GOWRIE — A Hollywood scriptwriter would have had a hard time replicating the final, frenetic seconds of Manson Northwest Webster’s victory here on Friday. Trailing Southeast Valley 26-22 with seven seconds remaining, head coach Zach Noffsinger’s Cougars were 27 yards from paydirt. ...

It’s the equivalent of Christmas day for football teams across the state of Iowa. That includes Fort Dodge and Webster City, as the recent rivals square off inside Dodger Stadium to kick off the 2024 season on Friday night at 7 p.m. Nik Moser’s squad returns 13 starters from a 4-5 ...

ALGONA — One of the oldest rivalries in Iowa high school football opens up the season here Friday night when defending eight-player state champion Bishop Garrigan hosts St. Edmond. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Last year, the Golden Bears overcame a Week 1 loss to the Gaels, reeling off ...

When Fort Dodge Community School District Superintendent Josh Porter sees Dodger Stadium, he thinks of home. Porter played, graduated, coached and served as an administrator in the venerable facility, widely considered to be among the very best in the state of Iowa. It stood as the center of ...