HUMBOLDT — The third-ranked Humboldt football tem relied on what pushed them to this point in the season here Friday night. Behind a power running attack and a hard-hitting defense, the Wildcats knocked off long-time North Central Conference rival Hampton-Dumont/CAL in Class 3A playoff ...
IOWA CITY — Webster City kept pace with fourth-ranked Iowa City Liberty until a crucial drive to start the fourth quarter in Friday night’s Class 4A opening round contest. After a 7-7 first half, the Lynx (6-4 overall) couldn’t hold off the Lightning (9-1) in a 24-14 postseason ...
GILBERTVILLE — The rubber match, seven years later, went to Newell-Fonda here Friday night. The eighth-ranked Mustangs scored a 35-10 upset of No. 3 Don Bosco to advance to the quarterfinals of the eight-player playoffs. Back in 2015, the Dons posted a 30-7 victory in the state semifinals over Newell-Fonda, who won the year before, 37-36. That one-point win also came here on the way to the championship for Brian Wilken and the Mustangs. Newell-Fonda (9-1 overall) will face Gladbrook-Reinbeck next Thursday in the quarterfinals. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-1) knocked off Turkey Valley, ...
JEFFERSON — The Greene County football team couldn’t stop West Lyon here Friday night, falling in Class 2A playoff action, 43-7. The Wildcats (8-2 overall) advance to face Central Lyon/George-Little Rock in the quarterfinals next Friday night. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (10-0) topped Clarinda, 42-16, to advance. Following a 7-7 tie at the end of the first quarter, West Lyon went on a run, 20 points over the second and third quarters thanks in large part to four Greene County (8-2) turnovers. The lone touchdown for the Rams came in the first quarter when Gabe Ebersole hit ...
Trever Beach’s transition from soccer to a football kicker is a familiar one, but that’s where the similarities end. Beach, a senior for Humboldt, is one of the top field goal kickers in the state, but the 5-8, 160 pounder is much more than that. On the football field, Beach is a key ...
As disappointment lingered in a locker room still coming to grips with the finality of the 2022 football season, Fort Dodge head coach Nik Moser chose to focus on his seniors and their overall body of work rather than dwell on a 44-16 loss to 10th-ranked (Class 4A) Le Mars on Friday. There ...
