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Dodgers ousted at Dowling

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DES MOINES - The Fort Dodge girls tennis team ran into a perennial state contender here Wednesday in Class 2A regional action. West Des Moines Dowling claimed the six singles matches to advance to a regional final over the Dodgers, 6-0. The Maroons (10-3 overall) will now play Urbandale (11-5) on Saturday for the Region 4 title. Fort Dodge (5-9) advanced with a 5-2 win over Sioux City West on the road last week. The Dodgers had reeled off four consecutive dual victories before the loss to Dowling. “That is the best team we have faced all year,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor ...

Thursday game for Gaels

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RUTHVEN - The St. Edmond football team begins what amounts to a three-game playoff push starting here on Thursday night. The Gaels return to action following a bye week with a trip to GTRA. Due to a shortage of officials, the game was moved up a day and will kick off at 7 p.m. St. Edmond (2-3 overall, 2-1 in district) controls its own destiny for a return to the postseason with games against the Titans (2-3, 2-1), Harris-Lake Park (0-5, 0-3) and No. 9 Kingsley-Pierson 5-1, 4-0) on the schedule. “Our goals are still right there for us to achieve,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon ...

No. 19 Tritons tie Marshalltown

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The 19th-ranked Iowa Central men’s soccer team battled to a draw with Marshalltown here on Wednesday, 1-1. The Tritons (7-2-1 overall, 3-0-1 in the ICCAC) remain tied with Northeast and Iowa Lakes atop the conference standings after four matches. Ignacio Chayle had a goal in the first ...

Gaels returning to regional finals

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The St. Edmond girls tennis team is back in the regional final round after sweeping Webster City here Wednesday, 5-0. Due to inclement weather, the dual was moved inside to the Fort Dodge Tennis Club. The Gaels (8-2 overall) advance to the Class 1A, Region 3 championship at Pella (8-3) on ...

Fever, Aces meet in decisive Game 3

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces have gotten well acquainted after playing 13 times over the past two seasons. They understand how to contend with each other's star-studded lineups led by four-time league MVP A'ja Wilson and three-time All-Star Caitlin Clark. They also ...

BROWN'S TOWN NOW

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IOWA CITY — Iowa quarterback Hank Brown wasn't just working to win the Hawkeyes' starting job in the offseason. He was also working to build trust with his wide receivers. That trust, he said, showed in his 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee as time ran out to give Iowa a 20-19 win ...