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Heat greets FD Am field

Weather is dominating the early conversation as the 77th annual Fort Dodge Amateur tournament prepares to send over 120 players onto the Fort Dodge Country Club golf course here this weekend. Temperatures are expected to soar into the mid- to upper-90s as the event returns to a three-day ...

Regional golf tournament open to players from nine counties

The 45th annual Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County Golf Tournament, presented by The Messenger, is expanding its territory. More changes are in store for this year’s event, which is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, and Sunday, July 13, at the Fort Dodge Country Club and Lakeside ...

Dodgers split at Ottumwa

OTTUMWA — The Fort Dodge baseball team walked away with a split against Ottumwa here Thursday night. After dropping the opener, 2-0, the Dodgers took the nightcap, 14-3. Rylan Kingrey was 3-for-4 with a triple, four runs scored, an RBI and a steal in the win for the Dodgers (15-9 ...

No. 7 Gaels take down Humboldt

HUMBOLDT — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team pulled away late here on Wednesday for an 8-2 victory over Humboldt. Lauren Gibb finished 3-for-5 with five RBI and a run scored, while Gael twin sisters Ansley and Hadley Oswald recorded a combined four hits with a run ...

Gaels swept by IF-A

The St. Edmond baseball team was in action here Wednesday night, making up a rescheduled North Central Conference doubleheader with Iowa Falls-Alden at Rogers Park. The Cadets swept the two games, 7-1 and 4-0. Grant Galles had two hits with Kade Schlegel and Blake Bartlett each recording ...

FIREPOWER

Fort Dodge again found its offensive rhythm on the baseball field Tuesday. In a clash between programs experiencing plenty of success deep into June, head coach Blake Utley’s Dodgers posted double-digit runs for the 11th time already this season in a 22-7, four-inning victory over Humboldt. ...