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OLD TIMES’ SAKE: senior grid players take field together

CEDAR FALLS — A trio of Fort Dodge senior football players will suit up together one last time in the 7th annual River Battle Bowl all-star game at the UNI-Dome. First team all-district selections Javion Jondle, Connor Carver and Kaleb Lynch were chosen to compete for Team Iowa against ...

Jondle earns first team All-State honors

The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and Iowa Football Coaches Association honored 21 Messenger-area players as all-state for their efforts on the football field this past fall. Among those named were Fort Dodge’s Javion Jondle, Humboldt’s Will Orness and Tayeton Lohaus, Southeast ...

HEAD HELD HIGH

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 ...

Humboldt plays for title-game berth

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, ...

Standout Coon continues to shine in junior-year spotlight

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 ...

Newell-Fonda eager to prove itself in semifinal round

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 ...