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WATER WORKS

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A project over a quarter century in the making finally came to fruition at the Fort Dodge Country Club this spring with the completion of an irrigation pond. The large body of water, located behind the No. 5 green and just to the right of the No. 6 fairway, will be a new feature for players at ...

Dodgers’ domination of Bobcats continues

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MARSHALLTOWN — The No. 9 (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team continued their dominance over Marshalltown, sweeping an Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader here Thursday night. Scores were 16-0 in four innings and 9-2. Davis Underberg needed just 54 pitches to get through his four innings ...

Another sweep for FD softball squad

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MARSHALLTOWN — On the day they were given their postseason assignment, the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team took care of business here Thursday night vs. Marshalltown. Scores were 15-0 in four innings and 10-0 in four. The Dodgers (26-3 overall, 12-0 in the Iowa Alliance ...

Garrigan holds off Gaels in baseball

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ALGONA — A couple tough innings kept the St. Edmond baseball team from securing a win over rival Bishop Garrigan here Thursday night, as the Golden Bears prevailed, 8-5. Bishop Garrigan (14-7 overall) scored three in the second, two in the fourth and three in the fifth, erasing a Gael ...

WIN SECURED

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Bill Shirbroun saw too many game-changing moments to narrow it down to just one that helped his third-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team hold off Webster City here Wednesday night at Rogers Park, 5-4. Faith Shirbroun hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, Sophia Schlienz made a ...

New scoreboard up next for McNeil Field

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The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation has taken the lead alongside two local businesses in an upcoming project to replace the baseball scoreboard at Ed McNeil Field inside Dodger Stadium. Work is slated to begin this fall above the ivy-clad walls in right-centerfield. The current ...