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Bishop Garrigan’s march set to continue in 8-player

ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan already knows how to play inside a dome, and they want to keep figuring out how to get better on the UNI-Dome turf. In only their fifth season of eight-player football, head coach Marty Waddle has led the Golden Bears (9-0 overall) to three straight ...

TOUGH TASK

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 ...

Dodgers cap 8-win regular season

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 total matched by just the 1974, 1981 and 2010 Dodgers over the last 80 campaigns at FDSH. Yet there wasn’t much pomp and circumstance afterward for a group floating in such rarefied air. Moser kept his Dodgers grounded, reminding them that there are bigger days ahead. “I couldn’t be more ...

Cowboys end hex

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 carries and two scores. Joel Meier had 10 carries for 75 yards, and Colin Sesker had eight carries for 96 yards and two scores. Five different CG-D backs reached the end zone as the Cowboys built a 20-6 lead and never looked back. Kolton Hefti scored the first touchdown on an eight-yard run. ...

Wildcats fall short on road

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 Warriors (8-1, 4-1) scored two touchdowns within one minute to close out the 34-13 victory and the runner up spot in the district. Quarterback Ezra Hibma scored the opening touchdown on a 10-yard run. Sioux Center used a 16-play 95-yard drive for the first points. Cody Sandbulte put the Warriors up ...

Golden Bears run for 443 yards

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 100 yards. Marso had three touchdowns on runs of six, five, and six yards. McGregor scored twice on jaunts of 65 and 43 yards. Marso finished with 141 yards on 15 carries. McGregor had 131 on five scores. Tate Foertsch had an 18-yard touchdown pass to Michael Joyce, and Foertsch also scored on a ...