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Impressive road victory for Gaels

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NEWELL - Matt Dillon felt an added sense of importance going into last Friday’s district opener with Newell-Fonda. And with the way the contest started, the veteran head coach felt extremely nervous. But St. Edmond would settle in, putting together a second straight balanced offensive performance in earning a convincing 40-28 victory over the Mustangs. Thomas Ehn completed 17 of 35 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns, adding a third rushing score, as Matthew Crimmins ran for 106 yards and scored three times to lead the Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-0 in district). “I’m honestly ...

GETTING PHYSICAL

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Head coach Nik Moser and the Fort Dodge football coaching staff had a much bigger picture in mind beyond the outcome here on Friday night. Regardless of the final score, Moser wanted his Dodgers to feel like they exerted their will against a Webster City program that had often done just that ...

Bears streak goes to 25

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ALGONA — The ride continues for defending champion Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (2-0 overall) won their 25th consecutive regular season game, knocking off Riceville (1-2), 65-14. CJ McGregor ran the ball 11 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns. McGregor had scoring runs of 55, 50 and 35. Carter Cink also went over 100, running for 160 on 10 carries and four touchdowns. Cink had touchdowns of three, 38, 68, and 22 yards. Brad Meister caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Michael Joyce. Wyatt Schaffer had a four-yard score. Joyce, and McGregor had interceptions. ...

Jaguars roll past Emmetsburg

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EMMETSBURG — Southeast Valley came up with another big win on Friday night. The Jaguars (2-0 overall) earned a 33-6 victory over Emmetsburg (1-1). Casey Hanson and Logan Jaeschke were very familiar with each other on the night. Jaeschke caught four balls, three for touchdowns with a long of 79. He had 100 yards receiving. Hanson was 9-for-9 passing for 178 yards and the three touchdowns. Hanson ran the ball seven times for 67 yards and Muench had 52 yards rushing. Mason Bahr had a rushing touchdown as did Wyatt Muench. Bryce Harrison caught four balls for 48 ...

Cubs knock off Marlins

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MIAMI (AP) — Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Friday. Imanaga (9-10) struck out four and improved to 4-2 in nine starts since the All-Star break. Aaron Civale pitched the final three innings for his second save. Armstrong continued to bolster his case for NL MVP, drawing a four-pitch walk, scoring twice and making a leaping grab at the center-field wall to rob Miami's Heriberto Hernández of a potential extra-base hit in the sixth. Alex Bregman ...

Iowa Central back at home

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Before embarking on an extended road trip, the Iowa Central football team will welcome in ICCAC rival Ellsworth here Saturday to Dodger Stadium. Kickoff has been moved up to 10:30 a.m. The Tritons (0-1 overall) opened the Colby Kratch era last week with a heartbreaking 26-24 loss to No. 8 Butler, as the Grizzlies kicked a game-winning field goal in the final seconds. “We’ve had a great week of practice,” Kratch said. “We’ve refocused and been working on shoring up the small things. I’m expecting great growth from the first game to the second.” Gabe McWilliams, making ...