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FD tennis squad competes in regionals

CEDAR FALLS — The Fort Dodge girls tennis squad competed in a Class 2A individual regional tournament here on Wednesday. “I was proud of the girls and the way they fought,” said FDSH head coach Julie Astor. “The scores do not indicate how well they played. Competition was tough; Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Kennedy are solid teams - especially Cedar Falls. “The girls held their ground pushing many games to deuce, but fell short.” Senior Teagan Loots and sophomore Leah Myer picked up a victory in doubles for the Dodgers. Loots and Myer defeated Mason City’s Lily ...

Dodger golfers in action at Copper Creek

PLEASANT HILL – The Fort Dodge boys golf squad competed at Copper Creek on Wednesday in the Southeast Polk Invitational. The Dodgers shot a 362. Mason Frevert (88), Trace Rial (88), Davis Underberg (93), Cameron Beck (93), Camden Sassman (99) and Holden Doster (109) were in action for FDSH. Norwalk won the event with a 302. Fort Dodge is back in action on Tuesday when they head to Ames.

Schlegel earns Top-5 finish

MASON CITY - Grace Schlegel put together another strong run, placing fifth here Tuesday at the Riverhawk Invitational. Competing against several Class 4A and 3A runners, Schlegel, a sophomore for St. Edmond, put together a time of 21:18. Mason City Newman’s Alexis Mujica was the race ...

Hansen places third in Mason City

MASON CITY - There was a common theme at the top of the Riverhawk Cross Country Invitational here Tuesday. Cael Hansen of Fort Dodge raced to a third place finish overall, as Henry and Miles Hansen from Mason City were first and second. Behind Hansen’s bronze, the Dodgers finished third in ...

Dodgers back in the pool

For the fifth straight meet the Fort Dodge girls swim team was in the Dodger pool. Fort Dodge dropped a 118-56 decision to Marshalltown. “We swam very well against a tough opponent,” said Fort Dodge head coach Ashley Beaumont. “We are tired at this point, but we have to fight through it. “We changed somethings up and swam races that we haven’t done.” The Dodgers were second in the 200 medley relay. The quartet of Kylen Lubensky, Karlee Pearson, Clara Brown and Teagan Loots finished in 2:08.18. The quartet of Loots, Norah Fishburn, Amelia Lincoln and Makayla Knox ...

HOME SWEEP

Mason City had an answer for every run the Fort Dodge volleyball team brought at them. The Riverhawks used that to record a sweep, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-15. Mason City (6-7 overall, 5-1 in Iowa Alliance Conference North) has now beaten the Dodgers twice in a row (1-11, 1-3). Fort Dodge does ...