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Ellie Nolte hit nine home runs during her five-year high school career at Southeast Valley. But all nine of those came before her senior season. This past weekend, Nolte ended that drought with her first collegiate homer at Iowa Central during a sweep of Ellsworth on the road. Well, ...

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The Humboldt girls golf squad edged Fort Dodge in a triangular on Tuesday at the Fort Dodge Country Club. The Wildcats carded a 192, with the Dodgers finishing at 197. Manson Northwest Webster (264) was third. Sophia List was meet medalist, topping FDSH junior Emma Lloyd by a single ...

Fort Dodge boys run at Johnston

JOHNSTON — Fresh off a busy night at the Dodger Relays on Monday, the Fort Dodge boys track and field team brought just a handful of runners here for the Johnston Invitational on Tuesday. Noah Daniel raced to a fourth in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 11.66. The 4x200 relay for the Dodgers also placed fourth in 1:34.15, as Taevon Feeley, Kyree Rochon, Sam Moser and Daniel comprised the unit. The same four runners also competed in the 4x100, placing seventh in 43.98.

FD girls win two in Algona

ALGONA — The Fort Dodge girls track and field team won two events and picked up several other Top-6 finishes here Tuesday night at the Hannover Relays hosted by Algona. Clear Lake won the team title over the host Bulldogs, with Lake Mills and Humboldt placing ahead of the Dodgers. Bishop Garrigan and Webster City tied for sixth, with Manson Northwest Webster finishing eighth in the nine-team field. Maeleena Meyer was part of both victories, as she scored gold in the 100-meter hurdles and anchored the shuttle hurdle relay to the win. Meyer went 16.93 to claim the 100 hurdles, as she ...

FD seventh graders place second

The Fort Dodge Middle School seventh grade girls finished second at the Dodger Relays on Tuesday. The Dodger Red team scored 143 points, behind winner Iowa Falls-Alden (151). The Fort Dodge Black team (85) was fourth. The Dodger Red team had six first place finishes. Individual winners ...

Gaels earn first win since 2022

For the first time since the 2022 season, the St. Edmond boys tennis team scored a dual meet victory. The Gaels downed North Central Conference rival Webster City here Tuesday night, 6-3. “After not even having a team for several years before last season, this is just an incredible moment for these boys,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “It hasn’t always been easy for them, but they have stuck together and continued to work towards this. “I am so excited for them and hope this gives them confidence moving forward.” Ethan Cibert, Grant Anderson, Dylan Brokaw and ...