Sometimes, basketball is truly as simple as finding a way to put the ball through the net. The Fort Dodge girls couldn’t get anything to drop against Storm Lake here on Thursday, as their frigid ways from the floor led to a 52-29 victory for the visiting Tornadoes. Head coach Scott ...

CORALVILLE — Humboldt’s Danica Diedrick is using last year’s state tournament as motivation and a boiling point. The Wildcat junior will now compete in her third straight state trip and past experience has been what is driving her. Last year Diedrick went 1-2 and that has been brewing ...

When Mariaha Benedict started wrestling as a freshman, she had no idea where the sport would take her. The Fort Dodge senior is now headed back to the state tournament and has a scholarship waiting to Northwestern College. “As a freshman, I just kind of went out for fun,” Benedict said. ...

The Iowa Central women’s basketball team burst out of the gate on Wednesday night, winning their fifth contest in the last six games. The Tritons (18-6 overall, 11-5 in the ICCAC) started on a 21-8 run and never looked back, defeating Northeast (14-8, 9-7) by a final of 66-48 inside Hodges ...

The 12th-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Iowa Central men’s basketball team held on for a 92-89 victory over Northeast at home on Wednesday night. The Tritons (19-5 overall, 11-4 in the ICCAC) built a 44-35 lead at intermission, but the Hawks (10-11, 6-9) hung around. Iowa Central hit a free throw ...

Following a short break, the Fort Dodge basketball teams return to the court with back-to-back home doubleheaders to close the week. Up first is a twinbill with Storm Lake here on Thursday night, followed by a visit from Des Moines North inside the FDSH gym Friday. Both varsity girls games ...