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Tough road trip for St. Edmond

REMSEN — The St. Edmond football team gets their opportunity to square off with No. 1 Remsen St. Mary’s off here Friday night. The Gaels complete the non-district portion of their schedule against the Hawks, beginning at 7 p.m. St. Edmond (2-2 overall) plays on the road for the second ...

District play heats up for area schools

Outside of a few select games, district action will now take priority for high school football teams around the area this Friday night. That includes a big Top-10 matchup in Class 3A in Alleman, as Algona heads to tangle with North Polk. It will also be the district opener for both, with the ...

COMING UP CLUTCH

There’s something about a win inside Dodger Stadium that stirs a special energy in Fort Dodge football players. Senior quarterback Connor Carver knows the feeling well, but there’s nothing like the first time in a new season. Junior linebacker Cal Hartman got emotional and struggled to ...

Gaels can’t stop Wolves

LAKE PARK — The St. Edmond football team continued to fight and claw their way back here Friday night, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Tyce Gunderson and Harris-Lake Park. Gunderson accounted for six touchdowns and almost 400 yards of total offense to lead the Wolves to a 63-34 victory. “We talked all week about making sure to tackle him because he is elusive and quick,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon said. “We didn’t do that and he made us pay. We had them in so many third-and-long situations in the first half and he found a way to hurt us. “Credit him because he’s a ...

Area prep football roundup

Another Shutout HUMBOLDT — Top-ranked Humboldt remained perfect on the season and on defense. The Wildcats (4-0 overall) earned their fourth straight shutout, knocking off Boone (0-4) 37-0. The Humboldt defense held the Toreadors to 135 yards of total offense, while racking up 400 yards of their own, 268 coming on the ground. Both Will Orness and Lance Coon rushed for over 100 yards. Orness was behind center on Friday for the Wildcats, going 14-for-21 for 132 yards and a touchdown. Orness hooked up with Corey Dettmann for a 25-yard touchdown in the first quarter. He also ...

POWER PLAY

For the second straight season, Class 2A, District 2 is stacked with ranked teams. The power struggle will only get more intense from here on out. Four district squads are ranked in the Week 3 Associated Press poll, and five have cracked the Top-10 now at one time or another. OABCIG is ...