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Gaels one game from state

ST. ANSGAR — Lindsay Heffernan put everything in perspective at a crucial juncture on Monday night. The St. Edmond volleyball team led two sets to one and St. Ansgar (19-17) just rallied to tie the contest at 12-12 when Heffernan called a timeout. “I just told them to forget what ...

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR

The Fort Dodge-area community helped get Nalayna Knuths to Thonon-Les-Bains, France for the International Combat Organization World Championships earlier this month. Knuths made sure the trip was well worth her while. The 15-year-old Southeast Valley freshman secured two silver medals and ...

Pairings set for area football squads

Playoff pairings for all seven classes of high school football were announced on Saturday. Algona, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, South Central Calhoun, Bishop Garrigan and North Union will all be in action this Friday night in round of 16 games. The Bulldogs head to Carroll for a Class 3A quarterfinal, with the winner taking on either Sioux Center or Bishop Heelan. Algona, Sioux Center and Heelan all finished tied atop the district, with the Crusaders earning the title via a tiebreaker. The Cowboys welcome district rival South Hardin in 1A action. During the regular season, they knocked ...

Dodgers end on a high note, but are left out of playoffs

Following a victory filled with elation and a sense of closure, no one was more crestfallen at the end of Friday night than the Fort Dodge football team. Barely an hour after defeating Sioux City West in the regular-season finale, the Dodgers (6-3 overall) found out they landed a single spot ...

No. 15 Iowa Central pulls through on the road

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. - The 15th-ranked Iowa Central football team secured a 23-22 victory over Independence here Saturday evening. Maddox Griswold had a pair of receiving touchdowns for the Tritons (5-3 overall). Nick Cyrus had both a rushing score and a passing TD, as Gabe McWilliams hit ...

Cyclones no match for No. 10 Arizona

TUCSON, Ariz. — Noah Fifita threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, Isaiah Mizell scored on a 71-yard catch on the game's second play and No. 25 Arizona shut down Iowa State for a 39-3 win on Saturday night. The Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) played as a ranked team for the first time this ...