ALGONA — The Algona football team showed they are still a Class 3A threat, even without star quarterback Alex Manske. Nathan Manske, the sophomore brother of the Iowa State University commit, tossed two first-half touchdown passes as the Bulldogs crushed one of the more storied programs in ...

E-Hawks fall to South Hardin ELDORA — The Emmetsburg football team suffered a heartbreaking 27-20 loss to South Hardin here Friday night in a 1A contest. South Hardin (8-1 overall) will now meet Dike-New Hartford in the Pod B final, after the Wolverines handled South Hamilton, 55-22. With ...

ALLEMAN — The Fort Dodge football team had to scratch and claw its way into the 2024 Class 4A playoff field. Now that the Dodgers are in, they refuse to rest on their laurels. The ultimate challenge awaits on Friday, as head coach Nik Moser’s squad visits North Polk to take on the ...

Top-ranked Humboldt will meet a familiar foe in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs, while Algona will face a perennial power. The Wildcats (8-1 overall) fought through one of the toughest districts (3A-2), going 5-0. They will meet their district’s third-place team again, Clear Lake ...

Good teams come and go in sports. Successful programs withstand the test of time. Teams rely on the specific talent of individuals or classes to succeed. Programs develop a system that stabilizes and sustains. Teams aren’t always necessarily about chemistry, unity or other intangibles. ...

MANSON — The ninth-ranked Manson Northwest Webster football team has put together a season to remember so far, but they don’t want it to end. Gone are the mental hurdles and moral victories. The Cougars are here to win. For the past two weeks MNW (8-1 overall) has been the underdog, but ...