HAMPTON – The Humboldt volleyball squad’s reign atop the North Central Conference was extended here on Thursday. The fourth-ranked (Class 3A) Wildcats recorded their 19th consecutive NCC sweep to clinch the outright league crown for a third consecutive season, easily handling ...
AMES, Iowa – President David Cook has selected Jared Benko as the next director of athletics at Iowa State University. Benko, who has spent the past two years as the executive deputy athletic director at Auburn University, will start on Oct. 30, pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. "Athletics is vital to the strength of our university," Cook said. "Jared Benko brings the leadership experience and strategic vision to build on our success, support our student-athletes as students first and ensure Iowa State is well positioned for the future of college athletics." Benko brings ...
WALL LAKE — Emmetsburg needed a rally to claim the Class 1A, District 2 championship on Friday night. The E-Hawks (5-3 overall, 4-1 district) fought back from a 14-0 deficit against East Sac County (6-2, 3-2) for a 15-14 victory. Beckam Shirk scored the game-winner with a little over 10 minutes remaining from one-yard out to tie it at 14-14. The E-Hawks made the extra-point for the victory. Trailing by 14 points to start the second half Brennan Hasbrouck scored a touchdown and the E-Hawks scored the two-point conversion to cut it to 14-8. Shirk finished the night with 122 yards ...
GOWRIE — The Southeast Valley football team couldn’t find an answer for OABCIG on Friday night. The Jaguars (5-3 overall, 2-3 in Class 2A, District 2) dropped a 35-0 contest to the Falcons (7-1, 4-1). The Jaguars, who placed fourth in the district and earned a playoff spot had 272 yards of offense to 373 for OABCIG. Casey Hansen led the ground attack with 70 yards. He was 10-for-17 passing for 68 yards and Mason Bahr was 5 of 7 for 107. Bryce Harrison caught three balls for 61, Logan Jaeschke had seven grabs for 53 and Alex Berger had two for 50. Wyatt Muench recovered a ...
LE MARS – Fort Dodge’s postseason on the gridiron ostensibly began last week. In order for the Dodgers to stay in contention for a berth in the official Class 4A playoff field later this month, head coach Nik Moser’s squad knows the margin for error remains almost zero as they head to Le Mars here on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. With its back against the wall, Fort Dodge responded and snapped a two-game losing skid in a resounding Homecoming victory over Storm Lake. Now, the degree of difficulty increases as the Dodgers (5-2 overall, 1-2 in District 1) square off ...
For one final time, Matt Dillon will lead the St. Edmond football team into action here Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The Gaels host ninth-ranked (eight-player) Kingsley-Pierson beginning at 7 p.m. Dillon, in his ninth and final season as head coach for St. Edmond (3-4 overall, 3-2 in the district), owns a record of 36-38 with the program and 223 career wins in 40-plus years on the sidelines. That includes back-to-back state titles with Dowling in 2000 and 2001. “It’s definitely a surreal feeling,” Dillon said. “After 45 years of doing something that you love, you’ll no ...
