Nik Myers saw something special in Nalayna Knuths almost immediately. She had faced bouts of adversity. Struggle. Pain. Yet Myers - the owner of Southside Martial Arts in Fort Dodge - also witnessed perseverance from Knuths. Hope. Determination. The 15-year-old Knuths, a freshman at ...
A change in plans won’t impact the Fort Dodge football team’s strategy for Friday’s home game against long-time rival Waterloo West. Kickoff, which had originally been scheduled for 7 p.m., has been moved up two hours to 5. Heavy rain and potential storms are anticipated for the area later on Friday. FDSH head coach Nik Moser noted the schools worked together to make this timeline adjustment “for the safety of both the players and fans.” “We hope to still have a great crowd, and the kickoff at 5 will help ease any worries about weather concerns,” Moser said. “We ...
MARSHALLTOWN — The Fort Dodge boys golf team competed at the Joe August tournament in Marshalltown on Thursday. Dallas Center-Grimes (291) was the team champion and Fort Dodge placed ninth with a 324. Trace Rial and Davis Underberg both shot 78s for the Dodgers. Camden Sassman had an 81 and Mason Frevert checked in with an 87. Cameron Beck had a 98 and Camden Doster had a 99. “Trace and Davis played really well,” said Fort Dodge head coach Nick Vinson. “In the grand scheme of things, a 324 was a good score. “Last week we shot a 336 and I felt that was good, so to come out ...
After two straight losses to start the season Manson Northwest Webster broke through last Friday. The two-time defending district champions will open league play as the Cougars (1-2 overall, 0-0) travel to upstart East Sac County (3-0, 0-0). Manson Northwest Webster lost their opener to ...
CLEAR LAKE — Austin Read couldn’t have been much happier than he was after his teams effort in Clear Lake. The Fort Dodge boys had five personal bests and all six Dodger girls earned season best times. The Dodgers finished fifth with 137 points. Denver (59) was the team champion, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock (70), host Clear Lake (100) and Bondurant-Farrar (122). “I’m very excited with the way the boys ran,” said Fort Dodge head coach Austin Read. “We had a hard workout on Tuesday and I knew going in we wouldn’t be at full strength, but we ran great. “We’ve ...
ALGONA - If there were any doubts that this version of Bishop Garrigan is ready to compete for a third eight-player state football title in four years, they were quickly erased here Thursday night. With inclement weather in the forecast for Friday, the longest-standing Catholic rivalry game between the Golden Bears and St. Edmond was moved up a day. That didn’t affect Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (4-0 overall) scored on the opening kickoff with a return by Dalton Klenz, claiming a 63-0 victory. Bishop Garrigan has won 27 consecutive regular season games since a 2023 loss to the ...
