GENEVA, Ohio — Dreshaun Ross of Fort Dodge showed once again here on Friday why he should never be doubted at the U20 World Team Trials. After falling to Coby Merrill via technical fall in the first match of their best-of-three series, Ross rallied with a vengeance in the next two bouts, ...
North Union’s Drew Henderson capped off his high school golf career with a bronze medal Wednesday at the Class 1A state championships. Henderson shot even-par in the second round from Westwood Golf Course in Newton, ending his two days at 1-over for the tournament. East Marshall’s Cody Weaver denied Keith Thompson from Hamburg a third straight state title, finishing at 6-under after back-to-back rounds of 3-under. Thompson was second at even-par. Henderson played both the par-4s and par-5s at 1-under for the day, recording four birdies on the round with 10 pars. He had three of ...
The Fort Dodge softball team never panicked against Boone here on Thursday, eventually rallying from a late deficit to post an 11-3 victory in six innings. The sixth-ranked (Class 4A) Dodgers exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth after trailing 3-2. Freshman Emersyn Lara had a three-run double to cap the comeback, while junior Ellie Doster had a two-run two-bagger of her own earlier in the frame. “Seeing us just keep grinding away, not forcing too much and trusting each other was very encouraging,” FDSH head coach Andi Adams said. “I wasn’t worried, and the kids ...
An early lead held up for the eighth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team here Thursday night at Rogers Park. Rihanna Myers had a home run in the second to spark a four-run inning, as the Gaels held off Pocahontas Area, 5-4. St. Edmond’s (4-0 overall) Toryn Helle got the final out on her sixth strikeout of the night with the tying run on third for the Indians (1-1). Helle allowed eight hits and two earned runs, while going 3-for-4 at the plate to help her own cause. “That’s a really good team in Pocahontas Area and a really good win for us,” SEHS head coach Bill ...
The 2026 Sports Park Raceway opener is next on the track, as the season debuts Sunday with IMCA action in eight classes. The local venue has shifted from USRA back to IMCA for this season, and races have moved from the 2025 Saturday night schedule to Sunday evenings this summer. The title ...
SIOUX CITY — If the Fort Dodge girls soccer squad felt pressure in its postseason opener here on Thursday, the Dodgers never showed it. In fact, head coach G Myers laughed at her team’s reaction to a 2-0 victory over Sioux City West — the program’s first tournament triumph since 2017. “They weren’t thinking as much about it being (a one-and-done situation),” Myers said. “It was more about the fact that if we won, our record (on the year) would be 6-7.” The punch line to the famed, viral social media joke showed just how relaxed Fort Dodge was and how loose it ...
