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Webster City, IA -Friday night was a special night for the Humboldt Wildcats football program as they opened the season with a dominating 35-7 victory over rival Webster City on the road. The Wildcats struck […]

Humboldt, IA -The Humboldt Wildcats Football team opens up the 2021 season tonight against rival Webster City on the road at 7 pm in a non  district match up. Humboldt is ranked 8th in Radio Iowa’s […]

Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats volleyball season started on Thursday night with a home match against Bondurant Farrar. The Wildcats edged the Blue Jays 25-25 in the first set and then built a large […]

By Alex Benzegala – alexb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA -Expectations are high for the Wildcats football program as they are coming off a 5-4 season, their first winning season since 2014. Head Coach Derrick Elman is in year 4 at the […]

Fort Dodge, IA -Last week, the Fort Dodge Messenger announced that 2021 Humboldt High School graduate Kendal Clark  is the 2021 Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Messenger Female Athlete of the Year. Clark was  a 5-sport star […]

The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that Humboldt High School was one of 182 schools in Iowa who had no student athletes or coaches ejected during the 2020-2021 school year.  the 182 schools calculates to 49.8 % […]

By Alex Benzegala – alexb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The North Iowa Dragway is holding their regular bracket program on Saturday, here’s track owner James Barhite with more information. Price of admission is $12 and children […]

By Alex Benzegala – alexb@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – It was announced this week that Iowa boys and girls basketball will implement a 35 second shot clock starting in the 2022-2023 season.   Humboldt High School Athletic […]

By Alex Benzegala – alexb@977thebolt.com The Cyclone Regional Training Center Fundraiser is coming up on Saturday August 21 at the Humboldt Country Club.  John Conlon is a committee member for the event and has some […]