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Garrigan ousted by Woodbine

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WOODBINE - There was no magical second half rally for Bishop Garrigan this time around. Down by 22 at the half, the fifth-ranked Golden Bears were eliminated from the eight-player playoffs by No. 3 Woodbine here Thursday night, 50-22. Last year, Bishop Garrigan (9-2 overall) rallied by the same halftime score of 36-14 to defeat the Tigers for its second state championship in three seasons. Now, it will be Woodbine (10-0) marching on to the UNI-Dome next week. Cal Pryor threw three touchdown passes to three different wide receivers in the second quarter after the Golden Bears had ...

No. 1 Audubon pulls away from North Union

High School Football

AUDUBON - The North Union defense was up for the challenge for most of the game here on Thursday night against top-ranked Audubon. Unfortunately for the eighth-ranked Warriors, the Wheelers proved to be too much to handle. Audubon used several big plays from quarterback Aiden Kjergaard to secure a 59-34 victory in an eight-player quarterfinal, advancing to the UNI-Dome next week. The Warriors (9-2 overall) recorded turnovers on the first two possessions of the game for the Wheelers and forced a punt on their third. They converted one of those when Carson Crouch got into the end ...

Distinguished honor to FDSH grad Johnson

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CORALVILLE — Success has followed Matt Johnson with every stop on the volleyball court. The 1996 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate has become one of the most successful coaches in the sport's history, and here on Thursday, he was recognized for his accomplishments. Johnson, who has coached ...

Cowboys, Bulldogs play for UNI-Dome berths

High School Football

Coming into the year, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows had won just three total football playoff games in program history. On Friday night, the Cowboys could equal that number and reach the first state semifinal ever at the school when they take on two-time defending state champion West Lyon in a Class 2A quarterfinal. Due to poor field conditions, the game has been shifted from Inwood to Sioux Center and the Open Space Athletic Complex. The sixth-ranked Cowboys (9-1 overall) are in the postseason for a fourth time in five years, but had only one playoff victory in those previous ...

Humboldt bows out in semifinals

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CORALVILLE - The rubber match went to mighty Western Christian, but upstart Humboldt did not go down without a fight. The Wildcats were unable to pull off a second straight upset of the top-seeded Wolfpack here on Wednesday, bowing out in the Class 3A state volleyball tournament semifinals ...

Iowa Central women roll in season opener

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MOLINE, Ill. - The No. 17 Iowa Central women opened the season with a convincing 86-53 victory over Black Hawk here Tuesday evening. Dylan Peterson scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures for the Tritons (1-0 overall). Trista Ohlmeier added 17, Izzy Bassett and Shakani Murray each had 11, and Niamh Smith finished with 10 points. Iowa Central made 11 three-pointers and s hot 33-for-63 from the field. The Tritons head to Wisconsin Dells for three games over three days. They face Blackhawk Technical on Friday at 4 p.m., Milwaukee Area Tech on Saturday at 1 p.m. and ...