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Best of best in town for girls race

Over 1,800 runners competed at Lakeside Golf Course for the Fort Dodge Invitational on Thursday. Home teams Fort Dodge and St. Edmond were in action, along with area squad Manson Northwest Webster. Facing the state's elite, the Cougars were 20th and the Gaels took 23rd. Waukee Northwest ...

Playoff implications everywhere in area

The Class 1A, District 3 championship may come down to Friday’s action in a ranked contest. Eighth-ranked Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (5-1 overall, 3-0 in the district) will host ninth-rated South Hardin (5-1, 2-1). The Cowboys have run through their first three district opponents and look to ...

Gaels look to rebound at H-LP

LAKE PARK - The St. Edmond football team hits the road for the third straight game, taking on Harris-Lake Park here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Gaels (2-4 overall, 2-2 in district) came off a bye last week and were handled by GTRA, 66-12. That followed a loss to defending state champion and fifth-ranked Bishop Garrigan in late September, 63-0. In its last three games, all losses, St. Edmond has allowed 213 points while scoring just 46. Before that, the Gaels had bested Newell-Fonda and Glidden-Ralston, averaging 45 points per game in those wins. “We had a tough ...

DIGGING DEEP

The fourth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team shook off any lingering rust and secured an ICCAC sweep over Northeast here Wednesday night inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Scores were 25-20, 25-10 and 25-10. After playing multiple matches in the span of just a handful of days in September, the ...

Palmer closes her career at state

WAUKEE - Over the course of two short seasons, Chloe Palmer went from not cracking the St. Edmond girls tennis varsity singles lineup to making the state tournament. Palmer showed off all those skills she learned during that time here on Wednesday, coming up short in a heartbreaking ...

Talent abound at FDSH Invitational

Cross country runners have faced brutal heat, constant rain, heavy winds and just downright tough weather most of this fall. On Thursday, they will be greeted by near-perfect conditions at the annual Fort Dodge Invitational. This meet takes place inside Kennedy Park at Lakeside Golf Course - the home of the state championships since 1993. Racing action will begin at 4 p.m. with middle school, followed by junior varsity and varsity. The girls varsity race is set for 5:30 p.m., and the boys will take place at 6 p.m. Joining the host Dodgers will be St. Edmond, Manson Northwest ...