ALGONA — Marty Wadle and Bishop Garrigan are in a familiar position heading down the stretch of the season, but in his 26th year at the helm, Wadle has been around long enough to know nothing can be assumed in football. “We knew with a lot of kids coming back that this would all have to ...
ALGONA — The Algona football team has something special brewing on the field, and head coach Andy Jacobson’s team is making sure they appreciate everything in the moment. “We have a great group of kids to work with,” said Jacobson who is 17-27 overall in five seasons at the helm. ...
It wasn’t a win, which is virtually all that matters on paper in the bottom-line world of football. Almost. Looks of anger and frustration said it all as Fort Dodge players walked off the field following their 49-44 loss to No. 3 (Class 4A) Ankeny Centennial inside Dodger Stadium on Friday. ...
HOLSTEIN — The St. Edmond football team learned a valuable lesson here Friday night. After seeing several scoring chances come up empty, the Gaels could only watch as Jake Kliegl led Ridge View to its first win of the season, 26-0. Kliegl, who SEHS head coach Matt Dillon pointed out as the ...
GOWRIE — Kyler Fisher’s numbers on the football field speak volumes, but it’s his low-key nature and persistent effort that draws the best effort out of everyone else. “He is a very quiet kid,’’ said Southeast Valley head coach Mike Swieter. “He’s not real talkative and leads ...
Fort Dodge head coach Matt Miller had been patiently waiting for his team to put together a complete performance on the football field. With their starters clicking on all cylinders, the Dodgers were nearly perfect in all facets of the game during a 51-13 dissection of Des Moines Roosevelt ...
GOWRIE — On paper, Southeast Valley was the underdog against No. 2 Spirit Lake on Friday night. But in the Jaguar locker room, they weren’t about to let any rankings do the talking. Southeast Valley senior Kyler Fisher had a career performance and helped carry his squad to a 48-41 upset ...
Golden Bears win ranked contest ALGONA — Third-ranked Bishop Garrigan did enough in the first half to hold off No. 4 Belmond-Klemme in the second half on Friday night. The Golden Bears (6-0 overall, 2-0, Class A, District 3) beat the Broncos, 22-20. “This was really big for us,’’ ...
PLEASANT HILL — It will forever be remembered as “the catch” to cap “the drive” that sealed “the comeback.” Dayson Clayton’s nine-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Drake Miller as time expired gave the Fort Dodge football team one of the most dramatic wins in program ...
With the clock quietly ticking past 2 a.m. in the middle of a town virtually asleep, I slowly drove past Dodger Stadium and toward home as I always do after a football Friday road trip. For me, what started as a simple routine is now a tradition. Regardless of what transpired hours before — ...
Not much went right for the St. Edmond football team here Friday night on Homecoming inside Dodger Stadium. IKM-Manning recovered a fumble on the second play from scrimmage and proceeded to score on its first four drives of the game in securing a 41-8 victory in the Class A, District 2 opener ...
SE Valley gets back on track GOWRIE — Hunter Kruse passed for 203 yards and tossed three touchdowns as Southeast Valley picked up a 36-13 victory over Clarion-Goldfield/Dows here Friday night. Kruse was 11-for-15 passing, finding Nyles Johnson, Kyler Fisher and Chase Swieter on scoring ...
PLEASANT HILL — The matchup seems relatively innocuous at first glance: Fort Dodge heads to Southeast Polk on Friday for a Class 4A, District 2 opener against the 1-3 Rams. Dodger head coach Matt Miller knows, based most notably on recent experience, there will be nothing easy about this ...
It’s been a tale of two seasons for the St. Edmond football team through four games. Now, with the start of Class A, District 2 play to begin here Friday night, the Gaels and head coach Matt Dillon are hoping for more positive results. St. Edmond (2-2 overall, 0-0 in district) welcomes ...
This is the week every prep football team has targeted from day one of camp. With the non-district slate out of the way, programs dive into district action this week. Area squads No. 4 (Class 1A) South Central Calhoun, No. 3 (Class A) Bishop Garrigan, No. 5 (2A) Algona, No. 6 ...
Fort Dodge went back to basics in its last non-district test of the season here Friday, leaning on sophomore Dayson Clayton and what had been a sputtering ground game to tip the scales back in the Dodgers’ favor. Clayton rushed for a career-high 214 yards, and FDSH used three touchdowns in ...
ALGONA — For years now, Marty Wadle and Chad Hall have worked side-by-side in building a dynasty around the Bishop Garrigan football program as head coach and defensive coordinator. With St. Edmond — the top-rated rushing team in Class A — the opponent here Friday night, the Golden Bears ...
Titans stay unbeaten LAKE CITY —Fourth-ranked South Central Calhoun struggled in the first half against Southeast Valley, but turned on the pressure in the third quarter. The Titans (4-0 overall) led 14-6 at halftime, but four touchdowns in the third broke open the contest, as SCC earned a ...
Indians snap skid POCAHONTAS — The Pocahontas Area football team picked up a 15-6 victory here Friday night over Manson Northwest Webster. Trey Oehlertz led the way for the Indians (1-2 overall), rushing for 148 yards on 16 carries. That included an 86-yard score in the first quarter. Cage ...
INDIANOLA – Successful football teams focus on the present rather than looking too far back or forward. No. 10 (Class 4A) Fort Dodge will concentrate on the task at hand here Friday against fellow unbeaten Indianola. Head coach Matt Miller has stressed the importance of this particular game ...