The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and Iowa Football Coaches Association honored 21 Messenger-area players as all-state for their efforts on the football field this past fall. Among those named were Fort Dodge’s Javion Jondle, Humboldt’s Will Orness and Tayeton Lohaus, Southeast ...

CEDAR FALLS — The post-game scene in the media room said it all: ice packs, fresh bandages, tattered wraps, cuts and bruises. Blood, sweat and, of course, tears. For nearly three hours on the field at the UNI-Dome on Saturday night, a Class 3A state semifinal between Humboldt and Mount ...

CEDAR FALLS — The Humboldt football team vividly remembers last season’s state semifinal experience. The Wildcats lost in the UNI-Dome to eventual champion Harlan, running out of steam down the stretch. Derrick Elman’s group didn’t use that experience as an excuse, but rather, ...

CEDAR FALLS — Lance Coon feels at peace when he’s on the football field. The Humboldt junior is in his own world when he puts on his Wildcat jersey. “It’s pretty black and white: I live for football,’’ Coon said. “It’s a second home for me and when I’m there...nothing else ...

CEDAR FALLS — The Newell-Fonda football team has proven themselves against some of the best in eight-player this season. To reach the state finals for the first time since 2014, the Mustangs will need to do it once again. Newell-Fonda (10-1 overall) faces Wayland-WACO (12-0) here ...

NEWELL — Mason Dicks has fond memories of the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Dicks was a youngster watching his brother, Brady, lead the Newell-Fonda football team to their first — and only — state title in 2014. Now, he gets his own chance to add to the family and Mustang legacies ...