Local Sports

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Dike, IA – The No. 1 (3A) Humboldt volleyball team finished runner-up at the Dike-New Hartford Tournament Saturday, going 5-1 across six matches. The Wildcats opened the tournament with three pool-play victories, […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Ballard handed Humboldt a 14-7 loss Friday night in the Wildcats’ Homecoming game, ending Humboldt’s five-game winning streak in the series. The loss gives Ballard a 7-4 lead in […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Clear Lake, IA – The Humboldt football team dropped a 25-0 decision to No. 1 (3A) Clear Lake Friday night at Lions Field in week two of non-district play, Humboldt’s defense repeatedly […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The No. 1 (3A) Humboldt volleyball team remained perfect Thursday night after a 3-0 sweep of Webster City in their North Central Conference home opener. The Wildcats improved to […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Charles City, IA – The No. 2 (3A) Humboldt Wildcats volleyball team opened the 2026 season in convincing fashion Thursday night, sweeping Charles City in three sets (25-16, 25-14 and 25-10) in […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats are less than two weeks away from opening the 2026 football season. Humboldt will travel to Spencer on August 28th to open the season after finishing […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats are back on the practice field as they begin their first official week of preparation for the 2026 football season. For Humboldt head coach Derrick Elman, […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Former Humboldt High School baseball coach Stu Fritz will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2027. Fritz spent four years in […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Waverly, IA –  The Humboldt Wildcats saw their 2026 baseball season come to an end Monday night, falling to ninth-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock 8-2 in a Class 3A Substate 2 semifinal at Hertel […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Monroe, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats softball season came to an end Saturday night with a 10-0 loss to No. 5 (3A) Prairie City-Monroe in four innings in the Class 3A Region […]