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Dodgers win 5-set thriller

MARSHALLTOWN - The Fort Dodge volleyball team showed the kind of heart and passion head coach Beth Wilder wanted here Thursday night. After trading sets with Marshalltown through four, the Dodgers stormed past the Bobcats to secure the Iowa Alliance Conference North match in five. Scores were 25-21, 25-23, 24-26, 18-25 and 15-10. “It was an all-around team win from the bench to the starters,” Wilder said. “Everyone contributed, and we looked like a team out there. “I am so proud of the way they bounced back after a loss Tuesday to Mason City. This team has so much potential ...

Garrigan streak comes to an end

BEDFORD — Bishop Garrigan’s 27 straight regular season game streak came to an end on Friday night. The third-ranked Golden Bears (4-1 overall) fell to eighth-ranked Bedford (5-0), 16-8. The Bulldogs built a 16-0 lead before the Golden Bears got on the board in the third quarter. Michael Joyce scored on a one-yard plunge. CJ McGregor finished the night with 93 yards on 21 carries. Joyce had 17 totes for 62 yards. On the defensive side of the ball Madden Miller had 16 tackles, Karson Kramer and Titan Troyer had seven each Weston Rosenmeyer had an interception.

Tritons earn two wins at the net

BOONE - The fourth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team scored two wins Friday at the DMACC Invitational. The Tritons topped Metropolitan in four and swept 10th-ranked Neosho County. Kampbell Bryte tallied 13 kills, with both Cooper Griffin and Rylyn McCarty each registering 11 vs. Metropolitan. Meah McCaleb had 24 digs, Devon Rodewald 21 and both Kalyn Mills and Abby Jensen nine. Annie Elbert had 49 assists and three kills. Griffin recorded 12 kills and Bryte 11 vs. Neosho County, as Clara Newton had eight and Madison Rogers seven. Elbert had 32 assists and McCaleb 13 digs. “We ...

COUGARS ON THE BOARD

MANSON - Coy Moline supplied the offense, and the Manson Northwest Webster defense took care of the rest. Moline accounted for all 28 points scored by the Cougars in a dominating 28-0 victory over Pocahontas Area here Friday night on Homecoming. The senior rushed 25 times for 164 yards, ...

Jaguars can’t stop No. 1 Knights

CARROLL — Top-ranked Carroll Kuemper was too much for seventh-ranked Southeast Valley on Friday night. The defending champion Knights (5-0 overall, 2-0 in district) picked up a 46-14 win over the Jaguars (4-1, 1-1). Casey Hansen threw a three-yard touchdown pass to Alex Berger and Mason Bahr had a 60-yard scoring strike to Logan Jaeschke. Hansen finished the night with 20 carries for 90 yards. Jaeschke caught three balls for 83 yards. Hansen was 8 of 11 passing for 56 and Mason Bahr was 3-for-6 for 85. Hansen also picked off a pass. Kuemper quarterback Taylen Alford was ...

Second half of season awaits area grid teams

Business picks up for Southeast Valley this week. The seventh-ranked Jaguars (4-0 overall, 1-0 in the district) will now travel to Carroll to face defending state champion and No. 1 (Class 1A) Carroll Kuemper (4-0, 1-0). The Jaguars have strung together a solid four-week start, outscoring their opponents by a total of 142-19 in staying unbeaten. The defense will be tested now with the Knights. Last week, Southeast Valley rolled past Estherville-Lincoln Central by a score of 35-7. Casey Hanson had another outstanding game, going 13-for-16 passing with 209 yards and five ...