Local Sports

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Manson, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats girls’ and boys’ basketball teams swept Manson-NW Webster on the road to begin their seasons in non-conference play Tuesday. The girls’ basketball program won 66-28 win […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Emmetsburg, IA – The Humboldt girls’ wrestling team took third in the 2025 Lady E-Hawk Wrestling Tournament in Emmetsburg on Saturday. The Wildcats had a team score of 168 in the field of […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – A new softball coach has been named for the Humboldt Wildcats softball program. Sheridan Zeka has spent the last six seasons at Southeast Valley and says the opportunity to […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Humboldt Head Volleyball Coach Kara Waldorf was named the 2025 Class 3A Coach of the Year by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association for volleyball. Waldorf led Humboldt to a […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – No. 5 Humboldt saw their season come to a close in the Class 3A State Championship, falling in three sets to No. 2 Assumption Davenport at the 2025 Iowa […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Coralville, IA – For the first time in program history, the No. 5 Humboldt Wildcats volleyball team won a match at the state tournament as they swept No. 4 Cherokee Washington in three […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – Three Humboldt girls’ cross country runners ran in Friday’s 3A race at the Iowa High School Cross County State Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – No. 5 (3A) Humboldt defeats No. 10 (3A) Roland-Story 3-1 (25-20, 25-23, 23-25, 25-18) to advance to 2025 Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) 3A State Tournament. […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – No. 5 (3A) Humboldt sweeps New Hampton (25-22, 25-17, 25-12) to advance to 3A-5 Final Tuesday night. Humboldt (30-6) will host No. 10 (3A) Roland-Story (34-7), the winner advancing […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Spencer, IA – Humboldt senior Brynn Malo and sophomores Avery Fisher and Aubry Fisher advanced to the 2025 State Cross Country Meet at Wednesday’s 3A Regional Meet in Spencer. Avery Fisher placed […]