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Surging Manson NW looks to keep momentum alive

It’s been a special football season for Manson Northwest Webster, and now, the Cougars get another chance to prove they belong among the very best. MNW (7-1 overall) secured a district championship a week ago, knocking off perennial power and third-ranked Emmetsburg (7-1) to seal its first outright title since 1994. “It took us a little bit to get grounded after an upset like that and such an emotional win,” Cougar head coach Zach Noffsinger said. “We had a good week of practice...we’re refocused and ready to go.” No. 10 MNW now looks to do something their predecessors ...

FINDING THE GOOD

WEST BEND — Koy Goodchild created a culture that everyone bought into and everyone believed in. It was about so much more than football. It stood for relationships he cultivated with teenage student-athletes that extended through to when they became men in their 40s and 50s. Goodchild ...

AREA COACHING TITAN PASSES AWAY

WEST BEND — Faith, family and football went hand-in-hand for Koy Goodchild. The Hall of Fame legend and first head coach for West Bend-Mallard as a combined program passed away on Sunday. Goodchild was 67 years old. Goodchild is survived by his wife of 46 years, Lori, and their four ...

COUGARS ARE CHAMPS

MANSON — Corey Birkey stood on the Manson Northwest Webster sidelines grinning from ear to ear. He and his fellow 1994 Cougar teammates had been honored during the regular-season finale against No. 3 (Class 1A) Emmetsburg for winning the football program’s last district title. The capacity crowd gathered cheered as the former standouts waved. But when the clock hit zeroes and this year’s MNW squad knocked off the perennial power E-Hawks, 20-14 in an overtime classic, none of that mattered to the elder Birkey. He was watching his son, senior Kamden Birkey, celebrate a District 2 ...

BACK ON TRACK

It wasn’t pretty or perfect, but Fort Dodge head coach Nik Moser wanted to make sure his squad saw the big picture following Friday’s 35-0 home victory over Sioux City West. “Through eight weeks, we’re a six-win football team,” Moser said. “And there aren’t many ballclubs — ...

Gaels make one final statement

GLIDDEN — The St. Edmond football team got a little taste of what is to come here Friday night. Locked in a battle with Glidden-Ralston, the Gaels scored the final 12 points of the game to secure a winning season, 26-12. St. Edmond (5-3 overall, 5-1 in the district) now awaits its postseason destiny. The Gaels will be on the road at a fellow district runner-up next Friday night in their first-ever 8-player postseason contest. “These guys have done everything that we’ve asked of them — and we’ve pushed them hard,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon said. “They did a great job ...