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Beat goes on for No. 3 Fort Dodge softball squad

With the postseason right around the corner, the Fort Dodge softball squad is trying to position itself to have a very special ending. Head coach Andi Adams wants her team to know what is ahead of them, and to play with the same demeanor night in and night out — never taking their foot off ...

ON THE TRACK

Champions were once again crowned at Sports Park Raceway on Sunday. In the IMCA Sport Compacts A Feature, it was Rece Hayes and Carson Hayes, both of Guthrie Center, who went one-two in the race. They also finished first and second in the same heat. In IMCA Hobby Stocks, Ethan Dirks of ...

Kean, Yetmar capture Middleton Classic crown

MANSON — For the first time in the 17-year history of the Middleton Classic, the Saturday championship tandem found its way to the top at the end of the weekend. Fittingly, a pair of Manson Northwest Webster graduates were the twosome to make history. Justin Kean and Justin Yetmar held off ...

Dodgers pick up road win

ANKENY — The Fort Dodge baseball team found out what stands between them and a spot in the Class 4A state tournament on Tuesday. A few hours later, the Dodgers went on the road and picked up a convincing 7-2 victory here over Ankeny Centennial. Fort Dodge (29-8 overall) pounced on the ...

SPLIT DECISION

The Fort Dodge baseball squad was clicking on all cylinders as it pulled away from Ames to take the opening game of a critical twinbill on Monday at McNeil Field. The Little Cyclones responded in the nightcap, though, leaving the Dodgers with work to do — and in need of help — for a chance ...

Dodgers clinch league title

The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team has become deft at identifying a problem and attacking it. The Dodgers had been relatively sluggish in Monday openers this season. That all changed in a hurry against Ames at Rogers Park yesterday evening, as head coach Andi Adams’s squad ...