Like her brother before her, Anna Lursen will forever be remember as one of the best overall athletes in St. Edmond history. Lursen, a four-sport standout for the Gaels, was named the 2026 Carol Donnelly Award winner — the annual recognition for the top female student-athlete at the ...
The Fort Dodge softball team steamrolled through the Iowa Alliance Conference North division, winning a regular-season title. For their efforts, the Dodgers placed nine athletes on the first team, including unanimous selections Aubrey Alstott, Ellie Doster, Hope Alstott, Meg Marsh, Maeleena ...
Four Messenger-area softball players were named first team all-state by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association this week. Algona’s Reagan Haynes, Pocahontas Area’s Lauren Hoover, and Newell-Fonda’s Jocee Walsh and North Union’s Brylie Deim were joined by five others on second squads, a ...
St. Edmond’s Blake Bartlett has been selected to compete alongside some of the best high school baseball players from around the country. Bartlett, who will be a sophomore this coming fall, was picked for the 2026 Midwest Super Sophomore Games, which will be held from Friday through Sunday ...
Faith Shirbroun, Toryn Helle, Rihanna Myers and Ella Vandi were all integral pieces to the St. Edmond softball team getting within one win of the Class 1A state championship game this summer. And for their efforts, the quartet was named all-state this week by the Iowa Girls Coaches ...
The all-Twin Lakes Conference baseball first team featured three members from regular season league champion Emmetsburg, in addition to five from runner-up Pocahontas Area. The E-Hawks went 10-0 in the league, finishing one game ahead of the Indians. MJ Bay, Brennan Hasbrouck and Cooper Chizek all made the TLC first team for Emmetsburg. Pocahontas Area had Karson Welander, Xander Small, Blake Bunda, Brayden Hudson and Adam Marsh on the top squad. Southeast Valley’s Evan Bintz, Mason Bahr and Casey Hanson were also first-team honorees, with Newell-Fonda’s Andrew Greenfield and ...
