MASON CITY - Westfork football collected their first defeat of the season in a 28-21 loss to the Newman Catholic Knights on Friday, September 26. I was a back and forth game in which the Warhawks late comeback attempt fell just short. Warhawks' head coach Daniell Westhoff explained how his team's goals are still in front of them despite the loss.
 

The Hampton-Dumont-CAL volleyball team lost 3-0 to the Webster City Lynx on Tuesday, September 23. The Bulldogs lost the first set 25-15, the second set 25-7 and the third set 25-16. Junior Kenley Hansen led the Bulldogs with four assists and junior Addison Aalbers led the team with 19 attacks and four kills. Defensively, sophomore Bridget Brocka and Aalbers each led the Bulldogs with one block, while Aalbers also led the team with nine digs.

MANLY - The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Panther Invite hosted by Central Springs at the Pioneer Town and Country Club on Thursday, September 25. The girls' team finished ninth place out of nine teams with a total score of 205, while the boys' team finished in ninth place out of 14 teams with a total score of 246.
 

MANLY - The West Fork boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Panther Invite hosted by Central Springs at the Pioneer Town and Country Club on Thursday, September 25. The boys' team finished in finished in seventh place out of 14 teams with a total score of 198, while the girls' team finished in eighth place out of nine teams with a total score of 205.
 

OSAGE - The West Fork volleyball team fell 3-0 in three sets at the Osage Green Devils on Tuesday, September 23. The Warhawks lost the first set 25-14, the second set 25-11 

and the third set 25-9. Sophomore Zada Huff led the team with five assists, while senior Brylee Dickman led the team with 25 attacks and five kills. Defensively, senior Madisyn 

Johnson led the team with 16 digs.  

West Fork volleyball lost both of the matches they played last week, first losing 3-0 to the Saint Ansgar Saints on Tuesday, September 16, before losing 3-0 to the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday, September 18.
 

SHEFFIELD - West Fork's boys and girls cross country teams ran in their home meet at the Ridge Stone Golf course on Monday, September 15. It was a small meet, with Belmond-Klemme, North Butler and Clear Lake Classical the only other schools running in the meet.

SHEFFIELD - West Fork football is off to the first 4-0 start in program history after defeating the AGWSRCougars 7-6 in a defensive battle at home on Friday, September 19. Warhawks head coach Daniel Westhoff discussed what having the first 4-0 start in team history means to him.
 

Hampton-Dumont-CAL football lost to the Vinton-Shelsburg Vikings by a score of 21-20 on Friday, September 26. It was a competitive game throughout, with a blocked extra point being the deciding factor in the game. The Vikings scored on their opening possession of the game, but the Bulldogs immediately responded with a 66-yard touchdown pass and catch from sophomore quarterback Blaek Burmester to senior Aaden Keehn to tie the game at 7-7.

NASHUA - Hampton-Dumont-CAL (H-D-CAL) volleyball defeated the Clarksville Indians 2-0 in the Nashua-Plainfield Varsity Volleyball Tournament, where they went 1-2 in three matches. The Bulldogs two losses in the tournament were 2-0 to the Rockford Warriors and 2-0 to South Winneshiek Warriors.
 

CLEAR LAKE - The Hapton-Dumont-CAL boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Clear Lake Invitational at the Veterans Memorial Golf Course on Thursday, September 15. The boys' team finished in 10th place out of 13 teams with a total score of 288, while the girls' team finished in 10th place out of 11 teams with a total score of 231.
 

BELMOND - The Hampton-Dumont-CAL boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Belmond-Klemme Invitational at the Belmond Country Club on Tuesday, September 9. The girls' team finished in seventh place out of eight teams with a score of 145, while the boys' team finished in 10th place out of 13 teams with a score of 247.
 

IOWA FALLS-ALDEN - Hampton-Dumont-CAL football lost to the Iowa Falls-Alden Cadets 36-13 in the Battle for Bradford on Friday, September 12. The Bulldogs got out to an early lead after a 17-yard touchdown run by senior Jacob Mahler. The Bulldogs had a 7-0 lead at the end of the first quarter, but it would be all Cadets from the second quarter on.

BELMOND - The West Fork boys and girls' cross country teams ran in the Belmond-Klemme Invitational at the Belmond Country Club on Tuesday, September 9. Both teams finished fourth overall in their respective meets, with the boys finishing fourth out of 13 teams with a score of 136, and the girls finishing fourth out of eight teams with a score of 106.
 

EAGLE GROVE - West Fork football is off to their first 3-0 start since 2010 after defeating the Eagle Grove Eagles 36-16 on Friday, September 12. The game began as a close battle, as both teams put up a touchdown and converted a two-point conversion in the first quarter. After both teams failed to crack the scoreboard in the second quarter, the game went into the halftime break in an 8-8 tie.