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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 ...

WILDCATS STUN NO. 1 LIONS

HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt football team served notice to the rest of Class 3A that they remain a state contender here Friday night. With a run-first approach in rainy and windy conditions, the Wildcats rolled through previously-unbeaten and top-ranked (RPI) Clear Lake, 34-0. Coen Matson ran in three scores and Lance Coon had two for Humboldt (5-3 overall, 3-1 in district), who will now meet Webster City (6-2, 3-1) for the district title next week after the Lynx knocked off Algona. All three of Matson’s TD runs came in the first half as the Wildcats raced out to a 21-0 advantage. ...

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

The Fort Dodge football team’s mercurial ways continued on Friday, as the Dodgers were simply no match for ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Le Mars. The Bulldogs topped the 40-point mark for the fifth time this season, while holding a fifth opponent to two scores or fewer in an impressive 42-7 ...

Gaels stay in the playoff hunt

COLO — JT Laufersweiler accounted for seven touchdowns and the St. Edmond football team received a key interception from Jakob Koopman late here Friday night to upset Colo-Nesco, 48-42. Playing short-handed, the Gaels were able to snap a three-game district losing skid, keeping home alive for a playoff bid. Laufersweiler, a senior, threw for 300 yards and four touchdowns, as Grant Galles caught nine for 177 with three scores. The fourth passing TD by Laufersweiler was the game-winner, as it deflected off the hands of Galles and into the hands of Kinnick Henning in the end zone with ...

Area football roundup

Algona wins 169 trophy ALGONA — This time Algona will be bringing home a trophy. In the 107th meeting with Humboldt, this time in the newly designed Battle of Highway 169, it was the Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 2-1 district) who ended a four-game win streak by the Wildcats (4-3, 2-1). Alex Manske ran for three touchdowns as the Bulldogs pulled away late for a 34-17 victory. Algona took a 14-3 lead on a three-yard touchdown run from Manske and a 53-yard jaunt on a double-reverse by Jayden Erpelding. Nolan Gustafson kicked a 20-yard field goal for the Wildcats’ only first half ...