By Staff Report SHEFFIELD – Clay Emhoff hit 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and drove in three runs in an upset of magnificent proportions as West Fork’s baseball team defeated top-ranked and defending state champion Mason City Newman on Monday, June 19. Lukas Wogen added a 3-for-5 night at the plate with three more […]

West Fork’s Madison Patten runs Kiara Donaldson of Hampton-Dumont back to the third base bag after tried to tag up on a fly ball during the fifth inning on Tuesday, June 20. (Kristi Nixon photo) By Kristi Nixon HAMPTON – Three hits in the opening inning, including a two-run home run for Lexi Jones, helped […]

West Fork’s Kyle Rooney dives back to the first base bag on a pick-off attempt against St. Ansgar on Friday, June 23. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – What a week it was for the West Fork baseball team. The Warhawks went from upsetting then top-ranked Mason City Newman to start the week, […]

West Fork’s Thomas Nuehring and Nathan Meinders go for a loose ball rebounds on the floor during the Warhawks district final win over St. Ansgar on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon CLARION – More than a minute remained in this Class 1A sub-state final and the score was tied at 42-all. […]

By Caitlin Ware Members of the Rockwell community came together to start preparing for the 2017 RAGBRAI — which will pass through the town this year — during a planning meeting at the city hall on April 27. The last time the annual seven-day-long bike ride across Iowa passed through Rockwell was in 2010. This […]

West Fork’s Zach Martinek shoots over a defender during a home game this season. Martinek, a sophomore, was voted second team utility player by the Iowa Newspaper Association. (File photo) By Staff Report DES MOINES – West Fork sophomore Zach Martinek was voted to the Iowa Newspaper Association Class 1A second team, announced Tuesday morning. […]

West Fork’s Cole Hall works around the outside as Rockford’s Weston Engels closes in during the second half on Friday, Oct. 14. (Ryan Harvey/Hampton Chronicle) By Staff Report SHEFFIELD – Cole Hall had a big offensive night for the West Fork football team which won its third game in a row for the first time […]

West Fork’s Travis Fekkers elevates to make a pass inside to teammate Cole Hall in the second quarter of the Warhawks Class 1A District semifinal win over Lake Mills. (Kristi Nixon photo) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – Travis Fekkers remembers what happened when West Fork may have looked past an opponent. With a chance at […]

West Fork’s Jarel Arbegast wrestles Taylan Entriken in the Class 1A state final at 170 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Arbegast became the first Warhawk to wrestle in the state final, finishing state runner-up. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES – More firsts for West Fork’s […]

Hampton-Dumont’s Wyatt Sutter (20) defends against Travis Fekkers of West Fork on Saturday afternoon. The Warhawks, ranked last week at No. 9 in Class 1A, defeated H-D 67-25. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon HAMPTON – It is never good to face a West Fork boys basketball team after a loss. This was particularly so […]