DES MOINES — No. 4 seeded Remsen St. Marys scored five straight points to open the game and never trailed in a 54-41 victory over No. 5 West Fork in the first round of the Class 1A Girls’ State Basketball Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena Wednesday.

The North Central Conference announced its all-conference teams this past week, with Hampton-Dumont-CAL’s Brooklyn and Jordan Valley each earned third-team honors. 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys basketball team saw ups and downs during its 2022-23 season. It took ranked teams to overtime and played competitively with others. The team has also played in some games that it would probably like to have back. The boys have shown growth and had a couple chances against a good Clear Lake team to show the growth they have made during the season.

DES MOINES - Hampton-Dumont/CAL’s Madox Strother placed sixth in his division of the AAU State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. 
Strother, wrestling for the Team Valley Wrestling Club, was sixth at 70 pounds in Division B. He advanced to Sunday’s semifinals by going 3-0 Saturday with all of his wins by fall.

The No. 5 ranked West Fork girls’ basketball team punched its ticket to the State Tournament last week with a 56-37 victory over Maquoketa Valley in the Class 1A, Region 6 Championship.

The Iowa High School state wrestling tournament has undergone some changes this season including eliminating the sectional portion of the tournament, adding eight competitors and going back to a four-day tournament format. The Bulldogs qualified four wrestlers for the tournament, and Coach Hansen had high expectations for them.

 
Thursday 2/16/23

Wrestling fans may have a little bit of a different feeling this season with the Iowa High School Athletic Association changing the postseason format by removing the sectional tournament and advancing all wrestlers straight to districts.  The IHSAA also added eight wrestlers to the state tournament and are returning to a four day format for the competition.  Coach Hansen made the joke that for the first time in H-D-CAL history, all 14 Bulldog

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog boys basketball team has been very competitive throughout their tough NCC schedule.  A conference that features three ranked class 3A teams makes it tough to win conference games.  The Bulldogs have maintained a competitive nature even though it is not showing up in the win column.

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL Bulldog girls basketball team wrapped up their regular season against the Saint Edmond Gaels and then got busy preparing for the postseason matchup with the top seeded Osage Green Devils.  The girls team has been through a tough season dealing with injuries, weather complications, and the normal rigors of a high school basketball season, but they have continued to persevere through the trials and tribulations.

 
Thursday 2/9/23

Last January the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) announced the sanctioning of girls’ wrestling at the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials’ Association (IWCOA) girls’ state tournament. The storied history of Iowa high school wrestling added an exciting new chapter to it last week with the first IGHSAU-sanctioned State Wrestling Tournament. 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys’ wrestling team wrapped up its 2022-2023 wrestling regular season by taking the team title at the second annual Steve Deike duals. 

When the calendar page turns from January to February that means that the high school basketball season is coming to a close. Players will soon play their final games in their home gyms and be recognized for the years they have put into their programs. The Hampton-Dumont-CAL basketball programs hosted their senior night this past week and several players stepped onto their home courts for the final time.

Tuesday 1/31/23