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STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

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DES MOINES — Last year, Noah Daniel was the lone Fort Dodge athlete competing at the state track and field meet at Drake Stadium. Now, Daniel will be flanked by several of his Dodger teammates beginning here on Thursday with the Class 4A portion of the co-ed championships. Daniel, a ...

Successful run for FDMX Spring Classic

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Believe it or not, hardly a rain drop hit the racers during the Fort Dodge Motocross Spring Classic at Sports Park Raceway over the weekend. Some added track and dirt work was necessary due to the precipitation overnight both Friday and Saturday, but when race time arrived, the track was in ...

Tritons bring home hardware from NJCAA national meet

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HOBBS, N.M. — The Iowa Central men came away with a third-place showing at the NJCAA national track and field championships here last weekend. The Tritons finished with 72 points, with the 4x800 earning national championship honors. New Mexico (97) was the winner, and South Plains (93) ...

Mericle’s season finishes with 78 at district golf

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St. Edmond junior Ty Mericle placed 10th in a Class 1A district boys golf meet, hosted by the Gaels at Lakeside on Monday. Mericle carded a 78 for the Gaels. “Ty played well, but it just wasn’t quite good enough,” said St. Edmond head coach Matt Dillon. “There are a lot of really ...

Dodgers, Gaels both start in Top-10

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Both the Fort Dodge and St. Edmond softball teams find themselves in the preseason rankings to begin the year according to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Dodgers, who were ousted in the regional final round last year for the first time since 2017, will look to start a new ...

WORLD SERIES ENCORE FOR TRITONS

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WILLISTON, N.D. — For just the 11th time in program history, the Iowa Central baseball team is headed to the NJCAA World Series. Forgive the ninth-ranked Tritons if they aren’t impressed by their own accomplishments to date. Head coach Eric Stein’s squad was all business over the ...