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Finale for SE coach Dillon

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 ...

Balanced Jaguars earn TLC crown

POCAHONTAS - Behind five Top-16 finishers, the Southeast Valley boys took home the Twin Lakes Conference cross country championship here Thursday for the fifth time in school history. The Jaguars finished with 55 points, 16 better than runner-up Sioux Central. Manson Northwest Webster was ...

Manson NW Webster golden in TLC girls race

POCAHONTAS - It has been a strong fall season for the Manson Northwest Webster girls cross country team. That run continued here on Thursday, as the Cougars picked up team and individual gold at the Twin Lakes Conference championships. Maddie Wittrock was the race winner, as the sophomore ...

Area squads target the postseason

Some district champions have already been crowned and playoff spots are up for grabs. In Class 1A, District 2, everything is up in the air. South Central Calhoun (6-1 overall), East Sac County (6-1) and Emmetsburg enter Friday’s final 1A night with identical 3-1 district records and playoff spots locked up. Manson Northwest Webster (2-2 in the district), the two-time defending champion, has the final spot in place. There will be no tie atop the leaderboard, as an outright champ will be crowned. The E-Hawks travel to East Sac County. The winner will finish 4-1 in the district. ...

‘The Magic Was Real’

Jordon McCubbin wasn’t sure how the reaction would be to forming a professional wrestling promotion in Fort Dodge along with Alex McCarthy. But after one event, McCubbin knew he had something with a strong present and future to build upon. Pro Wrestling Frenzy will host its second event on ...

Clement’s book keeps pace with his passions

Larry Clement’s book may appear to be a biographical ode to his myriad accomplishments on the surface. The long-time Fort Dodge businessman had a much deeper, more altruistic reason for teaming with Hall of Fame Iowa author Mike Chapman to pen “Life In The Fast Lane: The Larry Clement ...