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E-Hawks get past Indians

POCAHONTAS - The Emmetsburg football team got by Pocahontas Area here Thursday night, 22-14. Joe Fischer, Brennan Hasbrouck and Beckam Shirk each had a rushing touchdown for the E-Hawks (2-2 overall). Fischer led the way with 138 yards on 22 carries, as Hasbrouck added 71 and Shirk 54. As a team, Emmetsburg rushed the ball 51 times for 287 yards. Vince Nelson had a sack on defense, as Gage Ditch recorded 7.5 tackles for the E-Hawks. Fischer also picked off two passes, with Hasbrouck and Isaiah Helle each recording an interception. Coen Hammen was 14 of 30 passing for 217 yards and ...

Three in a row for FD tennis

SAYDEL - The Fort Dodge girls tennis team won its third consecutive match here Thursday, downing Saydel, 8-3. Teagan Loots, Brooklyn Kaloupek, Leah Myer and Charlotte Breeser picked up wins in singles, as the Dodgers secured the dual by taking four of five doubles matches. Loots and Myer, Evie Piton and Paisley Smith, Breeser and Calliegh Zimmermann, and Daphne Groff and Madi Le were winners. “It was a great team effort,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “We have been working on movement, moving our opponents and being the aggressor. “All the girls did an amazing job of ...

Gaels can’t get past Kuemper

CARROLL - Playing for a third straight day, the St. Edmond girls tennis team was clipped by Carroll Kuemper here Thursday, 5-4. Sophia Schlienz, Olivia Andrew and Kaci McGonegle all earned wins in singles, as Abby Huss and Emmersyn Peters paired up for a doubles victory. Playing without senior No. 1 Chloe Palmer, the Gaels bumped everyone up. Schlienz scored a straight-set win at No. 2 singles over Marissa Anthofer, 6-1, 6-4, as Andrew won at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0. McGonegle also had a straight-set win. “The girls were gassed,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “We just weren’t ...

A day fit for a King

GOWRIE — It was a day fit for a King. Homecoming king Casey Hanson put on a show for the Southeast Valley (4-0 overall, 1-0 in district play) homecoming crowd as the Jaguars beat Estherville-Lincoln Central (0-4, 0-1), 35-7 on Friday night. Hanson recorded yardage in all three facets of offense had a strong night slinging the ball. Hanson was 13-for-16 passing for 209 yards and five touchdowns. He ran for 127 yards on 16 carries and had one catch — on a pass from himself — for three yards. Hanson threw three scoring strikes to Bryce Harrison of 13, 8 and 29 yards. He ...

TRIP OF A LIFETIME

Nik Myers saw something special in Nalayna Knuths almost immediately. She had faced bouts of adversity. Struggle. Pain. Yet Myers - the owner of Southside Martial Arts in Fort Dodge - also witnessed perseverance from Knuths. Hope. Determination. The 15-year-old Knuths, a freshman at ...

Gaels have no answer for Garrigan

ALGONA - If there were any doubts that this version of Bishop Garrigan is ready to compete for a third eight-player state football title in four years, they were quickly erased here Thursday night. With inclement weather in the forecast for Friday, the longest-standing Catholic rivalry game between the Golden Bears and St. Edmond was moved up a day. That didn’t affect Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (4-0 overall) scored on the opening kickoff with a return by Dalton Klenz, claiming a 63-0 victory. Bishop Garrigan has won 27 consecutive regular season games since a 2023 loss to the ...