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Webster City Boys Basketball
from The Fan • 2022
by Newspaper
W E B S T E R C I T Y B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L
RATCLIFF ERA READY TO TIP OFF
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MEMBERS OF THE WEBSTER CITY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM are front row (left to right): Jayce Neuroth, Ty McKinney, Jaime Grossoehme and Dylan Rossing. Back: Kaleb White, Trevyn Lyons, Braden Doering, Briar Klaver, Jack Larson and Brandon Lahr. (DFJ photo by Patrick Coons)
Former player takes over program he once led to state tourney
By DANA BECKER
sports@freemanjournal.net
Brett Ratcliff made a familiar climb up the coaching ladder in his own back yard.
Seventeen years after completing a standout career at Webster City, Ratcliff begins his first season as head coach of the Lynx this winter. He was tabbed to replace Marty McKinney, who won 190 games and three North Central Conference titles during his 14-year tenure.
Ratcliff, who led Webster City to the state basketball tournament in 2004 and ‘05, inherits an experienced roster with three returning starters and a handful of other players who saw the floor a season ago.
A Briar Cliff University graduate, Ratcliff coached the Webster City eighth-grade team in 2018. Two years later, he joined McKinney’s staff as a volunteer assistant before becoming a full-time assistant and junior varsity coach.
“It's very exciting taking over a program that I once played for,” Ratcliff said. “If you have to choose a place to land your first head coaching position, I am extremely blessed to be able to coach a program that I have so much passion for.”
That prior experience will help him, as he has a strong repertoire with several of his players. “I am extremely blessed to be able to coach a program that I have so much passion for.”
BRETT RATCLIFF Webster City boys basketball coach
MEET THE LYNX
ROSTER Seniors Jaime Grossoehme .....6-4, G Jayce Neuroth ............5-9, G Ty McKinney ..............6-0, G Dylan Rossing ..........5-10, G Wyatt Bingham....... 6-1, G/F
Juniors Braden Doering..........6-2, G Kaleb White..............5-11, G Trevyn Lyons .............5-9, G Jack Larson..................6-3, F Briar Klaver ............ 6-4, G/F Brandon Lahr ..........6-2, C/F
Schedule
Dec. 6 — South Central Calhoun; 13 — at St. Edmond; 16 — Clarion-Goldfield/ Dows; 20 — HamptonDumont/CAL.
Jan. 2 — at Greene County; 6 — at Humboldt; 10 — at Southeast Valley; 13 — at Iowa Falls-Alden; 17 — Clear Lake; 20 — at Algona; 21 — at Gilbert; 24 — St. Edmond; 27 — at ClarionGoldfield/Dows; 28 — at Waverly-Shell Rock; 30 — at Hampton-Dumont/CAL.
Feb. 3 — Humboldt; 7 — Iowa Falls-Alden; 10 — at Clear Lake; 14 — Algona; 16 — Boone.
