Local Sports

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Fort Dodge, IA – The Humboldt softball team scored first but couldn’t keep pace with fifth-ranked St. Edmond, falling 11-1 in four innings Wednesday night at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex. The Wildcats […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt baseball team dropped a 12-3 non-conference contest to No. 9 (4A) Fort Dodge on Tuesday night. The Dodgers struck quickly, scoring five runs in the opening inning, […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – Webster City erased two Humboldt leads Monday night to defeat the Wildcats 9-5 in a North Central Conference softball matchup. Humboldt jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Webster City, IA – Humboldt dropped both games of a North Central Conference doubleheader against Webster City on Monday, falling 10-8 in eight innings in the opener before losing 9-8 in Game […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats softball team picked up their first win of the season in a 3-0 shutout victory in their home opener against the Southeast Valley Jaguars. The Wildcats […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Humboldt, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats baseball team split a North Central Conference doubleheader with the Clear Lake Lions in North Central Conference play Tuesday night. In game one of the […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – The third and final day of the 2026 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships at the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines saw Humboldt […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – The second day of the 2026 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships at the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines saw Humboldt compete in two […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Des Moines, IA – The first day of the 2026 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships at the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium in Des Moines saw Humboldt compete in four […]

By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com Storm Lake, IA – The Humboldt boys’ golf team took fourth at the 2026 Tornado Boys Tournament at Buena Vista Golf Course at Lake Creek Country Club in Storm Lake Saturday. The […]