Daphne Alstott’s senior year is shaping up to be a memorable one for the third-ranked Fort Dodge softball team. Alstott has gone through a lot of changes in her final season on the diamond, but she’s making the most of her final opportunity as a multi-time all-stater. “Being a Dodger ...
Fort Dodge’s Bill Crimmins took the Silgan Containers IMCA Stock Cars A Feature race on Sunday night at Sports Park Raceway. Crimmins moved into third place for the season standings behind Tyler Pickett of Boxholm and Reid Keller of Webster City. Pickett was second in Sunday’s ...
The third-ranked Fort Dodge softball team has one of the top offenses in the state, but during Friday’s quarterfinal round of the Fort Dodge Invitational, it was their defensive prowess that pushed them into the semifinals. The defending tourney champion Dodgers (16-3 overall) defeated ...
Ever since Bo Tjebben was a wide-eyed youngster watching his father Al play softball at Rogers Park, the passion for the game was entrenched in his blood. Tjebben, a 1990 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate grew up on the baseball diamond. He was part of memorable Dodger teams that were state ...
Mike Szalat was left searching for answers to questions he didn’t really know here Friday night. After jumping out to a 6-0 lead early, the St. Edmond baseball team was unable to hold off a rally by Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, falling at Rogers Park, 9-8 in eight innings. Brier Boyd, the ...
Jed Tracy knows the person he is today wouldn’t be possible without his dad, but seeing his father C.J.’s impact on others is what makes his dad’s character shine. “He isn’t just an influential person in my life, as a teacher he has impacted many students,’’ Jed said. “I am ...
* Editor’s note: This series follows the on and off the field experiences of Drew DeMers, a college baseball player. DeMers is playing the outfield for the Fort Dodge Gypsum Miners this summer at Patterson Field. He will also be volunteering in various ways throughout the city. DeMers is ...
The St. Edmond baseball team received production out of every spot in the lineup here Thursday night, with a big chunk of it coming from the bottom third. Jed Tracy, Gage Johnson and Jackson Kochendorfer combined to go 6-for-11 at the plate with nine RBI and three runs scored for the Gaels, ...
Nick Clark saw his St. Edmond softball team having fun on the diamond here Thursday night at Rogers Park. All nine batters reached base for the Gaels, who picked up a 10-0 victory in five innings over Clarion-Goldfield/Dows. Gracie Harvey led the charge out of the No. 9 spot in the lineup, ...
ANKENY — The third-ranked (Class 5A) Fort Dodge softball team earned a road sweep over No. 15 Ankeny Centennial on Thursday night. The Dodgers (14-3 overall) had 17 hits in the doubleheader and won 4-2 and 7-4 against the Jaugars (10-7), who had won five straight contests. “This was a ...
ANKENY — The Fort Dodge baseball team found their offensive rhythm here Thursday night. After dropping a 13-12 decision in the opener to No. 3 (Class 4A) Ankeny Centennial in the opener, the Dodgers stormed back with a 13-9 triumph in the nightcap. In the opener, Fort Dodge plated eight ...
When it comes to junior college athletics, there is no one that can rival Iowa Central. The school claimed the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators Daktronics Cup for the ninth time, distancing themselves from runner-up Barton and Iowa Western. Iowa Central was also ...
They wear green and white. Red and black. Red, white and blue. Different schools. Different backgrounds. Different allegiances. Yet on Monday, they were one in the same. Not Gaels, or Dodgers, or Marshalltown Bobcats, or Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs. Nearly 100 high school players and coaches ...
Bre Tjebben’s transition from high school to college was nearly flawless, as the former Fort Dodge Senior High all-stater became an instant contributor for the Iowa Central softball team. Tjebben was recently selected to the NJCAA Div. II All-American second team, with teammate Cheyenne ...
CLEAR LAKE — A five-run fourth ended any hopes of a road win for the St. Edmond softball team here Wednesday, as the Gaels fell to Clear Lake, 9-2. The Lions jumped out to an early 3-1 lead before plating five runs in the fourth. “They had a two-out rally for the first three runs of the ...
PLEASANT HILL — The Fort Dodge baseball team nearly completed a late-inning rally against No. 8 (Class 4A) Southeast Polk here Wednesday night. The Rams, though, hung on for a 4-3 victory in the opener before taking the nightcap, 8-3. Fort Dodge fell in a 4-0 hole in game one before Brycen ...
CLEAR LAKE — The St. Edmond baseball team dropped an 11-0 road decision to Clear Lake on Wednesday. Nick Bennett had two hits and Jack McEvoy doubled for the Gaels (3-4 overall). The Lions, winners of five in a row after a 1-5 start, improved to 6-5. Only six of the 11 Clear Lake runs were ...
Editor’s note: This series follows the on and off the field experiences of Drew DeMers, a college baseball player. DeMers is playing the outfield for the Fort Dodge Gypsum Miners this summer at Patterson Field. He will also be volunteering in various ways throughout the city. DeMers is ...
PLEASANT HILL — It was a tale of two softball games in a ranked showdown between Fort Dodge and Southeast Polk on Wednesday. The No. 4 (Class 5A) Dodgers (12-3 overall) plated the first 17 runs in a 17-3 rout of the 15th-rated Rams in the opener. Southeast Polk (12-5) returned the favor in ...
Jocy Timmerman and the St. Edmond softball team spent basically all of Monday at Rogers Park. And the end result was exactly what Timmerman and the Gaels were hoping for. St. Edmond picked up a 2-1 victory over Hampton-Dumont on a night when they helped raise funds for Humboldt senior ...