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Gael Horn unanimous first team all-North Central Conference

Award season has started and the honors are coming in for the St. Edmond boys. A trio of Gaels were named to the all-North Central Conference teams, the league announced recently. Juniors Hunter Horn, Jakob Koopman and Jack McElroy were all named, with Horn being a unanimous first team ...

Triton softball squad moves to 16-1

MELBOURNE, Fla. — The Iowa Central softball team continued their sizzling start to the 2025 season with two more victories here on Friday. The Tritons (16-1 overall) took care of Monroe University by a final of 8-0, before routing East Georgia State, 11-3. Head coach Bo Tjebben’s squad ...

BUILDING BLOCKS

DES MOINES — Several times over the past few days, I was asked about the incredible bright future for the St. Edmond boys. With four starters and all but one player from the roster expected to return from a team that reached the Class 1A state semifinals, there are plenty of reasons to be ...

MNW senior Richman impressive in early going

AMES — Friday’s IATC Indoor Championships showed just how much Alyssa Richman has grown as an athlete over the past year. Richman, the standout Manson Northwest Webster distance runner, kicked off her senior track season by winning the Class 2A indoor championships in the 3,000 with a ...

BANNER YEAR ENDS FOR GAELS

DES MOINES — The St. Edmond boys didn’t just take a small step back in the direction of being a premier team in Class 1A this year. The Gaels took a giant one. On Thursday night in the semifinal round, though, they ran into a Madrid squad with just a little too much Toryn Severson. The ...

Nelson moved FD forward by taking us back in time

As the pace of the world intensifies and our attention spans continue to wane, finding people willing to balance this hyperactivity with thorough research and historic preservation suddenly feels more imperative than ever. Fort Dodge lost one of those stalwarts recently with the death of Al ...