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Fort Dodge welcomes No. 9 Le Mars

With a slim margin for error and three short weeks left in the regular season, the Fort Dodge football team faces arguably their toughest test to date as No. 9 (Class 4A) Le Mars visits Dodger Stadium on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Head coach Nik Moser’s squad knows that a second District 1 loss would significantly hinder any playoff hopes the program holds moving forward. Fort Dodge (3-3 overall, 1-1 in the district) also understands this is a unique opportunity to climb right back into the postseason picture in a crossroads moment of sorts against the Bulldogs (5-1, ...

St. Edmond on the road vs. Colo-Nesco

COLO — The St. Edmond football team looks to bounce back following a tough loss on Homecoming when they take on District 9 foe Colo-Nesco here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Gaels (3-3 overall, 2-3 in the district) were looking to make it two in a row last week but could not slow down Coon Rapids-Bayard, falling 59-34. Matt Dillon and his coaching staff were also hit by the injury bug again, losing more key two-way starters both before the game and during it. One of those, junior Dominic McClain, has been lost for the season, joining classmate Klay Baker on the ...

Area teams look to make district push

As postseason looms in the near future, bigger classes look to make separation, while the smaller schools aim to solidify their spot at the top of the charts. With three more weeks of district play in Class 3A and above and the smaller classes with two left, district championships can clear up or even get more muddy. Class 3A, District 2 has two frontrunners in Humboldt and Clear Lake, which are both unbeaten in two district tries. The rivals will meet next Friday. Webster City and Algona are both 1-1 and will square off in a week. Hampton-Dumont/CAL and Charles City are both 0-2 in ...

OFFENSIVE SLUGFEST

Matt Dillon has seen this movie play out before involving his St. Edmond football team. And it doesn’t have a happy ending. The Gaels, playing short-handed from the start, were unable to overcome Coon Rapids-Bayard here Friday night on Homecoming inside Dodger Stadium, falling ...

Fort Dodge all over Tornadoes

STORM LAKE — Statistically speaking, Storm Lake came into Friday’s football game against Fort Dodge ranked as the most prolific passing offense in all of Class 4A. That may not technically change much on paper after the Dodgers’ 49-14 rout of the Tornadoes. Senior quarterback Carson Lullmann ultimately did throw for over 200 yards and multiple touchdowns by the end of the night. Empty numbers are about all that Storm Lake was able to manage against a swarming, menacing FDSH defense, though. The Dodgers chased Lullmann around from start to finish, pressuring the burly senior into ...

Area football roundup

Lynx back in win column HAMPTON — After two straight losses Webster City broke back into the win column. The Lynx (4-2 overall, 1-1 in district) beat Hampton-Dumont/CAL 35-6. Jaxon Cherry rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns, eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark on the season. Cael Nixon ran for 132 yards and Keegan Hisler had 95. Nixon had a nine-yard touchdown run. Hisler connected with Luke Estlund for a 35-yard touchdown. Five in a row for Bears ALGONA — The Bishop Garrigan football team has found its stride. The Golden Bears (5-1 overall) have now won five straight and ...