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Bill Shirbroun was very pleased of the response he saw time and time again from his sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team here on Monday night. Down 8-7 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Gaels rallied, scoring five runs before shutting the door on No. 15 (3A) Clear Lake in the ...

Newly-ranked Dodgers sweep Little Cyclones

AMES — The 10th-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team earned a pivotal early Iowa Alliance Conference sweep over Ames here Monday night. Scores were 3-2 and 14-2 in five innings. In the opener, the Dodgers (15-3 overall, 6-0 in the IAC North) plated single runs in the first, second ...

FDSH softball squad drops Ames twice

AMES — Fort Dodge and Ames have shared a lot of tense moments and memorable matchups on the softball field in recent years. The third-ranked (Class 4A) Dodgers made sure Monday wouldn’t be one of those doubleheaders that could go either way. Head coach Andi Adams’ squad took care of ...

Gael baseball team splits with Clear Lake at home

After struggling in the opener here on Monday, the St. Edmond baseball team made some adjustments and returned the favor against Clear Lake at Rogers Park. The Gaels (7-6 overall, 3-5 in the North Central Conference) rolled to a 13-6 victory to split an NCC doubleheader against the Lions ...

Jaeschke earns breakthrough win

Cody Jaeschke knew that sooner or later, his time would come. After years of frustrating moments seeing other players enjoy their time in the spotlight, it was Jaeschke’s turn to shine on Sunday at the annual Travis J. Habhab Memorial tournament at Lakeside Golf Course. Playing from ...

No. 6 Gaels win ranked contest

REMSEN — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team secured a split here Saturday at the CYO vs. ranked teams. After falling to No. 15 (4A) Bishop Heelan, 8-2, the Gaels topped 15th-ranked (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s, 6-5 in eight innings. Ella Vandi drove in Faith Shirbroun with ...