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No. 3 Dodgers pummel Sioux City North

SIOUX CITY — Andi Adams knows it’s still too early in the season to draw many conclusions, but on Friday, the third-ranked Fort Dodge softball team put on another hitting clinic against one of Class 5A’s leading pitchers to date. The Dodgers (9-1 overall) blitzed Sioux City North (10-6) by a final of 22-1. North pitcher Joslyn Vogt (10-2) came into the contest leading 5A with 78 strikeouts. She also had more victories than any other 5A pitcher so far. Vogt had sported an earned run average of 1.65. That all changed on Friday. Fort Dodge pounded out 18 hits in the contest and ...

MARATHON KIDS

For a high school student, getting up at 5 a.m. isn’t an ideal morning. When Simeon Roberts challenged himself to do it, though, the end reward was well worth the effort. Roberts and 14 other Fort Dodge Senior High students took the half marathon class at school, where they trained for ...

Triton Rasmussen a first team All-American

Natalie Rasmussen added her name to an exclusive list of Iowa Central softball players by being named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association National Junior College Athletic Association Div. II First Team All-American. Joining the Triton shortstop on the first team was Mischa Reiners of ...

County golf tourney set for July 11

The sign-up period begins Monday for the 2026 Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County golf tournament. This year’s 46th annual event will be on Saturday, July 11. The men’s open and senior divisions will follow an 18-hole format with a 9-hole championship nine in the evening. The men’s super senior (ages 60-69) and legends (ages 70-plus) divisions will be an 18-hole competition. All men’s competition will be at the Fort Dodge Country Club this year with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $50 per person. The women’s open division, senior division, super senior ...

Dodgers top DC-G ahead of storms

Cael Adams was a dependable spot starter on the mound for the Fort Dodge baseball team a year ago. Adams isn’t just picking up where he left off last season, but taking his pitching to a whole new level so far as a sophomore in 2026. The right-hander worked five effective innings at ...

POWER SURGE

Some may see the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball squad’s run output on Wednesday against Marshalltown and think all offense. The Dodgers did, after all, score 33 times on 29 hits in extending the program’s win streak against the Bobcats to an almost-surreal 45 games spanning ...