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No. 1 Humboldt looks to take control

As the regular season dwindles down for some, the smaller classes have one last shot at securing state playoff spots. Teams in Class 2A, 1A, A and eight-player finish on Friday, while 5A, 4A and 3A will play their regular season finales next Friday. The top four teams in 2A, 1A and A will ...

Area athletes head of their class

With the regular season winding down, several area football players find themselves listed among the elite in several areas. In Class 4A, Fort Dodge’s Connor Carver and Javion Jondle, along with Webster City’s Jaxon Cherry, are in the Top-5 in several categories, while St. Edmond’s ...

Humboldt shares No. 1 spot in 3A

Only one slight change took place among the seven prep football classes in the latest rankings, as Humboldt is a co-No. 1 in Class 3A once again. The Wildcats, who remained unbeaten with a convincing win on Senior Night over Gilbert last Friday, share the top spot with two weeks left in the ...

BACK IN RHYTHM

A Homecoming date with Storm Lake proved to be just what the doctor ordered for the Fort Dodge football team. The Dodgers got some of their swagger back on a crisp fall evening Friday, dominating the first half en route to a 50-17 victory over the Tornadoes. The emotional triumph stopped the ...

Gaels put up 54 in victory

NORTHWOOD — An impressive victory by the St. Edmond football team was somewhat overshadowed by the often-unfortunate side of the sport here on Friday night. Early in the third quarter. senior Caleb Schaeffer was tackled on a kickoff. Schaeffer laid on the grass for several minutes as medical personnel attended to him. Schaeffer was then taken from the field on a stretcher. According to SEHS head coach Matt Dillon, Schaeffer was transported to a local hospital, but had movement in all of his extremities and was released after further testing. “It’s such a tough thing to go ...

Homecoming for FDSH vs. Storm Lake

The Fort Dodge football team’s main objective has arguably never been more simple. “We need to get our confidence back,” Dodger head coach Nik Moser said. “Start fast, get back to doing things the right way, clean up our mistakes and improve on what we’ve done — both right and ...