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Local Sports

CONTINUED GROWTH

For 30 years, the Fort Dodge Soccer Association has helped develop the skills of local and area players. This Saturday, the FDSA will hold an anniversary celebration at Rogers Sports Complex. The FDSA was started in 1995 under the guidance of Bob Paxton and Lori Paxton. Later, the torch was ...

Legend Tighe passes away

WEBSTER CITY — Dick Tighe, an Iowa high school football coaching legend, passed away on Tuesday. He was 94 years old. Tighe helped maintain Webster City as a perennial contender for three decades before resurrecting the St. Edmond program, highlighted by a run to the state championship game ...

PROPER SEND-OFF

MANSON — Matt Condon made the most of his final time competing on his home track, as the Manson Northwest Webster senior won four events here Tuesday night at the Mike Jepson Relays. Carroll took home overall team honors with 118 points, as Southeast Valley was second with 101. The host ...

Northern Iowa’s Hewitt transfers to Illinois

JEWELL — So many athletes are using the transfer portal for all the wrong reasons these days. Carter Hewitt’s story is one that makes it right. Hewitt, a former South Hamilton standout, committed to the University of Illinois over the weekend. The 6-foot-6, 260-pounder spent the ...

Adams tosses two-hitter

IOWA CITY — Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Jalen Adams continues to stake her claim as one of the top pitchers in the nation. The Iowa junior (23-5) picked up her 23rd win of the season with a two-hit shutout against in-state rival Iowa State (28-20). The Hawkeyes (31-17 overall) picked up ...

STRONG SHOWING

DES MOINES — Anna Lursen came out and showed why she is one of the top track athletes in Class 1A here Saturday at the final day of the Drake Relays. The St. Edmond junior won her heat of the 400-meter hurdles, placing seventh overall in the event on the Blue Oval of America’s Athletic ...