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Fort Dodge takes care of business

SIOUX CITY — It was cold. It was wet. It was windy. It didn’t matter to the Fort Dodge football team. The Dodgers tuned out the miserable conditions Friday at Olsen Stadium on the campus of Morningside University, putting on a clinic in the trenches and defensively in a 48-6 drubbing of Class 4A, District 1 foe Sioux City West. Sophomores Dreshaun Ross and Noah Daniel rushed for 119 yards a piece in the first half as Fort Dodge (4-4 overall, 2-2 in the district) caved in the Wolverines (0-8, 0-4) with a flurry of second-quarter points. The Dodgers rushed for 267 yards and picked ...

Bears are district champions

ALGONA — Marty Wadle knew it was going to take a while to get Bishop Garrigan football back to where it used to be. On Friday night the Golden Bears resurgence was solidified as they claimed the Eight-player, District 2 championship. The Golden Bears (7-1 overall, 6-0 in districts) scored with 29 seconds remaining to end Harris-Lake Park’s (5-3, 4-2) upset bid with a 20-14 victory. “We knew it was going to take awhile,” said Bishop Garrigan head coach Marty Wadle. “It’s a great thing to see guys contribute and restore our culture and do a great job. “It’s been fun and ...

Webster City shocks Algona

WEBSTER CITY — Wind, rain and Algona couldn’t Webster City out of the endzone on Friday night. The Lynx (6-2 overall, 3-1 in district) shutout Algona’s (5-3, 2-2) prolific offense, 47-0 to set up a showdown with district title implications on the line next Friday. Humboldt (5-3, 3-1) stunned top-ranked Clear Lake, handing the Lions their first overall and district loss of the season. In Webster City the Lynx burst out to a 35-0 heading into the locker room, forcing a running clock the entire second half. Jaxon Cherry returned to the backfield and picked up where he left off. He ...

PLAYOFF METTLE

Messenger-area teams will jockey for playoff positioning on Friday and teams from Class 2A on down will make their final push. Class 5A, 4A and 3A have two regular season weeks remaining, while the smaller classes will have one more regular season contest and then begin the postseason. The ...

Gaels make final push for playoffs

St. Edmond will look to send seniors JT Laufersweiler and Leo Ehn out on a high note and give themselves a shot at a possible postseason bid here Friday night. The Gaels host Glidden-Ralston inside Dodger Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Laufersweiler and Ehn are the only seniors on the roster for St. Edmond (4-3 overall, 2-3 in district). “We know we are still alive and that all we control is what we do,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon said. “Things have to happen in our favor, but first and foremost, we have to go out and take care of our business.” Last Friday night, the ...

Dodgers travel to SC West

SIOUX CITY — Instead of discussing records, outcomes and scenarios this week, Fort Dodge head coach Nik Moser wanted his squad to get back to the elementary roots of football in preparation for a trip to Sioux City West. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. inside Elwood Olsen Stadium, located on the campus of Morningside University. “I want our team to start having fun again,” Moser said. “Being excited to play the game. Looking forward to Week 8 like it’s Week 1. “I think it’s easy — and pretty common — to reach this point and start to feel both the grind of the season and ...