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Dodgers look to reset for Homecoming

Nik Moser is hoping the frustrations from the last two weeks and distractions from the Homecoming festivities will all dissipate once the Fort Dodge football team kicks off on Friday against Storm Lake. Game time is set for 7 p.m. inside Dodger Stadium. No one is more ready to take the field this week than FDSH, which has dropped consecutive games to second-ranked (IHSAA RPI) Sergeant Bluff-Luton and No. 5 Spencer to slip to the back of the line in the Class 4A playoff conversation. The Dodgers (4-2 overall, 0-2 in District 1) have to start chipping away at the deficit, and it all ...

Playoff implications everywhere in area

The Class 1A, District 3 championship may come down to Friday’s action in a ranked contest. Eighth-ranked Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (5-1 overall, 3-0 in the district) will host ninth-rated South Hardin (5-1, 2-1). The Cowboys have run through their first three district opponents and look to ...

Gaels look to rebound at H-LP

LAKE PARK - The St. Edmond football team hits the road for the third straight game, taking on Harris-Lake Park here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Gaels (2-4 overall, 2-2 in district) came off a bye last week and were handled by GTRA, 66-12. That followed a loss to defending state champion and fifth-ranked Bishop Garrigan in late September, 63-0. In its last three games, all losses, St. Edmond has allowed 213 points while scoring just 46. Before that, the Gaels had bested Newell-Fonda and Glidden-Ralston, averaging 45 points per game in those wins. “We had a tough ...

TOUGH TASK

The Spencer football team had been quietly flying under the radar as a Class 4A, District 1 contender through the first five weeks of the season. On Friday, the eighth-ranked (Bound) Tigers announced their presence with an impressive 29-0 road victory over No. 9 Fort Dodge. Spencer (4-2 ...

Dodgers try to get back on track

Four weeks still remain in the regular season, but the Fort Dodge football camp is well aware of the weight Friday’s game against Spencer now carries on its own. The ninth-ranked (Class 4A, Bound) Dodgers and No. 8 Tigers square off in a District 1 showdown that will likely help shape the ...

Gaels can’t find answer for GTRA

RUTHVEN - In a flash, GTRA put a major hurt on St. Edmond’s hopes for a return to the playoffs this fall. The Titans dominated the first half, picking up a 66-12 victory over the Gaels here Thursday night. After being forced to punt on its first possession, GTRA (3-3 overall, 3-1 in district) got things going. The Titans put together six straight scoring drives on offense before the half ended, adding a defensive score. Brooks Hanson hit Brady Harris and Cayden Wilson on scoring strikes after a short TD run by Landen Dietrich. In the opening 12 minutes, GTRA outgained St. Edmond ...