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High School Football

Bears inching closer to the dome

ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan dominated in all areas of the game here Friday, earning a third consecutive trip to the eight-player quarterfinals with a 50-15 victory over North Union here Friday night at Conway Field. The Golden Bears (10-0 overall) will now face Don Bosco (7-2) on ...

Cowboys can’t stop champion Spartans

GRUNDY CENTER — For the second time this season, the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows football team saw first-hand just how impressive Grundy Center can be. The three-time defending state champion Spartans picked up a 42-7 victory here Friday night to advance to the Class 1A quarterfinals. For the ...

SECOND GEAR

NEWTON — Old-school conference foes renew their rivalry for one night in the modern era on Friday, as the Fort Dodge football team squares off with Newton in a Class 4A opening-round matchup. Kickoff at H.A. Lynn Field is set for 7 p.m. There is a rich history between the Dodgers (8-1 ...

Cowboys gain steam after early setback

It was early, but a one-point loss in Week 2 was a reality check for the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows football team. The Cowboys had dropped a 7-6 contest to Hampton-Dumont-CAL and were then tasked with familiar foe Estherville-Lincoln Central, which had won the last seven games in the series. It ...

Bishop Garrigan’s march set to continue in 8-player

ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan already knows how to play inside a dome, and they want to keep figuring out how to get better on the UNI-Dome turf. In only their fifth season of eight-player football, head coach Marty Waddle has led the Golden Bears (9-0 overall) to three straight ...

TOUGH TASK

As disappointing as Friday night’s loss was for Matt Dillon, it was his senior St. Edmond football players that the veteran coach felt for. Dillon gave hugs to the six seniors that helped lead the program to back-to-back state playoff appearances and 14 wins over the last three years, as the ...