CORALVILLE — Mariaha Benedict felt something had to change after walking away from the state tournament last season. She had won her fifth-place match, but the Fort Dodge standout wrestler has much higher goals. “My placement at state last year left me very disappointed — especially ...
CLARION — The second-ranked (Class 2A) Clarion-Goldfield/Dows wrestling team punched a ticket to the upcoming state dual tournament with a resounding 70-9 victory over No. 20 Humboldt here Tuesday night. The Cowboys won all but two matches, as the Wildcats opted to forfeit at four weights. ...
INDIANOLA — The Fort Dodge wrestling team will now turn all of its attention to the upcoming individual district tournament after being eliminated from team duals by Johnston here on Tuesday night. The 18th-ranked (Class 3A) Dragons won eight matches to top the No. 15 Dodgers, 44-33. ...
DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys bowling team picked up a 2,434-2,319 victory over Des Moines Roosevelt here on Tuesday. Kody VanValkenburg led the way for the Dodgers with a 397 series. Slade Babb added a 382 and Lium Powers surpassed 300 with a 317. VanValkenburg had games of 151 and ...
LE MARS — It will be a beginning and end for Fort Dodge’s Ara Ellis and Calli Graves. The Dodger teammates earned state bowling spots, as Ellis starts her career and this is the last season for Graves. Graves, who was a sophomore on Fort Dodge’s sixth place state team in 2022-2023 ...
Freshman Eden Horn made sure there would be no comeback by the Humboldt girls here Monday night. Horn scored the first 14 points of the fourth quarter for St. Edmond as the Gaels earned their first season sweep over the Wildcats since the 2014-15 season with a 63-34 victory. St. Edmond (13-4 ...