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Dodgers focus on moving forward

LE MARS – Head coach Nik Moser knows his Fort Dodge football team was a play here or a break there away from taking a completely different conclusion away from their long road trip to Le Mars. Instead, the Dodgers must work on crafting a new narrative this week. The Bulldogs escaped with ...

Gaels play at Algona Invite

ALGONA - The St. Edmond volleyball team wrapped up regular season play here Saturday at the Algona October Invitational. The Gaels earned wins over Forest City and Decorah, falling to Spencer and fourth-ranked (Class 2A) Riverside. Ellasyn Whitmore had 13 blocks during the tournament for St. Edmond. “Ellasyn was a gamechanger for the weekend,” SEHS head coach Lindsay Heffernan said. “Her growth throughout the season has been so enjoyable to watch, and she is really figuring out the game. “An injury to Emmy Horn late last week forced us to run a new rotation, but the girls are ...

Gazelles finish 5th at state

CEDAR FALLS — The Fort Dodge girls rugby team earned their highest finish at state on Sunday. The Gazelles placed fifth at the Iowa Youth Rugby Association state tournament. KyKy Mosley and Mariana Taute earned honorable mention honors, recognized as two of the top 21 players in the state of Iowa. The Gazelles beat Mason City 28-5 in the fifth place match. Fort Dodge lost to No. 4 seed Southeast Polk 24-0 in their opener. They bounced back with a 38-15 victory over Des Moines Metro.

FINAL NIGHT

The Matt Dillon era at St. Edmond football ended Friday night. Kingsley-Pierson put an exclamation point on its district championship with a convincing 67-8 victory inside Dodger Stadium. The Panthers (7-1 overall, 6-0 in district) scored on their first four possessions in taking complete ...

Le Mars prevails in thriller vs. Dodgers

LE MARS – The Le Mars football team got the last score, the last stop and the last laugh in a dramatic 24-21 victory over Fort Dodge here on Friday night. A touchdown with four minutes left in regulation capped the go-ahead 84-yard drive for the Bulldogs (4-4 overall) in a back-and-forth ...

Iowa Central returns home

Forgive first-year Iowa Central head coach Colby Kratch if he looks a little lost this Saturday when he leads his team into Dodger Stadium. It will have been 42 days since Iowa Central (4-2 overall, 1-0 in ICCAC) last played at home when it kicks off with third-ranked Iowa Western at 1 p.m. this weekend The Tritons posted a convincing win over Ellsworth back on Sept. 5, 63-7, going 3-1 during an extended four-game stretch of road games vs. Kansas junior college programs. “We’ve told the guys it’s a big game (vs. Iowa Western), but it’s just the next game on our schedule,” ...