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St. Edmond ready for Homecoming tilt

Homecoming takes on added importance for the St. Edmond football team here this Friday night inside Dodger Stadium vs. Remsen St. Mary’s. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. This will mark the last time the Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-0 in the district) are on their own turf until the final week of the regular season, which is not until Oct. 16 vs. Kingsley-Pierson. St. Edmond will play road games at Bishop Garrigan, GTRA and Harris-Lake Park around a bye, which surfaced due to Siouxland Christian merging with Remsen St. Mary’s. “It’s a really weird year with our schedule,” SEHS head ...

TASTE OF VICTORY

The Fort Dodge volleyball squad was focused on getting things going in the right direction here Thursday night. Not just to end an early-season drought, but to take the pressure off, lose the monotony and build some confidence. The Dodgers (1-7 overall) picked up their first win of the ...

Another volleyball victory for Tritons

The No. 4 Iowa Central volleyball team made quick work of another ICCAC rival here Thursday inside Hodges Fieldhouse, sweeping North Iowa Area Community College. Scores were 25-10, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-14. The Tritons (13-1 overall, 4-0 in the league) have earned conference victories over ...

Dodgers take another step forward in pool

Ashley Beaumont knows it’s going to take time for her youthful squad to develop, but the improvement each time out has her excited for the future. The Fort Dodge girls were back in the Dodger Pool for the second time this week on Thursday, and came away with a split. The Dodgers beat Algona (48-45) and lost to Sioux City Metro (66-28). “This team is so young,” said Beaumont, who is in her 12th season as head coach for FDSH. “We have experience from the summer, but there is still so much we need to teach them. “We may not look super fast yet and it may not even happen ...

Unbeaten area teams go for 3-0

Eagle Grove is off to its best start since the 2017 season, and will look to keep the ball rolling on Friday night. The Eagles (2-0 overall) will face an unbeaten foe as they square off with West Fork (2-0). Head coach Logan Willard's squad has outscored its opponents 96-6 so far, with routs of Lake Mills and Ogden. In last week’s victory, Eagle Grove ran for 230 yards. Quarterback Adrian Whipple had 15 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown. He threw for 88 yards. Trenton Robinson had 93 yards and two TDs. Eagle Grove has 677 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. Whipple has ...

Fort Dodge girls post tennis shutout

The Fort Dodge girls tennis team scored a dominant 11-0 victory over Des Moines North/East here Thursday evening. Evah Nostrom, Teagan Loots, Brooklyn Kaloupek, Leah Myer, Paisley Smith and Charlotte Breeser were all winners in singles for the Dodgers. All six won in straight sets. Myer didn't drop a game. Loots, Smith and Breeser lost just one each. In doubles, Mia Carpenter and Evie Piton, Izzy Lara and Lilly Hruska, Sydney Loots and Onika Acosta, Daphne Groff and Ja’Nique Price, and Grace Rivera and Calliegh Zimmermann all earned straight-set victories. Loots and Acosta did ...