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A TIMELY TRIBUTE

The new clock tower at the Fort Dodge Country Club will serve as a symbolic gesture in remembrance of the passion Lucas Peed shared with the local golf community. Peed’s daughter, Lexi McLeod, sees it as much more: a beacon of both life and love for family and friendship. A ceremony was ...

BRONZE FINISH

ALGONA - The Humboldt girls cross country team placed three runners in the Top-5 here Monday, finishing third overall at the Algona Invitational. Clear Lake placed first with 60 points, as Sioux Center was second with 87. The Wildcats tallied 97 for third, followed by Forest City and Spencer. ...

Boys run at Algona

ALGONA - The Fort Dodge boys cross country team had two runners place in the Top-30 here Monday at the Algona Invitational. Jayce Point finished 15th and Jones Hensley was 26th to lead the way for the Dodgers, as Mason City’s Henry Hansen earned the race title. Sioux Center claimed team ...

Dodgers determined to move on

SERGEANT BLUFF – Fort Dodge had its chances in a showdown at No. 2 (Class 4A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton. The players know it. Head coach Nik Moser knows it. Instead of dwelling on what might have been, the Dodgers (4-1 overall) quickly turn their attention to Spencer this week for what is now another pivotal opportunity to advance their playoff chances. A 21-point fourth quarter surge pushed the unbeaten Warriors (5-0) past FDSH on a wet homecoming evening here last Friday night. The Dodgers fell behind 13-0 in the first quarter, but responded with a vengeance and pulled even by ...

Dodgers advance with regional tennis victory

SIOUX CITY — The Fort Dodge girls tennis team scored a convincing 5-2 victory in Class 2A regional action here Saturday over Sioux City West. Brooklyn Kaloupek and Charlotte Breeser, along with the doubles team of freshmen Evie Piton and Paisley Smith, started things off with wins. Dodgers Evah Nostrom, Leah Myer and Grace Rivera clinched it in singles. “We adjusted to their play and picked up a nice win,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “I told the girls if we focus and play our game, our season would continue. Our two freshmen, Piton and Smith, started things off with a ...

Iowa Central in action at home for rugby matchup

The Iowa Central rugby team hosted Southern Nazarine University on Saturday at Crimmins Field. The Tritons fell short on the A side by a final of 54-7. “I thought our men came out and played hard,” said Iowa Central athletic director Guy Horn, who served as a spokesman for the program ...