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St. Edmond heads to Newell-Fonda

NEWELL - For the first time this season, the St. Edmond football team hits the road as the Gaels take on Newell-Fonda here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in this eight-player, District 1 opener. St. Edmond (1-1 overall) got in the win column last week, besting Glidden-Ralston, 50-32. Thomas Ehn threw seven passing touchdowns, while Matthew Crimmins ran for 204 yards. The offensive balance was a stark contrast to a Week 0 setback to West Bend-Mallard, showing SEHS head coach Matt Dillon the kind of improvement he was hoping for. “We did a great job controlling the line of ...

TOUGH TASK

Down a key player here Thursday night, the St. Edmond volleyball team was unable to overcome a slow start, falling to Clarion-Goldfield/Dows in North Central Conference action in four sets. Scores were 25-21, 25-23, 19-25 and 26-24. Senior Chloe Palmer suffered an ankle injury this past ...

Fort Dodge can’t stop Ottumwa

For a significant portion of their home opener on Thursday, the Fort Dodge volleyball squad was up to the task and then some against new Iowa Alliance Conference rival Ottumwa. When it came time to close out sets, the Dodgers weren’t able to consistently execute at the level needed to ...

No. 3 Tritons win home thriller

The third-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team was pushed to the limits here Thursday night. After sweeping Northwest Iowa on Wednesday, the Tritons survived a five-setter with No. 11 Mesa inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Scores were 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 24-26 and 15-6. Kampbell Bryte had 17 kills ...

Another tough foe for Jaguars

The Southeast Valley football team knocked off a two-time district champion, now the Jaguars are faced with a perennial power. The Jaguars (1-0 overall) defeated Manson Northwest Webster (0-1) 20-6 in their opener, now they travel to face the E-Hawks (1-0). Now that the first week jitters ...

EARLY DIVIDENDS

Earlier this week, the Iowa Central volleyball team moved up seven positions in the latest rankings to No. 3 in NJCAA Div. II nationally. On Wednesday night, the Tritons kicked off an extended run of home matches inside Hodges Fieldhouse with a one-sided victory over Northwest Iowa. Scores ...