CORALVILLE — Ruby Roof may have been a rookie at the state tournament, but the Algona freshman is very familiar with the big stage. The top-seeded 125-pounder entered Xtreme Arena as a three-time AAU state champion, and left as a high school gold medalist. Roof (46-1) pinned her way to ...

Comfortably ahead at halftime, Fort Dodge head coach Scott Messerly didn’t want his girls basketball team to simply be content with a lopsided victory here on Friday. “I challenged them to get after it more — especially on defense,” Messerly said. “We just weren’t playing with ...

Tallahassee, Fla. — The University of Iowa softball split day one of the JoAnne Graf Classic with two five-inning games at JoAnne Graf Classic on Friday. Iowa defeated Samford 9-1 (five innings), before falling to No. 7 Florida State, 12-3 (five innings). Iowa used a three-run first ...

GOWRIE — With their 17th win of the season, Southeast Valley claimed the Twin Lakes Conference championship out right. The Jaguars (17-1 overall, 11-0 TLC) finished unbeaten with a 68-42 victory over East Sac County on Friday night. “It was really special to win it with this group,” ...

CORALVILLE — On the ride to the state tournament, Mariaha Benedict and Ava Potter were reminiscing about the first time they met. It was this past summer at the Iron Sharpens Iron camp and the freshman Potter was a little hesitant to speak to Benedict — Fort Dodge’s all-time wins leader ...

TUSCON, Ariz. — Former Fort Dodge all-stater Jalen Adams wasted little time making her presence felt for the Arizona softball program. The ex-Dodger star and Iowa transfer hurled a no-hitter in her Arizona debut on Thursday. The Wildcats won the first game of 2026 by a final of 8-0 in ...