ALGONA, Ia. — The Webster City Lynx football team returns to the field on Friday Night, when they travel to Kossuth County to take on the Algona Bulldogs in Class 3A, District 1 action at Algona High School. Webster City enters at 1-6, while Algona enters at 4-3. Friday’s meeting is the 91st all-time meeting between the two programs, as Webster City leads the all-time series 59-31-1, as Webster City won the 2025 meeting by a score of 35-21.
Algona enters with a record of 4-3 with a non-district win over Forest City, with district wins over MOC-Floyd Valley, Humboldt and an upset of Sioux Center in Week 7. The Bulldogs are led by senior quarterback Nathan Manske, who’s thrown for just 290 yards and 2 touchdowns, while rushing for another 186 yards and 6 scores. The Algona offense is much different than in recent years, providing a ground-based attack behind senior Cael Rotert, who’s carried 87 times for 478 yards and 5 touchdowns, while Owen Moe has added 222 yards and a touchdown. Algona does have 3 receivers with over 100 receiving yards in Landon Campe, Micah Kitzinger and Owen Moe. The Bulldogs do possess a veteran offensive line that have played a lot of football, led by the likes of Brody Shipler, Mason Ulrich and Will Limbaugh.
Defensively, the Bulldogs linebacking core has played well to this juncture, as junior Tayten Rummel leads the Bulldogs with 35.5 tackles, 10 TFL and 5 sacks, while Brody Shipler has added 30 tackles, 6 TFL and 2 sacks, as junior Gage Gatton has 26 tackles, 4 TFL and a sack. The defensive backfield is led by Nathan Manske, who’s recorded 2 interceptions and 21 tackles, as Jacob Burns also has an interception, while Blayten Bierle has 18 tackles. The defensive line is led by senior Will Limbaugh, who’s tallied a unit-high 13 tackles with 5 TFL and a sack, as Mason Ulrich has added 11 tackles, 4 TFL and 2 sacks.
LISTEN: Algona coach Andy Jacobsen previews Webster City
Webster City will look to bounce back from their 35-0 loss at the hands of Bishop Heelan in Week 7. The Lynx still managed to move the football, but could not finish off drives, which will be a big emphasis going into the matchup with Algona. Webster City’s defense will focus on the Bulldog’s rushing attack, but will also need to make sure they don’t get beat over the top.
LISTEN: Webster City coach Andy Brim previews Algona
Kickoff is slated for 7 PM on Friday night in Algona, and can be heard on AM 1570/FM 99.1 KZWC, online at kqradio.com, and on the KZWC Streaming App.