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Wildcat girls win in EG

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EAGLE GROVE — The Humboldt girls cross country team grabbed both the individual and team championship at the Eagle Grove Invitational on Tuesday night. The Wildcats placed three runners inside the Top-10 and earned 60 points. Algona (68) was second followed by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (75) and Webster City (109). Humboldt freshman Jade Malo, beat junior teammate Aubry Fisher for the individual crown. Malo finished in 20:18.03 and Fisher was at 20:46.29. Teammate Macey Rodgers (23:03.51) was 11th, while Maren Lindquist (25:08.33) was 24th and Maddie Parker (26:05.46) was 31st. Eagle ...

Palmer ready for state

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By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net WAUKEE - Sometime this week, Chloe Palmer’s career as a tennis player will conclude. But for the St. Edmond senior, the memories she has made will stay with her for much, much longer. Palmer secured a spot in the Class 1A state field by ...

Algona boys 3rd at EG

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EAGLE GROVE — Algona placed three runners inside the Top-10 and placed third at the Eagle Grove Invitational on Tuesday. The Bulldogs (78) finished third and Webster City (123) was fourth. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura (51) was the champion and North Iowa (76) was the runner up. Brooks Morgan (18:19.26) and Axton Hood (18:37.44) were sixth and seventh for Algona. Landon Becker (18:50.66) was 10th and Grandon Dahlhauser (19:29.24) was 16th. Caden Harms was the final counter for the Lynx (20:41.59) in 40th. Webster City’s top finisher was Daniel Murillo-Delfin (19:08.09) in 12th place. ...

Dodgers win in the pool

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DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge swim team came away with seven victories in a triangular on Tuesday night. The Dodgers beat Ottumwa (111-54) and lost to Des Moines Roosevelt (94-76). “It's hard with a three team dual scoring wise,” said Fort Dodge head coach Ashley Beaumont. “My girls swam great and we won a lot of events.” The Dodger 200 medley relay team of Kylen Lubensky, Karlee Pearson, Clara Brown and Makayla Knox, captured gold in a time of 2:10.58 to start the evening. “We haven’t had a meet in a while, but we have been working hard in practice,” Beaumont said. ...

Dodgers compete in district meet

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LE MARS - The Fort Dodge boys golf team wrapped up play this season here on Monday at a Class 4A district meet. The Dodgers tied for 10th overall with a 337 with Sioux City East. Council Bluffs Lincoln claimed the team title with a 293, finishing two shots ahead of Waukee and four ahead of Dallas Center-Grimes. Brody Sneed of Council Bluffs Lincoln fired a 7-under for medalist honors at Willow Creek Golf Course. Fort Dodge was led by senior Mason Frevert, as he fired an 80. Classmate Trace Rial followed with an 82, as sophomore Cameron Beck shot an 85, a new career-best. Junior ...

Dodgers ranked 14th in RPI poll

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The Fort Dodge football team is ranked 14th in the first official Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) released by Iowa High School Athletic Association. The RPI is one of the determining factors for playoff qualifiers in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. District champions and runners-up automatically qualify ...