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Gaels take on pair of 5A powers in Waukee

WAUKEE — The No. 7 (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team again cranked up the competition level on Friday, squaring off with a pair of 5A ranked opponents at the Jack North Classic. The Gaels (13-8 overall) lost to No. 10 Muscatine, 3-1, and sixth-rated Southeast Polk, 13-2. Against the ...

Dodgers take care of East, 12-2

DES MOINES — Fort Dodge baseball coach Blake Utley is hoping his team’s mini-road trip to end the week was successful in more ways than one. The Dodgers (16-9 overall) finished a 12-2 win over Des Moines East on Friday morning in a game that originally started at McNeil Field in Fort ...

Ten ranked teams in FD Invite

The temperatures are going to make it feel like state softball week at the Fort Dodge Invitational beginning Friday. Many of the top teams in the state will be here for the two-day event from the host site of the state tournament, Rogers Sports Complex. The Dodgers, who are ranked eighth in ...

INSPIRED TRIBUTE

The St. Edmond baseball team put together its best offensive performance this year Thursday night at Rogers Park. Eight of the nine Gael batters recorded at least one hit, with the ninth getting on base three times in a 16-6 victory in six innings over Eagle Grove. Leading the way was Ethan ...

Iowa lands Dodger all-stater Daniel

Noah Daniel simply couldn’t pass on the opportunity to call himself an Iowa Hawkeye. Fort Dodge’s senior-to-be all-stater announced this week that he will play football for head coach Kirk Ferentz at the next level. Daniel had previously committed to South Dakota State University over ...

Heat greets FD Am field

Weather is dominating the early conversation as the 77th annual Fort Dodge Amateur tournament prepares to send over 120 players onto the Fort Dodge Country Club golf course here this weekend. Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid- to upper-90s as the event returns to a three-day ...