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Algona rolls into semis

SIOUX CITY - For just the second time in program history, Algona is headed to the state football semifinals. The Bulldogs avenged a regular season loss to district rival Bishop Heelan, 31-0. Algona (7-4 overall) will play next Saturday from the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Nathan Manske had two rushing touchdowns for No. 15 Algona, with Coyer Spear and Owen Moe adding TDs of their own on the ground in a 267-yard rushing performance. The only other time Algona reached the final four was in 2019 when they fell to eventual state champion OABCIG, 41-32. Former Iowa Hawkeye All-American and ...

Cowboys fall to No. 2 Wildcats

SIOUX CENTER — Clarion-Goldfield-Dows spotted second-ranked West Lyon 21 points in the opening 15 minutes. The sixth-ranked Cowboys (9-2 overall) rallied, but couldn’t contain the momentum against the Wildcats (10-1), falling 42-14. West Lyon scored on a one-yard touchdown with 8:20 to go in the first quarter and Brody Kramer tacked on 54-yard and 32-yard scoring runs to take a 21-0 lead with 9:24 to go in the second quarter. Colin Sesker added a seven-yard score and Charlie Campbell scored from 39 yards out with 1:37 left in the half for the Cowboys to trail 21-14 at the ...

Distinguished honor to FDSH grad Johnson

CORALVILLE — Success has followed Matt Johnson with every stop on the volleyball court. The 1996 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate has become one of the most successful coaches in the sport's history, and here on Thursday, he was recognized for his accomplishments. Johnson, who has coached ...

Cowboys, Bulldogs play for UNI-Dome berths

Coming into the year, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows had won just three total football playoff games in program history. On Friday night, the Cowboys could equal that number and reach the first state semifinal ever at the school when they take on two-time defending state champion West Lyon in a Class 2A quarterfinal. Due to poor field conditions, the game has been shifted from Inwood to Sioux Center and the Open Space Athletic Complex. The sixth-ranked Cowboys (9-1 overall) are in the postseason for a fourth time in five years, but had only one playoff victory in those previous ...

Garrigan ousted by Woodbine

WOODBINE - There was no magical second half rally for Bishop Garrigan this time around. Down by 22 at the half, the fifth-ranked Golden Bears were eliminated from the eight-player playoffs by No. 3 Woodbine here Thursday night, 50-22. Last year, Bishop Garrigan (9-2 overall) rallied by the same halftime score of 36-14 to defeat the Tigers for its second state championship in three seasons. Now, it will be Woodbine (10-0) marching on to the UNI-Dome next week. Cal Pryor threw three touchdown passes to three different wide receivers in the second quarter after the Golden Bears had ...

No. 1 Audubon pulls away from North Union

AUDUBON - The North Union defense was up for the challenge for most of the game here on Thursday night against top-ranked Audubon. Unfortunately for the eighth-ranked Warriors, the Wheelers proved to be too much to handle. Audubon used several big plays from quarterback Aiden Kjergaard to secure a 59-34 victory in an eight-player quarterfinal, advancing to the UNI-Dome next week. The Warriors (9-2 overall) recorded turnovers on the first two possessions of the game for the Wheelers and forced a punt on their third. They converted one of those when Carson Crouch got into the end ...