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Dodgers shave off time at CL

CLEAR LAKE — Austin Read couldn’t have been much happier than he was after his teams effort in Clear Lake. The Fort Dodge boys had five personal bests and all six Dodger girls earned season best times. The Dodgers finished fifth with 137 points. Denver (59) was the team champion, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock (70), host Clear Lake (100) and Bondurant-Farrar (122). “I’m very excited with the way the boys ran,” said Fort Dodge head coach Austin Read. “We had a hard workout on Tuesday and I knew going in we wouldn’t be at full strength, but we ran great. “We’ve ...

Dodgers compete in Marshalltown

MARSHALLTOWN — The Fort Dodge boys golf team competed at the Joe August tournament in Marshalltown on Thursday. Dallas Center-Grimes (291) was the team champion and Fort Dodge placed ninth with a 324. Trace Rial and Davis Underberg both shot 78s for the Dodgers. Camden Sassman had an 81 and Mason Frevert checked in with an 87. Cameron Beck had a 98 and Camden Doster had a 99. “Trace and Davis played really well,” said Fort Dodge head coach Nick Vinson. “In the grand scheme of things, a 324 was a good score. “Last week we shot a 336 and I felt that was good, so to come out ...

Dodgers run in Clear Lake

CLEAR LAKE — The Fort Dodge cross country teams competed in Clear Lake on Thrusday. Running for the Fort Dodge junior varsity boys was Morris Carsen (36th in 20:37.7), Muhammad Mudsar (57th in 21:11.4), Myles Summers (65th in 21:16.5), Elijah Lawrence (75th in 21:30.8), Korbin Jones (88th in 22:07.2), Austin Carmody (96th in 22:27.0), Elias Powers (116th in 23:16.2), Jonathan Casciato (135th in 24:08.2), Jayden Walker (169th in 26:45.9), Deven Tyre (174th in 27:12.1). The Fort Dodge middle school boys placed seventh led by Eliot Naeve, Elijah Grim, Myles Blunt, Simon DeJong, and ...

Dodgers back on home turf

A change in plans won’t impact the Fort Dodge football team’s strategy for Friday’s home game against long-time rival Waterloo West. Kickoff, which had originally been scheduled for 7 p.m., has been moved up two hours to 5. Heavy rain and potential storms are anticipated for the area later on Friday. FDSH head coach Nik Moser noted the schools worked together to make this timeline adjustment “for the safety of both the players and fans.” “We hope to still have a great crowd, and the kickoff at 5 will help ease any worries about weather concerns,” Moser said. “We ...

Gaels add one for the thumb

Over the last five seasons, nobody has been better in the North Central Conference than the St. Edmond girls tennis team. The Gaels cemented their status as queens of the court yet again here on Wednesday, capturing a fifth consecutive league tournament title to go along with the NCC's dual ...

SWEEP SENSATION

The fourth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team extended its win streak to four here Wednesday night with a sweep over Southeastern. Scores were 25-19, 25-12 and 25-17. “We started a little slow in the first set, and essentially matched energy from the other side of the net,” ICCC head ...