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Jayce Skow has been waiting and working patiently in the dark to finally have his moment under the lights at McNeil Field. Skow made his varsity pitching debut on Thursday against Waterloo East, working four effective innings as part of the Fort Dodge baseball squad’s doubleheader ...

Breakout day for FD’s Nichols

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The No. 8 (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team handled their business ahead of a showdown with top-ranked (5A) Waukee Northwest, blitzing Waterloo East here Thursday at Rogers Park. Scores were 12-2 in four innings and 14-1 in four. Coming off a road split with Des Moines Roosevelt, the ...

No. 7 Gaels blank GTRA

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TERRIL — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team posted an 11-0 victory in four innings here Thursday night over GTRA. Faith Shirbroun and Ansley Oswald both had doubles for the Gaels, who plated six runs in the opening inning. Shirbroun, who was 4-for-4 on Wednesday night, ...

POWER SURGE

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The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team bounced back from their first North Central Conference loss in over 700 days with a 12-4 victory over Algona here Wednesday. With the threat of inclement weather, the start time was moved up two hours. However, with lightning surrounding ...

Dodgers rally for win in opener

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DES MOINES — The sixth-ranked Fort Dodge softball team edged Des Moines Roosevelt in the opener of a doubleheader on Wednesday night, but the Roughriders salvaged a split with a nightcap win. The Dodgers (8-4 overall) won the first game 6-5, before dropping a 6-3 decision to Roosevelt ...

Dodgers salvage road split

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DES MOINES — After scoring only three runs in opening game loss, the Fort Dodge baseball team exploded for 12 to salvage a split with Des Moines Roosevelt. The Dodgers (10-7 overall) suffered a 6-3 loss in the first game, but bounced back for a 12-6 win over the Roughriders (8-11) in the ...