LE MARS – Head coach Nik Moser knows his Fort Dodge football team was a play here or a break there away from taking a completely different conclusion away from their long road trip to Le Mars. Instead, the Dodgers must work on crafting a new narrative this week. The Bulldogs escaped with ...
CEDAR FALLS — The Fort Dodge girls rugby team earned their highest finish at state on Sunday. The Gazelles placed fifth at the Iowa Youth Rugby Association state tournament. KyKy Mosley and Mariana Taute earned honorable mention honors, recognized as two of the top 21 players in the state of Iowa. The Gazelles beat Mason City 28-5 in the fifth place match. Fort Dodge lost to No. 4 seed Southeast Polk 24-0 in their opener. They bounced back with a 38-15 victory over Des Moines Metro.
Iowa Central head football coach Colby Kratch knew his team needed to avoid mistakes and miscues Saturday vs. third-ranked Iowa Western. Unfortunately, they were unable to do either, dropping a 37-3 decision here inside Dodger Stadium. On defense, the Tritons (4-3 overall, 1-1 in ICCAC) more ...
ALGONA - The St. Edmond volleyball team wrapped up regular season play here Saturday at the Algona October Invitational. The Gaels earned wins over Forest City and Decorah, falling to Spencer and fourth-ranked (Class 2A) Riverside. Ellasyn Whitmore had 13 blocks during the tournament for St. Edmond. “Ellasyn was a gamechanger for the weekend,” SEHS head coach Lindsay Heffernan said. “Her growth throughout the season has been so enjoyable to watch, and she is really figuring out the game. “An injury to Emmy Horn late last week forced us to run a new rotation, but the girls are ...
AMES, Iowa – President David Cook has selected Jared Benko as the next director of athletics at Iowa State University. Benko, who has spent the past two years as the executive deputy athletic director at Auburn University, will start on Oct. 30, pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. "Athletics is vital to the strength of our university," Cook said. "Jared Benko brings the leadership experience and strategic vision to build on our success, support our student-athletes as students first and ensure Iowa State is well positioned for the future of college athletics." Benko brings ...
WALL LAKE — Emmetsburg needed a rally to claim the Class 1A, District 2 championship on Friday night. The E-Hawks (5-3 overall, 4-1 district) fought back from a 14-0 deficit against East Sac County (6-2, 3-2) for a 15-14 victory. Beckam Shirk scored the game-winner with a little over 10 minutes remaining from one-yard out to tie it at 14-14. The E-Hawks made the extra-point for the victory. Trailing by 14 points to start the second half Brennan Hasbrouck scored a touchdown and the E-Hawks scored the two-point conversion to cut it to 14-8. Shirk finished the night with 122 yards ...
