HUMBOLDT — Before the 2024 season even began, Mason Van Pelt had a message for his teammates. The senior addressed his team on the first day of camp about what it was like reaching the UNI-Dome, which he experienced two years ago when Humboldt advanced to the Class 3A football semifinal ...
A shared Class 4A, District 1 championship delivered an entire legion of postseason honors to the Fort Dodge football program, the league recently announced. Senior tailback Jamarius Green was named the district’s unanimous offensive player of the year. Green was flanked by Dodger teammates ...
ALGONA — It’s pretty safe to say Marty Wadle and the Bishop Garrigan coaching staff has figured out what eight-player football is all about. The defending state champion Golden Bears earned their second straight trip to the UNI-Dome, and their 23rd consecutive win overall, with a dominating 51-36 victory over Edgewood-Colesburg here Thursday night at Conway Field. Bishop Garrigan (11-0 overall) will join Lenox, Remsen St. Mary’s and Gladbrook-Reinbeck on Wednesday from Cedar Falls. “It’s a tremendous feeling, especially for the seniors, to be headed back to the ...
HUMBOLDT — Second-ranked Humboldt has made it a habit of playing in Cedar Falls. The top-ranked (RPI) Wildcats (9-1 overall) will play for a UNI-Dome spot for the third time in four seasons on Friday night when they host 10th-ranked Solon (8-2) in a Class 3A state quarterfinal contest. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Mason Maach Field. Humboldt, which has made five straight playoff appearances, lost in the 3A semifinals in both 2021 and 2022. The Wildcats have run through a gauntlet to get to this point. They have beaten five teams inside the Top-15 in the RPI rankings this ...
ALGONA — The last time the Algona football team reached the UNI-Dome, a Manske was at quarterback finishing up his sophomore season. The same can happen this year with a win Friday night by the Bulldogs over Mount Vernon. Kickoff in this Class 3A quarterfinal is set for 7 p.m. Following a season-ending injury to senior Alex Manske, his brother, 10th-grader Nathan Manske, stepped in. Tyler Manske, the older brother, called the plays for Algona (9-1 overall) when they made the semis in 2019, falling to OABCIG and current Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Cooper DeJean. Nathan Manske ...
Dreshaun Ross has learned about patience and perspective the hard way these last three months. Ranked as one of the state’s top football prospects and among the nation’s elite wrestling recruits, the Fort Dodge junior continues to work his way back from shoulder surgery as he maps out ...
