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Dodgers compete in district meet

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LE MARS - The Fort Dodge boys golf team wrapped up play this season here on Monday at a Class 4A district meet. The Dodgers tied for 10th overall with a 337 with Sioux City East. Council Bluffs Lincoln claimed the team title with a 293, finishing two shots ahead of Waukee and four ahead of Dallas Center-Grimes. Brody Sneed of Council Bluffs Lincoln fired a 7-under for medalist honors at Willow Creek Golf Course. Fort Dodge was led by senior Mason Frevert, as he fired an 80. Classmate Trace Rial followed with an 82, as sophomore Cameron Beck shot an 85, a new career-best. Junior ...

Dodgers ranked 14th in RPI poll

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The Fort Dodge football team is ranked 14th in the first official Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) released by Iowa High School Athletic Association. The RPI is one of the determining factors for playoff qualifiers in Class 5A, 4A and 3A. District champions and runners-up automatically qualify ...

Tritons run in Arkansas

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - The Iowa Central cross country teams were in action here this past weekend at the Chile Pepper Festival. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, the teams ran in pink uniforms while competing in the Prairie Fire section of the meet, which was co-hosted by the University of Arkansas. Overall, the Triton men finished second out of 22 teams while the women were 10th. Teshager Kassa was third while Beyon Prins finished 19th and Lee-Hanro Arendse was 20th. “We were without our typical fourth and fifth runners due to injuries,” ICCC head coach Dee Brown said. ...

OSU too much for Hawkeyes

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IOWA CITY — Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jeremiah Smith, and No. 5 Ohio State beat No. 14 Iowa 31-14 on Saturday. Sayin was 20-of-27 passing, and his favorite target was Smith, the nation's top receiver. Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards, becoming Ohio ...

FLOURISHING FLORA

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AMES — Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:57 left, and Iowa State held off West Virginia 45-42 Saturday in a wild game in which the teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense. Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) came from behind twice in the final 7 ...

Bears win ranked tilt with North Union

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ALGONA — For the second straight week, defending eight-man champion Bishop Garrigan faced a ranked foe. This time, the fifth-ranked Golden Bears (5-1 overall, 2-0 in district) came out on top, beating No. 7 North Union (5-1, 1-1), 34-28. The Golden Bears turned the Warriors away late in the fourth quarter inside the five year line. “Our kids did a very good job on the last drive,” said Bishop Garrigan head coach Marty Wadle. “We got them to third down then to fourth down. “We were very good on the defensive side of the ball.” Michael Joyce had a strong night through ...