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Bears earn shutout

RICEVILLE — It was another big night for the Bishop Garrigan football team, as they rolled to a 52-0 victory over Riceville on Friday night. Tate Foertsch threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. Foertsch had four carries for 109 yards and scored from 49 and 34 yards out. He was 7-for-9 passing for 109 yards. Foertsch connected with Michael Joyce for a 27-yard scoring strike and hit Kyle Bormann from 13 yards for a touchdown. Ethan Marso had 10 carries for 80 yards and touchdown runs of 10 and five. Lucas Behounek had a four-yard touchdown jaunt. Joyce had four catches for ...

Algona loses to Carroll Kuemper

ALGONA — The Algona football team put together a strong first half of play here Friday night vs. Carroll Kuemper. Over the final 24 minutes, though, the Knights took control, picking up a 52-21 victory vs. the Bulldogs. Nathan Manske had a pair of touchdown passes, hitting Tate Garman on a 66-yarder and Micah Kitzinger from 23 yards out to give Algona an early lead. Garman darted 92 yards on a kickoff return for a score to make it 20-14 in the second quarter. It was all Kuemper after that, as the Knights racked up 325 yards of total offense, including 201 in the air. Manske ...

Dodgers travel to face Lynx

WEBSTER CITY — Fort Dodge and Webster City both started their respective football seasons on the right track. The Dodgers and Lynx now square off on Friday to decide which program will stay the course and build more pre-district momentum into next week. Kickoff between the Old Highway 20 ...

Home opener for St. Edmond

Week 1 of the season did not go the way head coach Matt Dillon and the St. Edmond football team had hoped it would. But the Gaels have wiped that away from memory and are focusing in on their home debut this Friday night vs. Newell-Fonda. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Dodger Stadium in this eight-player, District 1 contest. Last Friday, St. Edmond (0-1 overall, 0-0 in district) held a lead at Glidden-Ralston until the final seconds, when the Wildcats connected on a Hail Mary as time expired and won it on a successful two-point conversion, 22-20. “First and foremost, we have to get ...

Tough tasks ahead for Algona, Humboldt

In Week 1, high school football teams got to see if what they did in practice translated to success on the field. Heading into Week 2, there have been tweaks and repetitions while working on weaknesses and strengths. Algona (1-0 overall) got off to a good start with a big win over last ...

Strong start for Southeast Valley

MANSON — Southeast Valley head coach Mike Swieter is counting on this year’s Jaguars to be a big-play football team. He saw plenty of that in a 34-13 road win over traditional early-season rival Manson Northwest Webster on Friday night. Behind junior quarterbacks Mason Bahr and Casey ...