Long-time Fort Dodge Parks and Recreation Director Lori Branderhorst was recognized by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union on Thursday at Rogers Sports Complex. Branderhorst, who retired on June 30 after 46 years with the city, was a key figure in the recent contract extension that will ...
The longest day in the history of Fort Dodge softball ended with tears, hugs and an extended ovation from fans anxiously waiting to greet their Dodgers on the other side of the fence to the field at the state tournament. Their team hadn’t lost. They’d been outlasted. In the first year of ...
There were plenty of tears coming from St. Edmond players here Wednesday night at Rogers Park. But that was far from the only emotions they were showing. After pulling off one of the biggest comebacks in state softball tournament history with a stunning 13-12 win over Clarksville in 11 ...
For the second straight year, the St. Edmond softball team dropped a state tournament game to Clarksville. This difference this time around, though, is the third-ranked Gaels will get a chance to fight back and see the defending Class 1A state champions again. Clarksville moved into the ...
Fort Dodge is down, but not out. The third-seeded Dodgers were backed into a corner by an 8-3 loss to No. 2 seed Carlisle on Tuesday evening at Rogers Park. Head coach Andi Adams’ squad now must go on a run to remember starting Wednesday morning against North Polk at 10:15 a.m., as Fort ...
There were some early nerves in Fort Dodge’s return to the state tournament, but nobody in the Dodger dugout hit the panic button once. FDSH gave up two runs in the opening inning, but the third-ranked and third-seeded Dodgers (39-4 overall) didn’t flinch, buckling down and advancing ...
