CEDAR FALLS — It had been 446 days since Bishop Garrigan head football coach Marty Wadle gathered his players and deliver a post-game speech following a loss. Even such a span of time between defeats wasn’t long enough to ease the pain of this one. Leading late in the fourth quarter ...
CEDAR FALLS — Marty Wadle had already put together a Hall of Fame football career well before Bishop Garrigan made the move down to the eight-player level four years ago. But the legendary leader of the Golden Bears’ program has proven the head coach’s incredible ability to adapt and ...
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 ...
