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Mariaha Benedict finished 2025 in style. The Fort Dodge senior capped the year with her second Fort Dodge girls Invitational title championship here on Friday. Freshman Ava Potter (235) joined the second-ranked (IAwrestle) Benedict in the winner’s circle. Benedict’s efforts earned her ...

Dodgers ready to host Miller Invite

It’s both a first and a last for the Fort Dodge wrestling team on Saturday, as the Dodgers host the 51st annual Don Miller Invitational. It will be the first time this season the fifth-ranked Dodgers will entertain the home crowd, and the last time they will wrestle in 2025. “It’s a ...

Algona girls take title

Algona claimed four individual golds and was crowned team champion at the fourth annual Fort Dodge girls Invitational here on Friday. The Bulldogs scored 210 points, more than 60 ahead of runner up Mason City (146). Humboldt (144) was third, followed by Clear Lake (110) and host Fort Dodge ...

Triton women victorious on ‘Education Day’ at Hodges Fieldhouse

The Iowa Central women put on a show for hundreds of local and area elementary students here Friday during the annual Education Day game inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Trista Ohlmeier recorded a double-double to lift the Tritons past Minnesota North-Vermilion, 62-47. Ohlmeier scored a team-high 20 ...

Dodger girls can’t catch 7-1 Bobcats

MARSHALLTOWN — Shooting struggles and turnovers kept the Fort Dodge girls from picking up a road win here Friday night, as Marshalltown held on for a 35-27 victory. The Dodgers (2-5 overall, 0-3 in the Iowa Alliance North) struggled early, scoring just eight points in the first the half. ...

Fort Dodge boys continue to struggle offensively

MARSHALLTOWN — The Fort Dodge boys fell to rival Marshalltown here Friday night, 53-33. Down just one after the first quarter, the Dodgers (1-6 overall, 0-3 in the Iowa Alliance North) headed into the break in an eight-point deficit. From there, the Bobcats (5-2, 2-0) used a 16-8 run in the ...