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Husky softball hosts home tournament

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The Winterset softball team hosted a home tournament this week, toppling Van Meter and Creston but falling to Interstate 35. Winterset 4, Van Meter 3 A run batted in by sophomore Maci Olson started off the match for the Huskies, which was quickly matched by a run batted in for the Bulldogs by senior Finley Netten for a 1-1 score […]
Husky baseball faces DMN, VM, and Perry

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The Winterset baseball team faced Des Moines North, Van Meter, and Perry this week, defeating DMN twice in a double header and felling Perry. The Bulldogs proved too much for the Huskies to handle, defeating Winterset 11-7. Winterset 11, Des Moines North 1 The Huskies blew past the Polar Bears in the beginning innings of this game, amassing an 11-0 […]
Husky youth volleyball camps open for registration

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The Winterset Community School District is holding several youth volleyball camps this summer for athletes from kindergarten to eighth grade. Students will have the opportunity to learn volleyball fundamentals and proper techniques. Campers will be instructed by the Winterset High School coached and work with the high school volleyball team. Incoming fifth- and sixth-grade students will be able to attend […]
Shooting sports state championships this June

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

Youth shooting sports athletes across Iowa will be competing in a variety of upcoming state championship events this June. Over 3,300 athletes are expected to participate in the 2025 Iowa Scholastic Clay Target Program championships, held now through the end of June. Clay Target Program Championships The Iowa State Trap Shooting Home Grounds in Cedar Falls will host this year’s […]
Swimming and diving rule updates

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The IGHSAU has updated regulations for swimming and diving following their May meeting. These updates relate to the use of backstroke ledges, scrimmages, time standards, judging, and postseason meets. Following the approval of the use of backstroke ledges at the NFHS’s March meeting, the advisory committees of the IGHSAU and IHSAA now allow the use of ledges for the coming […]
Winterset Football Camp open for registration

3 weeks ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

Students interested in football from grades 4-12 are invited to sign up for this year’s Winterset Football Camp, where they will be educated in the Winterset Football philosophy of “playing hard, playing fast, and having fun.” The camp will be held from August 5-7 for grades 4-8 and from August 5-8 for high school participants, at the Winterset High School […]
Finding Iowa ancestors with Ilene Devlin

1 month ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

A small crowd of local genealogists gathered at the Winterset Public Library on Thursday afternoon to listen to Ilene Devlin as she spoke about Finding Iowa Ancestors, touching on the common threads in genealogy through the lens of her own family history. Those in attendance represented a wide range of experience in the field, from the absolute beginners to long-time […]
Husky athletes set school records at state track

1 month ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The Winterset boys and girls track teams set and extended a number of records at this week’s state track tournament in their 12 events. This performance caps a record-breaking season for the Huskies, who amassed 20 top three performance list updates and six new school records this season. The Winterset Huskies medaled in two events in this year’s state tournament. […]
Van Meter takes second place at state track

1 month ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

The Van Meter Bulldogs took home second place from this year’s state track tournament, with a number of athletes bringing home medals. Top finishers included Madi Boese who took home first place from the 400 meter hurdles with her time of 1:04.73; Laura Streck took second place in the 1500 meter run, fifth place in the 3000 meter run, and […]
John Wayne race features athletes of all ages

1 month ago | wintersetmadisonian.com | Gale Blader

This week’s John Wayne Birthday Celebration 5k run/walk brought out athletes of all ages to compete in the Winterset Rotary’s annual race. The race began at the statue of John Wayne at the Birthplace Museum at 9 a.m., with participants then running across town and back. Top finishers in the men’s class were Carter Corona in first place overall with […]