Local Sports

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats won the 2024 Joe Fitch Invitational on Friday in Humboldt along with three individual champions, Owen Mayall-126lb, Cyler Cirks-132lb, and Broedy Hendricks-190lb. Team Scores 1st- […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Emmetsburg, IA – The 2024 Lady E-Hawk Invite wrapped up on Saturday with the Humboldt Wildcats placing third as a team. Individually, Humboldt had three champions: Laina Dettmann at 130 pounds, Elyse […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Cedar Falls, IA – The magical run for the 2024 Humboldt Wildcats football team came to an end Friday afternoon after a 49-14 victory for the Wahlert Catholic Golden Eagles over Humboldt. […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Cedar Falls, IA – The 2024 Humboldt Wildcats will play for a 3A State Championship. The top-ranked RPI 3A team extended their magical season one more week after a thrilling 28-25 victory […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA –  The Humboldt Wildcats football team is heading back to the UNI-Dome for the 3A Semifinals for the third time in the past four years after scoring 35 answered […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats trailed 3-0 after three quarters of play in their 3A First Round matchup with Clear Lake, but would outscore the Lions 13-7 in the fourth quarter […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Hull, IA – Humboldt and Western Christian battled in three tightly contested sets with the Wolfpack sweeping the Wildcats to advance to the 2024 State Tournament. The Wolfpack trailed by five at […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com (KHBT) – The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has released the official postseason brackets for football. The District Champion RPI No. 1 Humboldt Wildcats at 8-1 (5-0 3A-2) will get a […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – After trailing Webster City 14-0 at halftime, Humboldt scored 28 unanswered points to defeat Webster City 28-14 and conclude district play undefeated with a win over the Lynx at […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Forest City, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats’ volleyball team moved one step closer to advancing to the 2024 State Tournament with a 3-1 victory over the Forest City Indians Thursday night. The […]