Even with their first meet of the season slated for Tuesday, Fort Dodge boys golf coach Nick Vinson is preaching a wait-and-see approach to the 2026 campaign. Vinson doesn’t expect anything to be permanently resolved when the Dodgers hit the course for a triangular against Des Moines East ...
Arizona may be home to Nathan DeRagon, but this summer, the race car driver followed his heart to Iowa. The 27-year-old has lived much like a traveling musician since spring, competing across the state to gain more experience and exposure for his growing racing career. DeRagon is from ...
The St. Edmond girls tennis team moved to 2-0 with a 7-2 victory over Charles City here Monday at Dodger courts. Abby Huss, Sophia Schlienz and Olivia Andrew each posted dominating 8-0 wins in singles, as Jade Rock added an 8-2 decision in her favor, as the Gaels have now won 23 consecutive North Central Conference duals. In doubles, Huss and Chloe Palmer were winners, 8-1, Schlienz and Andrew scored an 8-1 decision, and Rock and Kaci McGonegle won, 8-3. “The girls played solid tennis throughout,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “Chloe did a nice job of bouncing back from a ...
DES MOINES - The Fort Dodge girls tennis team closed out the first week of the season here Thursday with a pair of duals. The Dodgers fell to Ottumwa, 9-2, and Des Moines Lincoln, 11-2. In the matchup with Ottumwa, two doubles teams for Fort Dodge earned wins. Paisley Smith and Evie Piton secured a victory in a super-tiebreaker set. Leah Myer and Daphne Groff swept their opponents. “Paisley and Evie dominated their super-tiebreaker set,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “We have had some long matches this week and the girls are tired, but they continue to do whatever is ...
DYERSVILLE — Kyle Schwarber grew up in Middletown, Ohio, played college ball at Indiana and spent his first six major league seasons with the Chicago Cubs. The 33-year-old Philadelphia Phillies slugger added another thoroughly Midwestern highlight to his well-decorated career Thursday ...
The semifinals are set in the Iowa Golf Association State Senior Match Play Championships at the Fort Dodge Country Club. In the senior division, 25th-seeded Curtis Holck of Ankeny continued his surprising run by knocking off top-seed J.D. Anderson in the quarterfinals on Thursday, 1-up. ...
