With district play approaching the finish line for Class 2A on down, these next two weeks are crucial for a number of reasons as the playoff picture becomes clearer. Prep football squads are vying for postseason spots in each class. Class 5A will take the top 16 teams based on RPI. In 4A ...

On the heels of a big road win over Spencer last week, the Fort Dodge football team finds itself back in the latest Associated Press Class 4A Top-10. The Dodgers returned to the rankings on Tuesday at No. 10 following their 47-28 victory versus the Tigers. Fort Dodge (5-1 overall) was one ...

The St. Edmond football team battled with a Top-10 opponent for the better part of four quarters here Friday night inside Dodger Stadium on Homecoming. In the end, though, a key injury and some ill-timed penalties led to a 66-44 win for seventh-ranked GTRA. The Gaels (3-3 overall, 3-1 in ...

SPENCER — True to form and completely consistent with his personality, Dreshaun Ross had very little to say about himself after one of the greatest single-half performances in Fort Dodge football history here on Friday. Ross was exhausted. He had just rushed for 207 yards and three long ...

EMMETSBURG — On paper it was an upset, but for Manson Northwest Webster, the gameplan worked to perfection. The Cougars (4-2 overall, 3-0 in the district) won their eighth consecutive district game dating back to last season, knocking off seventh-ranked Emmetsburg (4-2, 2-1), 36-22, to stand ...

GOWRIE — Southeast Valley had second-ranked (2A) Okoboji on the ropes here Friday night. The Jaguars (3-3 overall, 1-2 in the district) led 28-14 before the Pioneers (6-0, 3-0) orchestrated a late rally for a 34-31 overtime victory. With 19 seconds left in regulation, Okoboji quarterback ...