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Area ready to make its mark at state XC

The best distance runners in the state are headed back to Fort Dodge for the state cross country championships this weekend. Classes 2A and 3A start the festivities on Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Lakeside Golf Course inside Kennedy Park. On Saturday, 1A and 4A hit the trail starting with the same ...

Family Bowling Center hosts BVL 9-pin event

Family Bowling Center in Fort Dodge, spearheaded by Bruce Rollins Jr., recently hosted its second annual Bowlers to Veterans Link 9-pin tournament. This was an open event for all ages and skill levels. A total of 43 competitors were entered and saw three games of 9-pin action. Greg Swanson ...

No. 7 Tritons cap unbeaten ICCAC run

SIOUX CITY — The seventh-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team put a perfect cap on an undefeated ICCAC run for 2025, defeating Western Iowa Tech on Wednesday night. Scores were 25-20, 25-19 and 25-19. Last week, the Tritons (28-7 overall, 12-0 in the league) clinched the conference title ...

Twin Lakes Conference hosting clinics to recruit officials

The Twin Lakes Conference will be hosting free officiating clinics on Oct. 31 and Nov. 7 for prospective referees and umpires. This week’s clinic will be Friday at Emmetsburg High School from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Nov. 7 event is at the Sac Community Center in Sac City with the same ...

HUMBOLDT IS STATE BOUND

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt volleyball squad wanted to protect their house. On Tuesday in their home gym, the fifth-ranked Wildcats (31-6 overall) did exactly that, punching only their second state tournament berth in school history. It was a showdown with No. 12 Roland-Story (34-8), a ...

OLD RELIABLE

The college football calendar flips to November this weekend. The Big Ten standings tell a miserable, almost surreal tale for Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Purdue. All proud programs with their own prior chapters of sustained success, the Nittany Lions, Spartans, Badgers and ...