MARSHALLTOWN — On the day they were given their postseason assignment, the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team took care of business here Thursday night vs. Marshalltown. Scores were 15-0 in four innings and 10-0 in four. The Dodgers (26-3 overall, 12-0 in the Iowa Alliance ...
ALGONA — A couple tough innings kept the St. Edmond baseball team from securing a win over rival Bishop Garrigan here Thursday night, as the Golden Bears prevailed, 8-5. Bishop Garrigan (14-7 overall) scored three in the second, two in the fourth and three in the fifth, erasing a Gael (12-9) lead to win for the 10th consecutive time in the series. Brad Meister was 3-for-3 with a pair of RBI for the Golden Bears, as Tate Foertsch had two hits and drove in a run. Aidan Deitering added an RBI and scored a run, with Henry Bode scoring twice. In the seventh, St. Edmond made a run at ...
Bill Shirbroun saw too many game-changing moments to narrow it down to just one that helped his third-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team hold off Webster City here Wednesday night at Rogers Park, 5-4. Faith Shirbroun hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, Sophia Schlienz made a ...
The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation has taken the lead alongside two local businesses in an upcoming project to replace the baseball scoreboard at Ed McNeil Field inside Dodger Stadium. Work is slated to begin this fall above the ivy-clad walls in right-centerfield. The current ...
DES MOINES — A doubleheader loss on Monday didn’t sit well with the 9th-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team, so on Wednesday, the Dodgers took their frustrations out on Des Moines Lincoln. Fort Dodge (25-7 overall) scored a combined 34 runs in 18-4 and 16-0 five-inning wins over the Railsplitters (8-19). “They definitely did (concentrate on bouncing back),” said FDSH head coach Blake Utley. “We were running into their fifth and sixth pitchers, so we took advantage of that. “The guys had fun and hammered the ball, which was good to see.” The Dodgers did their ...
If you can’t find Francis Lee on the North Polk girls soccer sidelines, just listen. Lee isn’t bashful about cheering her team on. In fact, she encourages it. Lee, a 2014 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, wears her emotion on her sleeve. She’s unapologetic about it. “I’m ...
