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BUILDING BLOCKS

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Piece by piece, the St. Edmond baseball team continues to build a foundation for success both the present and the future. The Gaels erased any lingering thoughts from a tough doubleheader split on Monday by downing West Bend-Mallard here Tuesday night at Rogers Park, 17-6 in six ...

FD softball team on cruise control

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WATERLOO — The third-ranked Fort Dodge softball team ran its win streak to 11 straight with another convincing sweep. The Dodgers (19-2 overall) combined for 26 runs in 11-1 and 15-0 victories over Waterloo East on Tuesday night. During the streak the Dodgers have scored double digits in ...

Dodgers cruise past Humboldt

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HUMBOLDT — Tru McBride had one career home run in nearly 220 varsity at-bats heading into the 2026 baseball season. That narrative has changed in a big way for the Fort Dodge junior this year. McBride went deep again on Tuesday as the ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Dodgers defeated Humboldt on ...

HOME SWEEP

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St. Edmond has reached the point where it now fully expects to sweep doubleheaders like Monday’s North Central Conference twinbill with Iowa Falls-Alden. As head coach Bill Shirbroun points out, though, wanting and doing are often two entirely different trains of thought in softball. The ...

Dodgers score 44 in rout

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DES MOINES — The ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team picked up a dominating doubleheader sweep over Des Moines East here Monday night. Scores were 27-4 in the opener in four innings and 17-2 in five in the nightcap. Davis Underberg plated five runs, going 2-for-4 with four ...

Pair of big wins for Dodgers

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DES MOINES — Aubrey Alstott had a near-perfect day here Monday afternoon for the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team. Alstott tossed a four-inning no-hitter in the opener of a doubleheader vs. Des Moines East, striking out six as the Dodgers won, 11-0. They completed the sweep ...