CEDAR FALLS — Manuela Rodriguez made the most of her final chance to qualify for the Class 2A state tennis tournament here Wednesday. Rodriguez, a senior at Fort Dodge, earned one of 16 spots in the upcoming state singles draw by finishing as the runner-up at a regional meet. The Dodger ...

The ninth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team continued their winning ways here on Wednesday night ahead of a big weekend of road action. In an ICCAC matchup with No. 25 Central-Columbus, the Tritons landed a four-set victory, stretching their win streak to 11 straight. Scores were 25-23, ...

Eli Elsbecker spent his summer vacation at the ballpark, which isn’t out of the ordinary at all for the 2022 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate. The unique part of this particular experience was the setting itself. Elsbecker joined the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Baseball League, a semi-pro adult ...

About 30 years ago, I noticed a rapidly-developing trend in sports journalism. Tired of going the respectful, impartial route in search of professional legitimacy, many writers and on-air radio or television personalities realized the exact opposite approach opened a short-cut window to far ...

The sixth-ranked (Class 3A) Humboldt volleyball team didn’t lose a step after going through a gauntlet of ranked opponents this weekend. The Wildcats (13-2 overall) swept the Dodgers (1-7) in straight sets on Tuesday, winning 25-7, 25-15 and 25-10. Humboldt won the powerful Cedar Falls ...

When Fort Dodge hits the starting blocks against Ames, the Dodgers know they are going against one of the best girls swim programs in the state. On Tuesday night in the FDSH pool, it was the same case. Fort Dodge didn’t come away empty handed, though. The Dodgers lost the meet, 138-36, ...