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Another sweep for FD softball squad

MARSHALLTOWN — On the day they were given their postseason assignment, the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team took care of business here Thursday night vs. Marshalltown. Scores were 15-0 in four innings and 10-0 in four. The Dodgers (26-3 overall, 12-0 in the Iowa Alliance ...

Dodgers' domination of Bobcats continues

MARSHALLTOWN — The No. 9 (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team continued their dominance over Marshalltown, sweeping an Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader here Thursday night. Scores were 16-0 in four innings and 9-2. Davis Underberg needed just 54 pitches to get through his four innings ...

WATER WORKS

A project over a quarter century in the making finally came to fruition at the Fort Dodge Country Club this spring with the completion of an irrigation pond. The large body of water, located behind the No. 5 green and just to the right of the No. 6 fairway, will be a new feature for players ...

Lopsided sweep for No. 9 Dodgers at DM Lincoln

DES MOINES — A doubleheader loss on Monday didn’t sit well with the 9th-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team, so on Wednesday, the Dodgers took their frustrations out on Des Moines Lincoln. Fort Dodge (25-7 overall) scored a combined 34 runs in 18-4 and 16-0 five-inning wins over the Railsplitters (8-19). “They definitely did (concentrate on bouncing back),” said FDSH head coach Blake Utley. “We were running into their fifth and sixth pitchers, so we took advantage of that. “The guys had fun and hammered the ball, which was good to see.” The Dodgers did their ...

New scoreboard up next for McNeil Field

The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation has taken the lead alongside two local businesses in an upcoming project to replace the baseball scoreboard at Ed McNeil Field inside Dodger Stadium. Work is slated to begin this fall above the ivy-clad walls in right-centerfield. The current ...

WIN SECURED

Bill Shirbroun saw too many game-changing moments to narrow it down to just one that helped his third-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team hold off Webster City here Wednesday night at Rogers Park, 5-4. Faith Shirbroun hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, Sophia Schlienz made a ...