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Gael girls host triangular

The St. Edmond girls golf team finished third here at Lakeside Golf Course in a triangular. Webster City placed first with a 218, as Hayden McCoy was the runner-up with a 52. Charles City placed second followed by the Gaels. For St. Edmond, Abby Tofilon had the low-round, firing a 63. Ashlyn Swisher, Kaci McGonegle, Irelyn Derrig and Ann Veneziano all shot 67s, as Abby Webster carded a 70. Along with McCoy, Kenley Koop and Abby Heckert had 55s for the Lynx, as Carli Jessen shot a 56, Ellie Petersen a 57 and Alleyna Dawson a 58. Charles City’s Averi Wohlers was medalist with a 48.

Dodgers win at the net

The Fort Dodge boys tennis team split with Des Moines North and Sioux City North here Thursday evening. The Dodgers posted a 9-2 victory over the Polar Bears and lost to the Stars, 11-0. Claiming singles wins for Fort Dodge were Aidan Recker, Jaxon Jones, Easton Minkoff and Kyron McCrady. “I thought the boys did a nice job in both duals,” FDSH head coach Scott Messerly said. “It was nice to get the win vs. Des Moines North, but we also played well against Sioux City North. They are a very good, very experienced team.” In doubles, Corban McHone and Recker, Minkoff and ...

MAGWED AT 50

It didn’t take long for Bob Brown to land a big catch with his grand idea of a major northwest Iowa fishing event 50 years ago this spring. Brown, the late Hall of Fame Sports Editor and creator of the Messenger Area Great Wall-Eye Derby (MAGWED), knew he had a winner in the early stages ...

ON A ROLL

Ty Mericle took advantage of competing on his home course and near-perfect golfing conditions to secure a Top-5 finish here on Wednesday at the CYO boys tournament. Mericle led St. Edmond, which was fourth overall. Carroll Kuemper claimed the team title with a 305 followed by Le Mars Gehlen, ...

Tritons rough up NIACC, 31-9

MASON CITY — The No. 18 Iowa Central baseball team bounced back in a big way here on Wednesday. The Tritons posted a 31-9 victory over North Iowa Area, snapping a three-game losing streak in their final regular season road game. Iowa Central (40-9 overall, 18-6 in the ICCAC) has scored over 30 runs three different times this year, sweeping the three games with the Trojans. This marks the fourth straight season they have reached the 40-win mark. George McIntyre hit a pair of home runs for the Tritons. Ben Jones, Wyatt Myers, Tate Perrin and Mitch Seykora also went deep. Iowa ...

BACK ON TRACK

The Fort Dodge girls soccer team broke a four-game losing skid with a win inside Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. FDSH (2-5 overall) picked up a 2-1 victory over Des Moines North (1-4-1). “The game was a lot more than the two goals scored,” said Dodger head coach G Myers. “We had a lot of ...