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By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – After six seasons at the helm of Humboldt boys’ basketball, Head Coach Jason Thurm is stepping away from the bench at Humboldt High School. Under Thurm, the boys’ basketball […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Two years ago, Humboldt swept the regular season against Algona only to have heartbreak in the Substate Semifinals against the Bulldogs in a 70-64 home loss (Feb. 23, 2023) […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – Day three of the Class 2A session of the 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up Friday night from Wells Fargo Arena […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – Day two of the Class 2A session of the 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Boys’ State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up Thursday night from Wells Fargo Arena […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – Day one of the Class 2A session of the 2025 IHSAA Boys State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up Wednesday night from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. No. 11 […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Four Humboldt wrestlers punched their ticket to the 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Boys’ Wrestling State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena next week after the 2A-7 District […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The 2A Boys’ Wrestling District scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15 at Humboldt High School has been moved up to Friday, Feb. 14 due to the upcoming forecast for schools […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – In the third year of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) officially sanctioning girls’ wrestling as a sport, Humboldt has their first official IGHSAU State Champion in […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – Day one of the 2025 Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Wrestling State Tournament from Xtreme Arena in Coralville has wrapped up with one Humboldt wrestler advancing to […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The 2025 Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 2A Region 8 semifinal and final saw No. 9 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows win two matches to punch their ticket to the 2025 […]