a familiar foe in the first round of the district playoffs, going up against conference rival, Webster City Lynx in Hampton.  The Bulldogs and Lynx had split the regular season series 1-1, with both teams earning a win as the home team and the Bulldogs earning themselves the fourth seed in the class 3A district 2.  The Bulldogs entered the game with a 15-14 record and the Lynx at 15-15.  Both team

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog softball team hosted a first round playoff game for the second year in a row.  The Bulldogs entered the game with a 7-16 record and faced the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Cardinals with a 6-17 record.  The Bulldogs would earn the 4th seed in the class 3A regional 5 bracket.  

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog baseball team has been playing tough baseball ever since the middle of June.  The Bulldogs have navigated through an arduous NCC schedule and a challenging non-conference schedule in a year that some viewed as a rebuilding one.  So, the final week of the season shaped up to be the Bulldogs toughest.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog softball team finished up their final week of the regular season with some formidable NCC opponents, as they prepared to begin the postseason regional tournament.  The Bulldog softball team will have a nice little break and time to prepare before they begin tournament play.  It was a solid season for a young team that grew and developed throughout.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldogs are wrapping up the regular season and looking to climb the standing in the NCC race.  The Bulldogs will have to wait until Thursday June 29th to know their post-season pairing, but they are focused on continuing to play their best baseball and get healthy.  A week of rivalry games set the Bulldogs up for a tough final week of the season.  

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL softball team has been growing all season and is looking to play their best softball at the end of the season.  The Bulldog softball team also received their postseason pairing and will host Garner-Hayfield/Ventura on July 6th.  Coach Enslin has been making some position moves and adjustments to the line-up to prepare for the postseason.  

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL softball team has hit the middle of their season, and are growing with a young team.  The girls are learning as they go and will show flashes of being a good team, but then will show their youth with errors or mistakes.  The Bulldogs are battling within a tough NCC softball schedule.