Seven St. Edmond football players were named to the all-district team, the league announced. Seniors Ty Mericle, Griffin Laufersweiler and Jacob Nieland were joined by juniors Thomas Ehn, Matthew Crimmins and Jack Webster, and freshman Gavin McClain. Mericle, Nieland, Ehn and Crimmins made ...
For one final time under first-year head coach Colby Kratch, the Iowa Central football team hits the field inside Dodger Stadium. The 11th-ranked Tritons welcome in No. 1 Hutchinson for a noon kickoff. Iowa Central (6-3 overall) scored its second straight victory last weekend, besting Northeastern Oklahoma A&M on the road, 36-34. The Tritons went 5-1 on the road this year, including 4-0 in games decided by one possession. “It’s the same song and dance as any other week,” Kratch said. “(Hutchinson) has had success against everybody because they make them out to be something ...
SIOUX CITY - For just the second time in program history, Algona is headed to the state football semifinals. The Bulldogs avenged a regular season loss to district rival Bishop Heelan, 31-0. Algona (7-4 overall) will play next Saturday from the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Nathan Manske had two rushing touchdowns for No. 15 Algona, with Coyer Spear and Owen Moe adding TDs of their own on the ground in a 267-yard rushing performance. The only other time Algona reached the final four was in 2019 when they fell to eventual state champion OABCIG, 41-32. Former Iowa Hawkeye All-American and ...
SIOUX CENTER — Clarion-Goldfield-Dows spotted second-ranked West Lyon 21 points in the opening 15 minutes. The sixth-ranked Cowboys (9-2 overall) rallied, but couldn’t contain the momentum against the Wildcats (10-1), falling 42-14. West Lyon scored on a one-yard touchdown with 8:20 to go in the first quarter and Brody Kramer tacked on 54-yard and 32-yard scoring runs to take a 21-0 lead with 9:24 to go in the second quarter. Colin Sesker added a seven-yard score and Charlie Campbell scored from 39 yards out with 1:37 left in the half for the Cowboys to trail 21-14 at the ...
CORALVILLE — Success has followed Matt Johnson with every stop on the volleyball court. The 1996 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate has become one of the most successful coaches in the sport's history, and here on Thursday, he was recognized for his accomplishments. Johnson, who has coached ...
Coming into the year, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows had won just three total football playoff games in program history. On Friday night, the Cowboys could equal that number and reach the first state semifinal ever at the school when they take on two-time defending state champion West Lyon in a Class 2A quarterfinal. Due to poor field conditions, the game has been shifted from Inwood to Sioux Center and the Open Space Athletic Complex. The sixth-ranked Cowboys (9-1 overall) are in the postseason for a fourth time in five years, but had only one playoff victory in those previous ...
