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Teams work on resumes

There’s one more week for fine tuning offensive and defensive schemes, then the chase for district championships begins. Class 2A squads will join 1A, A and eight-man in district play, while Class 3A and 4A will begin next week. The big matchup in the area, let alone the state, will be third-ranked (4A) North Polk (3-0) at fourth-ranked (3A) Humboldt (3-0). The Wildcats are coming off an upset victory over three-time defending state champion Van Meter, ending their 26-game win streak. Algona (3-0) will host Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (1-2) before district play begins. Southeast ...

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Taevon Feeley looked up and saw red. Fort Dodge’s defensive back caught a tipped pass for an interception and returned it 26 yards to the end zone, capping a thrilling Dodger comeback and a 20-17 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes in the “Beisser Bowl” on Friday. Feeley’s pick-six ...

St. Edmond lights up the scoreboard

BAXTER — Defense and special teams shined bright for the St. Edmond football team here Friday night. The Gaels scored four times less than four minutes into the game, rolling past Baxter, 74-24. Grant Galles accounted for five touchdowns, including three kickoff returns, and St. Edmond (2-1 overall, 2-0 in district) set up a key early-season showdown with Audubon next Friday inside Dodger Stadium. By the time the Bolts (1-2, 0-2) realized what was happening, the Gaels were up 28-0 following two Ethan Swisher-to-Dominic McClain TD passes and interception returns by Klay Baker and ...

Wildcats shock Van Meter

VAN METER — Across the field from Humboldt stood a daunting task on Friday — something 26 teams before them couldn’t do. For each of the last three seasons, Van Meter has walked off the field hoisting a state championship trophy. The Bulldogs (2-1 overall), in fact hadn’t dropped a single game since 2022. That all changed last night. The Wildcats (3-0) ended that streak, as they came from behind to turn back Van Meter, 28-21. “I’m really proud of the way the kids fought,” said HHS head coach Derrick Elman. “We were down at half 14-7, and knowing we had to kickoff ...

Jaguars win second straight

CLARION — Southeast Valley stopped Clarion-Goldfield-Dows on the Cowboys’ homecoming week, pulling off a 20-13 victory. It was the second straight win for the Jaguars (2-1 overall) over the Cowboys (1-2) in the series, and their second in a row this season. Cale Vansickle and Brady Hanson both went over 100 yards. Vansickle had 150 yards on 20 carries. He had touchdown runs of one and 56 yards. Vansickle threw a three-yard scoring strike to Gauge Jones. Hanson finished with 121 yards on 34 carries in the victory. The Jaguars had 339 yards of total offense, including and 277 on ...

Bears stroll past Rockford

ALGONA — Defending champion Bishop Garrigan made it look easy for the second straight week. The Golden Bears (3-0 overall, 2-0 districts) cruised to a 56-7 win over Rockford (0-3, 0-1) on Friday Night. Both Trayton Cink and Tate Foertsch had two touchdowns each. Cink had scoring runs of three and 29 yards. He finished with 78 yards on the ground. Foertsch threw a 33-yard TD pass to Owen Murphy and 26-yard scoring strike to Michael Joyce. Foertsch finished 7-for-8 for 125 yards. Recording rushing touchdowns were Andrew Lichter (8 yards), Kyle Bormann (11) and Matt Besch (seven). CJ ...