GLIDDEN — The St. Edmond football team has already secured a spot in the eight-player postseason. But the Gaels still have plenty left to play for. St. Edmond makes the roughly one-hour trip here Friday to face Glidden-Ralston in the regular season finale for both schools. Kickoff is ...
Six Messenger-area teams have locked up playoff spots with one full regular-season week left, while Humboldt and Algona will decide plenty over the next two weeks in Class 3A. After knocking off the Bulldogs last week, the Wildcats (6-1, 3-0) are now the top-ranked squad in the 3A RPI rankings. The Bulldogs (6-1, 2-1) dropped to No. 5. Their district will likely see three teams reach the postseason. In 3A, the top two teams from each district and four at-large squads advance. Humboldt will host Clear Lake (5-2, 2-1) Friday with a district championship on the line. With a win, the ...
Friday marked a historic night for the St. Edmond football team inside historic Dodger Stadium. Sophomore Aaron Hindt rushed for an eight-player school-record 310 yards as the Gaels clinched their first eight-player playoff bid with a convincing 43-6 victory over Colo-Nesco. St. Edmond (4-3 ...
HUMBOLDT — Derrick Elman’s initial reaction to Friday night’s huge win for his Humboldt football team over No. 1 Algona was simple. “I’m so proud of them,” Elman beamed. The second-rated Wildcats (6-1 overall, 3-0 in Class 3A, District 2) went toe-to-toe with the Bulldogs (6-1, ...
ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan had to work hard to keep their perfect record intact on Friday night. The Golden Bears (7-0 overall, 4-0 8-Player, District 2) were locked in a district fight with No. 7 GTRA (6-1, 4-1), before Ethan Marso sealed the deal with a late pick-six from 30 yards out to wrap up a 52-38 home victory. “We wanted to be pushed and we didn’t know how tight it would be,” said Garrigan head coach Marty Wadle. “We have to execute as a team. We have to play tough and physical and we need to beat quality opponents like this two weeks away from the ...
WALL LAKE — The Manson Northwest Webster football team can finish no worse than second in the district after besting East Sac County here Friday night, 35-6. The Cougars (6-1 overall, 4-0 in the district) host third-ranked (Class 1A) Emmetsburg next Friday night for the district title. Kadin Birkey got the scoring started with a 31-yard run early in the first after he picked off a pass on defense. Birkey added a second touchdown before Logan Moline hit Matt Condon just before half to make it 20-0. Cooper Harman had two rushing touchdowns in the third, with Moline recording an ...
