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First outdoor meet for Gael boys, girls

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EARLHAM — The St. Edmond boys and girls track and field teams battled dropping temperatures to compete Tuesday outside for the first time this spring. Aaron Hindt led the way for the Gaels, as the junior won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.38. He was also third in the 100 in 11.54. Several others picked up silvers, including Anna Lursen, Anthony Valles and Naomi Valles, along with the SEHS girls sprint medley relay. Lursen was the runner-up in the 400 hurdles, clocking a time of 1:11.49. Naomi Valles finished second in the 3,000 in 12:58. “It was a solid night for our ...

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Fort Dodge girls golf coach Angela Dencklau has a very competitive group on her hands this spring. The Dodgers only have three letterwinners back and six players on their entire roster, but Dencklau is confident each of her athletes will push hard to maximize their potential in the weeks to ...

Haymow Hoop Dreams

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March Madness brought another round of memorable moments in 2026. I can truly say this is my favorite time of the entire year. I grew up with a love of basketball that began in the early 1970’s on our small hobby farm, located 30 minutes south of the state capital in Madison. Our large gambrel style barn was a working barn that housed sheep, black angus cattle, chickens, a couple of mutts, several cats, and dozens of bats that would emerge from the rafters at dusk. It also had mice, one of which ran up my pants leg when I was throwing bales of hay down the chute. The barn was large ...

Sievers goes back-to-back as player of year

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SIOUX CENTER — Macy Sievers put the final touches on an incredible college career with Dordt University recently. Sievers, a Newell-Fonda graduate, was named the NAIA Women’s Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. She was also placed on the All-American first ...

Joyce helps South Dakota reach 'Fab Four'

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VERMILLION, S.D. — Postseason basketball has always been a time for Molly Joyce to raise her game to another level. She did it first at Bishop Garrigan, helping the Golden Bears to back-to-back Class 1A girls state basketball championships. Now, she’s doing it at the NCAA Div. I ...

Dodgers, area teams in action at Algona indoor

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ALGONA — The Fort Dodge girls track team got one final indoor event before the regular outdoor season begins. It was the first meet in the new Algona Fieldhouse on Monday. “Algona has a terrific new facility,” said FDSH head coach Todd Constable. “I talked to Andy Jacobson about it and they let us into (the field). “It’s good for us to get another meet under our belts.” Senior Maeleena Meyer was the champion in the 60 meter hurdles. Fort Dodge also won the shuttle hurdle relay, with Charlotte DeJong, Adyson Friesth, Ava Osorio and Meyer. The 4x60 relay quartet of ...