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Garrigan’s Buscher places in Top-5 at state golf

BOONE — Gabriella Buscher secured a Top-5 finish here to lead the Bishop Garrigan girls golf team at the Class 1A state championships on Friday. Buscher was fifth overall, as Mount Ayr’s Jaylee Shaffer claimed her second consecutive title at Cedar Pointe Golf Course. In the team race, the Golden Bears tied for fourth with Westwood. Easton Valley secured a three-peat atop the standings, with Highland second and South Winneshiek third. Along with Buscher, Lucy Eisenbarth was 33rd overall, Addison Kuper finished 38th, Ava Snider was 57th, Graclyn Eastman placed 69th and Hailee ...

Tritons bow out at World Series

ENID, Okla. — The Iowa Central baseball team had their run at the NJCAA Div. II World Series come to an end here on Thursday. After surviving three straight elimination games, the Tritons fell to top-seed Pearl River from David Allen Memorial Ballpark in the semifinals, 14-4 in five ...

FINAL SAY

The St. Edmond baseball team showed their fighting spirit here Thursday night at Rogers Park. Down 4-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, the Gaels rallied for a walk-off 5-4 victory over Manson Northwest Webster. Senior Kinnick Henning drove in classmate Ethan Swisher for the ...

Dodger girls move on in postseason

SIOUX CITY — If the Fort Dodge girls soccer squad felt pressure in its postseason opener here on Thursday, the Dodgers never showed it. In fact, head coach G Myers laughed at her team’s reaction to a 2-0 victory over Sioux City West — the program’s first tournament triumph since 2017. “They weren’t thinking as much about it being (a one-and-done situation),” Myers said. “It was more about the fact that if we won, our record (on the year) would be 6-7.” The punch line to the famed, viral social media joke showed just how relaxed Fort Dodge was and how loose it ...

Sports Park Raceway ready for Sunday opener

The 2026 Sports Park Raceway opener is next on the track, as the season debuts Sunday with IMCA action in eight classes. The local venue has shifted from USRA back to IMCA for this season, and races have moved from the 2025 Saturday night schedule to Sunday evenings this summer. The title ...

Gael softball team fights off Pocahontas Area, 5-4

An early lead held up for the eighth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team here Thursday night at Rogers Park. Rihanna Myers had a home run in the second to spark a four-run inning, as the Gaels held off Pocahontas Area, 5-4. St. Edmond’s (4-0 overall) Toryn Helle got the final out on her sixth strikeout of the night with the tying run on third for the Indians (1-1). Helle allowed eight hits and two earned runs, while going 3-for-4 at the plate to help her own cause. “That’s a really good team in Pocahontas Area and a really good win for us,” SEHS head coach Bill ...