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Coaches vs. Cancer games will take place Jan. 23
HAMPTON — The annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games between Hampton-Dumont-CAL and West Fork are slated to be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at Hampton. Here is the schedule of games for that day: • 11 a.m. — 9th grade boys • 12:15 p.m. — JV girls • 1:30 p.m. — JV boys • 2:45 p.m. […]
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Warhawks snap skid, rebound against CGD and St. Ansgar
In any sport, including baseball, it’s hard to shake off a losing skid. To alleviate this, players and coach engage in small superstitions or rituals to convert the bad juju back into good fortunes. Whatever happened within the West Fork baseball team, it surely worked, as the Warhawks snapped a three-game skid and countered with […]
Warhawks surge to win over Bulldogs
HAMPTON — Two teams that have been going in different directions met in a clash of Franklin County teams on Saturday, Jan. 23. West Fork, winners of four out of their last five, and the Bulldogs, which had just snapped an eight-game losing streak against a struggling Fort Dodge St. Edmond squad met for the […]
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Coaches vs. Cancer games will take place Jan. 23
HAMPTON — The annual Coaches vs. Cancer basketball games between Hampton-Dumont-CAL and West Fork are slated to be held Saturday, Jan. 23 at Hampton. Here is the schedule of games for that day: • 11 a.m. — 9th grade boys • 12:15 p.m. — JV girls • 1:30 p.m. — JV boys • 2:45 p.m. […]
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West Fork Esports’ state title hopes fall short due to tiebreakers
It could have went either way for the West Fork Esports team, but it was the small things that kept the Warhawks from coming home with a Iowa High School Esports Association championship in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Team Competition. Despite pushing top-ranked Linn-Mar to their limits, the Warhawks came up short due to a […]
Bounce-back game for No. 10 Warhawks
SHEFFIELD – After having a couple of rough games as of late, Class 1A No. 10 West Fork needed the kind of game it got against Rockford on Friday, Jan. 15. The Warhawks had their share of struggles in the first half, but got back their swagger in the second half on the way to […]
Making up for lost time: Petersen misses bouts before winning Cougar title
ACKLEY — West Fork’s Kale Petersen have missed part of this season due to COVID-19 exposure, however, he has returned has been tearing up the competition, winning the 106-pound weight class at the Cougar Invite, hosted by AGWSR on Saturday, Jan. 16. “Yeah, I missed quite a few matches, probably like six or so, so […]
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Dale earl Greimann, 66
Dale Earl Greimann June 2, 1954 – December 28, 2020 Dale Earl Greimann, 66, of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, passed away in his home on December 28, 2020 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Dale was born in Hampton, Iowa on June 2, 1954 to Milo and Burnice (Petheram) Greimann. He graduated from Sheffield-Chapin High […]
Farm Bureau hosts 11th Annual Breakfast Battle
It was a wild morning of grocery shopping in Hampton on Thursday, March 24 as teams selected from businesses around the county participated in the 11th annual Breakfast Battle. Put on by the Franklin County Farm Bureau during Ag Week to bring awareness to food insecurity, the contest challenged teams to race through the store, […]
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Delbert “Del” Kramer, 81
In loving memory of Delbert “Del” Kramer, 81, who passed away on February 15, 2021 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Del was born on May 10, 1939 in Sheffield, IA, the son of Pete and Beatrice (Christensen) Kramer. Del attended Sheffield and Hampton High School. Following high school, he served with the […]