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Late rally pushes Dodgers past Tigers in ranked clash

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CEDAR FALLS — The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team showed their resolve here on Monday night. Down 5-3 to No. 10 (5A) Cedar Falls in the seventh with two outs on the board, Macy Wills stepped to the plate and delivered a two-RBI double to tie it. One batter later, Calliegh Zimmermann gave the Dodgers a 6-5 lead that proved to be the game-winner over the Tigers. “These girls just never give up,” FDSH head coach Andi Adams said. “They are always doing whatever they need to do to find success. (Monday) it was Macy and Calliegh.” Wills drove in Ellie Doster ...

Another busy week of action on the Sports Park track

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Racing action heated up right alongside the temperatures at Sports Park Raceway this past Sunday night. Dry conditions after several days of rain allowed for racing in eight classifications. In the special 4.6 Crown Vics class, Fort Dodge’s Nick Sawdy and Nate Hogan finished first and ...

SAFE AND SECURE

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Jordan Miller believes his St. Edmond baseball team has established the foundation for the future success of the program. At the same time, though, Miller is looking to continue putting up walls with this current group of players. The Gaels added one of those walls here Friday night, ...

Women's division has rotated champs in recent years

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Samantha Kuhn returned to the top of the women’s open division at the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County golf tournament last summer. Kuhn, a former Fort Dodge Senior High standout, won her second overall title and first in six summers. Ex-Manson Northwest Webster all-stater ...

Gaels ready for districts

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The road to the state baseball tournament will begin here Friday night at home for St. Edmond. The Gaels (12-11 overall) are set to host Glidden-Ralston (5-13) in a Class 1A, District 6 quarterfinal at 7 p.m. AGWSR (11-12) and Colo-Nesco (8-11) square off before at 5 p.m. Under first year head coach Jordan Miller, St. Edmond finished fifth in the North Central Conference — a league loaded with 3A and 2A programs. Miller led the Gaels to the program’s most wins in a season since 2018. Freshman Blake Bartlett is batting a team-best .417 with four home runs, six doubles, 22 RBI ...

Senior competition approaches 30-year mark

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Senior golfers have played a pivotal role in defining the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County tournament landscape over the last 30 years. The initial senior field was set in 1997, with Bob Wallentine winning back-to-back titles the first two years the competition was offered. ...