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Southeast Valley rally falls short

GOWRIE — Southeast Valley put together a late fourth quarter rally that fell short on Friday. The Jaguars (1-1 overall) trailed 28-7 going into the fourth and scored 20 to cut the deficit to 28-27 before Emmetsburg (2-0) closed out a 34-27 victory. Mason Bahr was 8-for-16 passing for 106 yards for the Jaguars. Bahr also had 15 carries for 84 yards. He had a three-yard touchdown run and hit Bryce Harrison for a 36-yard scoring strike. Casey Hanson, also a quarterback, ran for a three-yard touchdown and one-yard score. He had 11 yards rushing and was 4-for-7 for 52 yards. Harrison ...

Humboldt can’t slow Lions

HJUMBOLDT — It's never too early for playoff-type football. Just ask Class 3A powers Clear Lake and Humboldt. Meeting for the second time in a calendar year and for the fourth time in three seasons, the long-time North Central Conference foes gave a large crowd plenty to keep them on the edge of their seats here Friday. The visiting Lions got a measure of revenge for the thrilling 2024 playoff battle that went the way of the Wildcats. Trailing 7-6 at halftime, Clear Lake’s defense stopped the home squad at every turn when needed and reeled off 17 straight points for a 23-7 ...

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 ...