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Gael baseball team splits with Clear Lake at home

After struggling in the opener here on Monday, the St. Edmond baseball team made some adjustments and returned the favor against Clear Lake at Rogers Park. The Gaels (7-6 overall, 3-5 in the North Central Conference) rolled to a 13-6 victory to split an NCC doubleheader against the Lions ...

Jaeschke earns breakthrough win

Cody Jaeschke knew that sooner or later, his time would come. After years of frustrating moments seeing other players enjoy their time in the spotlight, it was Jaeschke’s turn to shine on Sunday at the annual Travis J. Habhab Memorial tournament at Lakeside Golf Course. Playing from ...

No. 6 Gaels win ranked contest

REMSEN — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team secured a split here Saturday at the CYO vs. ranked teams. After falling to No. 15 (4A) Bishop Heelan, 8-2, the Gaels topped 15th-ranked (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s, 6-5 in eight innings. Ella Vandi drove in Faith Shirbroun with ...

Dodgers split at Bakey Classic

DES MOINES — The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team finished play here Saturday at the Bakey Classic with a split, falling to No. 6 (5A) Dallas Center-Grimes and shutting out Urbandale. In the opener vs. the Mustangs, the Dodgers (9-2 overall) rallied to take an 8-6 lead ...

THE CALL UP

SALT LAKE CITY — It didn’t take long for Jalen Adams to answer the call — or the question. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate was sitting at home recently when her phone rang. On the other end was Utah Talons general manager and softball legend Lisa Fernandez, asking if Adams would ...

Gaels pick up win over Gehlen in CYO tourney

LE MARS — St. Edmond head baseball coach Jordan Miller asked his players what they thought their record this week could wind up being with five games on the docket. The players came to a consensus that they could go 4-1, which is exactly what they did with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Le ...