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Fort Dodge hits the road at Waterloo East

WATERLOO — The Fort Dodge football team is feeling much better about itself after last week’s thrilling home victory over Dallas Center-Grimes. In order to keep the good times rolling, though, the Dodgers must bring the same focus and intensity to the table on Friday at long-time rival Waterloo East. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. inside Memorial Stadium. Head coach Nik Moser’s squad completes the pre-district portion of their schedule against the Trojans (1-2 overall) on their Hall of Fame celebration night. This is the 66th meeting all-time between the old Big 8 foes in a series ...

St. Edmond hosts top-ranked Audubon

There might not be a hotter team in all of eight-player football than St. Edmond at the moment. Coming off back-to-back games in which they scored at least 70 points, the Gaels return home to host Audubon, who is tied for first with Bishop Garrigan in the Associated Press poll. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Dodger Stadium. “It’s a big one no question about it,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon said. “I don’t think there is another school in the state all classes who can say they played the Top-2 teams in the first four weeks of the season.” St. Edmond (2-1 overall, 2-0 in ...

Teams work on resumes

There’s one more week for fine tuning offensive and defensive schemes, then the chase for district championships begins. Class 2A squads will join 1A, A and eight-man in district play, while Class 3A and 4A will begin next week. The big matchup in the area, let alone the state, will be third-ranked (4A) North Polk (3-0) at fourth-ranked (3A) Humboldt (3-0). The Wildcats are coming off an upset victory over three-time defending state champion Van Meter, ending their 26-game win streak. Algona (3-0) will host Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (1-2) before district play begins. Southeast ...

PRESSURE PLAYERS

Taevon Feeley looked up and saw red. Fort Dodge’s defensive back caught a tipped pass for an interception and returned it 26 yards to the end zone, capping a thrilling Dodger comeback and a 20-17 victory over Dallas Center-Grimes in the “Beisser Bowl” on Friday. Feeley’s pick-six ...

St. Edmond lights up the scoreboard

BAXTER — Defense and special teams shined bright for the St. Edmond football team here Friday night. The Gaels scored four times less than four minutes into the game, rolling past Baxter, 74-24. Grant Galles accounted for five touchdowns, including three kickoff returns, and St. Edmond (2-1 overall, 2-0 in district) set up a key early-season showdown with Audubon next Friday inside Dodger Stadium. By the time the Bolts (1-2, 0-2) realized what was happening, the Gaels were up 28-0 following two Ethan Swisher-to-Dominic McClain TD passes and interception returns by Klay Baker and ...

Wildcats shock Van Meter

VAN METER — Across the field from Humboldt stood a daunting task on Friday — something 26 teams before them couldn’t do. For each of the last three seasons, Van Meter has walked off the field hoisting a state championship trophy. The Bulldogs (2-1 overall), in fact hadn’t dropped a single game since 2022. That all changed last night. The Wildcats (3-0) ended that streak, as they came from behind to turn back Van Meter, 28-21. “I’m really proud of the way the kids fought,” said HHS head coach Derrick Elman. “We were down at half 14-7, and knowing we had to kickoff ...