Friday marked a historic night for the St. Edmond football team inside historic Dodger Stadium. Sophomore Aaron Hindt rushed for an eight-player school-record 310 yards as the Gaels clinched their first eight-player playoff bid with a convincing 43-6 victory over Colo-Nesco. St. Edmond (4-3 ...
HUMBOLDT — Derrick Elman’s initial reaction to Friday night’s huge win for his Humboldt football team over No. 1 Algona was simple. “I’m so proud of them,” Elman beamed. The second-rated Wildcats (6-1 overall, 3-0 in Class 3A, District 2) went toe-to-toe with the Bulldogs (6-1, ...
ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan had to work hard to keep their perfect record intact on Friday night. The Golden Bears (7-0 overall, 4-0 8-Player, District 2) were locked in a district fight with No. 7 GTRA (6-1, 4-1), before Ethan Marso sealed the deal with a late pick-six from 30 yards out to wrap up a 52-38 home victory. “We wanted to be pushed and we didn’t know how tight it would be,” said Garrigan head coach Marty Wadle. “We have to execute as a team. We have to play tough and physical and we need to beat quality opponents like this two weeks away from the ...
WALL LAKE — The Manson Northwest Webster football team can finish no worse than second in the district after besting East Sac County here Friday night, 35-6. The Cougars (6-1 overall, 4-0 in the district) host third-ranked (Class 1A) Emmetsburg next Friday night for the district title. Kadin Birkey got the scoring started with a 31-yard run early in the first after he picked off a pass on defense. Birkey added a second touchdown before Logan Moline hit Matt Condon just before half to make it 20-0. Cooper Harman had two rushing touchdowns in the third, with Moline recording an ...
LE MARS — A game dominated by big plays and offensive prowess came down to a defensive stand here Thursday, as Le Mars stopped ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge in a goal-to-go situation late and then drove the length of the field to pull out a 44-37 victory over the dispirited Dodgers at ...
The St. Edmond football team can secure their spot in the playoffs with a victory here Friday inside Dodger Stadium when they face Colo-Nesco. Kickoff tonight is set for 7 p.m. After taking care of Coon Rapids-Bayard last week to snap a two-game losing skid, the Gaels (3-3 overall, 3-1 in the district) find themselves sitting second in the standings behind undefeated Audubon with two weeks left. Collins-Maxwell, who St. Edmond topped earlier this year, is third with the next four teams all sitting at three losses. The Gaels close out the regular season next Friday on the road at ...
