CEDAR FALLS — The post-game scene in the media room said it all: ice packs, fresh bandages, tattered wraps, cuts and bruises. Blood, sweat and, of course, tears. For nearly three hours on the field at the UNI-Dome on Saturday night, a Class 3A state semifinal between Humboldt and Mount ...
CEDAR FALLS — The Humboldt football team vividly remembers last season’s state semifinal experience. The Wildcats lost in the UNI-Dome to eventual champion Harlan, running out of steam down the stretch. Derrick Elman’s group didn’t use that experience as an excuse, but rather, ...
CEDAR FALLS — Lance Coon feels at peace when he’s on the football field. The Humboldt junior is in his own world when he puts on his Wildcat jersey. “It’s pretty black and white: I live for football,’’ Coon said. “It’s a second home for me and when I’m there...nothing ...
CEDAR FALLS — The Newell-Fonda football team has proven themselves against some of the best in eight-player this season. To reach the state finals for the first time since 2014, the Mustangs will need to do it once again. Newell-Fonda (10-1 overall) faces Wayland-WACO (12-0) here ...
NEWELL — Mason Dicks has fond memories of the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Dicks was a youngster watching his brother, Brady, lead the Newell-Fonda football team to their first — and only — state title in 2014. Now, he gets his own chance to add to the family and Mustang legacies ...
A trio of Fort Dodge football players recently landed on Class 4A, District 1’s top honor roll for 2022. Seniors Connor Carver, Javion Jondle and Kaleb Lynch were named first team all-district performers. Nine other Dodgers — seniors Orion Larson-Trott, Tucker Pederson, Nate Opande, Keaton Nichols and Collin Munter, along with juniors Cal Hartman, Grant Williams, Ty Adams and Isaiah Caldwell — were on the second squad. “Our kids worked very hard,” FDSH head coach Nik Moser said. “I know the season didn’t go exactly as they wanted or expected (the Dodgers were 4-5 ...
