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High School Football

Pivotal Homecoming game for No. 9 FDSH

The ninth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge football team knows exactly what’s at stake heading into Friday’s Homecoming contest with Le Mars. Nik Moser’s squad won’t just be playing for pride and celebration as thousands of fans and alumni pack Dodger Stadium for a 7 p.m. kickoff. Fort ...

St. Edmond on road for regular-season finale

KINGSLEY — With a second consecutive postseason bid secured, the St. Edmond football team enters the final week of the regular season with plenty of momentum. The Gaels honored their seniors with a 64-12 victory over Harris-Lake Park inside Dodger Stadium. Now, they play for the official ...

Now or never for area teams targeting playoffs

For Class 2A on down, Friday is the final chance to earn a slot in Iowa’s high school football postseason race. Manson Northwest Webster (5-2, 4-0) has clinched a district championship, and Emmetsburg (5-2, 3-1) is also in. The two remaining spots in District 2 will come down to a race ...

Dodgers ranked 9th in AP poll

The Fort Dodge football team moved up one spot to ninth in the latest Class 4A Associated Press poll. Coming off a convincing 35-0 victory over Storm Lake, the Dodgers (6-1 overall) return home for the first time since Sept. 26 when they host Le Mars for Homecoming this Friday night. Kickoff ...

MEMORY BANK

If Friday was the final time competing inside Dodger Stadium for six St. Edmond football seniors, they definitely made it a memory they’ll never forget. The Gaels clinched a second consecutive playoff bid with a convincing 64-12 victory over Harris-Lake Park. Grant Galles, one of those six ...

Dodgers put clamps down on Tornadoes

STORM LAKE — It took a while for the scoreboard to reflect what was happening at the line of scrimmage, but the seventh-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge football squad eventually landed the knockout punch in a 35-0 victory over Storm Lake here on Friday night. The Dodger defense made life ...