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JOHNSON EARNS GOLD

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DES MOINES — Colin Johnson made history here Friday night under the lights at the state track and field championships. Johnson, a senior for Southeast Valley, became the school’s first-ever boys track champion when he laid down a blistering 52.71 to capture the Class 2A 400-meter hurdles ...

BEST FOR LAST

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DES MOINES — Rihanna Myers capped off her freshman season with her best throw yet. Myers placed 11th in the Class 1A discus here Friday at the state track and field championships for St. Edmond, setting a new personal record by three inches. The only other freshman in the 1A field was ...

Dodger relays hit Blue Oval

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DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys track and field team put two relays on the Blue Oval here Friday during action at the state championships inside Drake Stadium. In the Class 4A 4x200 relay, the Dodger quartet of Taevon Feeley, William Jones, Sam Moser and Noah Daniel placed 17th in the ...

Dodgers sweep in home opener

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It’s still very early, but Fort Dodge head coach Blake Utley likes what he sees from his Dodger baseball team so far. Less than 48 hours after a road sweep of West Des Moines Dowling to open the season, Fort Dodge stayed locked in Friday for its home opener at McNeil Field. The Dodgers took ...

Veit earns silver in 400

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DES MOINES — Wendie Veit ran her best 400-meter hurdle time of her career here Friday at the state track and field championships. The run gave Veit a silver in the Class 2A portion of the meet from Drake Stadium, as she broke her own school record with a time of 1:03.32. Tipton’s Ella ...

Bulldogs place fourth in DM

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DES MOINES — The Algona track and field team secured a pair of medals here Friday at the state championships from Drake Stadium, as Webster City’s Justin Callahan added a second to his meet. For the Bulldogs, the distance medley relay of Tate Garman, Levi Walker, Evan Allie and Gavin ...