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High School Football

Dodger trio earns top honors

A trio of Fort Dodge football players recently landed on Class 4A, District 1’s top honor roll for 2022. Seniors Connor Carver, Javion Jondle and Kaleb Lynch were named first team all-district performers. Nine other Dodgers — seniors Orion Larson-Trott, Tucker Pederson, Nate Opande, Keaton ...

DOME ENCORE

HUMBOLDT — The team after “the team” is leaving its own legacy at Humboldt High School in 2022. Behind a big-play offense and a defense again refusing to relent, the third-seeded Wildcats held off No. 6 Independence in a Class 3A state quarterfinal rematch on a chilly evening at Mason ...

Humboldt targets a return trip to Dome

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt football team finds itself in the same situation as a year ago at this time in the playoffs. The Wildcats take on Independence here Friday night in a Class 3A quarterfinal. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Humboldt (9-1 overall) posted a 42-21 victory over the Mustangs ...

Newell-Fonda is semifinal-bound

NEWELL — An impressive opening three quarters was more than enough for the Newell-Fonda football squad here on Thursday, as the Mustangs clinched a return trip to the state semifinals at the UNI-Dome with a 46-36 victory over Gladbrook-Reinbeck. Head coach Brian Wilken’s squad built a ...

Newell-Fonda plays for UNI-Dome berth

NEWELL — Thanks to an upset, the Newell-Fonda football team gets one more opportunity to compete at home. The Mustangs (9-1 overall) host Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9-1) here Thursday night in the eight-player quarterfinals. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Behind a 35-point second half, Newell-Fonda ...

Humboldt rolls in 3A playoff opener, 39-0

HUMBOLDT — The third-ranked Humboldt football tem relied on what pushed them to this point in the season here Friday night. Behind a power running attack and a hard-hitting defense, the Wildcats knocked off long-time North Central Conference rival Hampton-Dumont/CAL in Class 3A playoff ...