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No. 2 Boone too much for Gael tennis team

The St. Edmond girls tennis team was dealt a tough blow even before stepping on the court with Boone. Over the weekend, senior Chloe Palmer suffered an injury that forced her out of the lineup against the second-ranked Toreadors on Monday. Boone would go on to post a 9-0 victory over the Gaels. The loss of Palmer forced changes in the rotation, as Abby Huss and Jade Rock played together in doubles for the first time, dropping an 8-3 decision. Emmersyn Peters and Lizzy Tiernan made their varsity debut in doubles, falling 8-4. “Without Chloe, everyone was moved up a spot and it ...

Dodgers do it again at Mason City

MASON CITY – Much like the theme in this series for over two decades now, the Fort Dodge football team continues to prove they aren’t going away anytime soon. The Dodgers played with an aggressive edge on Friday night in the season opener against arch rival Mason City, dominating in all ...

CRUISE CONTROL

By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net Offensively, Thomas Ehn and Matthew Crimmins had career nights last Friday in a commanding 50-32 victory for the St. Edmond football team over Glidden-Ralston. For Ehn and Crimmins, though, it all started on the first possession of the game, on the ...

Heartbreaking defeat for Iowa Central

Colby Kratch doesn’t just expect growth from his Iowa Central football players from week to week. He expects it out of himself. The 15th-ranked Tritons officially kicked off the Kratch era here on Saturday inside Dodger Stadium, heartbreakingly falling to No. 13 Butler, 26-24. Kratch, in ...

Gaels pick up three wins at home tourney

The St. Edmond volleyball team had a strong showing at their own invitational on Saturday. The Gaels went 3-2. Aplington-Parkersburg was the team champion, finishing the tournament 5-0. North Central Conference foe Webster City was 4-1. Pocahontas Area was 2-3 and Bishop Garrigan won one ...

Triton golfers sweep

CRESTON - The Iowa Central golf team had a dominating showing here at the War at the Moor event. Along with sweeping the team titles for both men and women, the Tritons captured gold in both individual races from Crestmoor Golf Club. “A great start to the year,” ICCC head coach Kris Graewin said. “We were able to have three of our ladies finish at the top of the leaderboard. On the men’s side, we really showed how deep and talented our roster is after the B team took home the win. “We preach competition every day, and this is what we talk about. It doesn’t matter what spot ...