As disappointing as Friday night’s loss was for Matt Dillon, it was his senior St. Edmond football players that the veteran coach felt for. Dillon gave hugs to the six seniors that helped lead the program to back-to-back state playoff appearances and 14 wins over the last three years, as the ...

SIOUX CITY — Fort Dodge huddled together near the end zone at Olsen Field Friday night, kneeling in a position only three other Dodger football teams have experienced since 1946. A 35-6 victory over Sioux City West had assured head coach Nik Moser’s squad of eight regular-season wins – a ...

WATERLOO — The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows football team ended a 14-year drought. The Cowboys (6-3 overall) won their first postseason contest since 2011, rolling past Waterloo Columbus (5-4), 48-27 on Friday night. Selvin Gonzalez was the groundhog for the Cowboys, running for 182 yards on 19 ...

SIOUX CENTER — The Humboldt football squad didn’t go away quietly in their final regular season game here on Friday. The Wildcats (4-5 overall, 2-3 Class 3A, District 1) trailed 20-0, but pieced together two straight scoring drives to cut the lead to one possession. The fifth-ranked ...

ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan ran the ball all night and never looked back, advancing to the second round of eight-man action on Friday. The Golden Bears (9-0 overall) rushed for 443 yards in a 57-12 win over Kingsley-Pierson. Both Ethan Marso and CJ McGregor accumulated for over ...

MANSON — Zach Noffsinger stood near midfield at Manson Northwest Webster’s Keith Hart Athletic Complex on Friday night. He had the gaze of a coach searching for something. “I’ve got to admit: I’m a little bit at a loss for words,” the Cougars' leader said after his Class 1A, ...