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Pairings set for area football squads

Playoff pairings for all seven classes of high school football were announced on Saturday. Algona, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, South Central Calhoun, Bishop Garrigan and North Union will all be in action this Friday night in round of 16 games. The Bulldogs head to Carroll for a Class 3A quarterfinal, with the winner taking on either Sioux Center or Bishop Heelan. Algona, Sioux Center and Heelan all finished tied atop the district, with the Crusaders earning the title via a tiebreaker. The Cowboys welcome district rival South Hardin in 1A action. During the regular season, they knocked ...

No. 15 Iowa Central pulls through on the road

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. - The 15th-ranked Iowa Central football team secured a 23-22 victory over Independence here Saturday evening. Maddox Griswold had a pair of receiving touchdowns for the Tritons (5-3 overall). Nick Cyrus had both a rushing score and a passing TD, as Gabe McWilliams hit ...

Dodgers end on a high note, but are left out of playoffs

Following a victory filled with elation and a sense of closure, no one was more crestfallen at the end of Friday night than the Fort Dodge football team. Barely an hour after defeating Sioux City West in the regular-season finale, the Dodgers (6-3 overall) found out they landed a single spot ...

SENIOR SENDOFF

Fort Dodge did its part on Friday, sending one of the most successful senior classes in modern program history out in style with a 17-6 victory over Sioux City West on Senior Night. Senior workhorse Will McElroy carried 35 times for 155 yards as the Dodgers completed a 6-3 regular season. ...

Titans end playoff hex

LAKE CITY - The South Central Calhoun football team earned its first playoff win since 2021 here Friday night, besting Lawton-Bronson, 29-12. The Titans (8-1 overall) advance to the second round in Class A, where they will find out their next opponent on Saturday morning. “The kids executed, especially when they had to,” SCC head coach Bryan Case said. “We did the things we needed to and I am just proud of the kids.” Hayden Stickrod, Garrett Krause and Cooper Nattress all went for over 100 yards on the ground, as South Central Calhoun implored a run-heavy offense on the Eagles ...

Garrigan rolls in opener

ALGONA — Fifth-ranked Bishop Garrigan rolled to another playoff victory on Friday night. The Golden Bears (8-1 overall) topped GTRA, 50-14, running for over 400 yards. CJ McGregor was the groundhog, running for 229 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns. McGregor scored from 30, 48 and 18 yards out. Carter Cink had a big night as well, going for 138 and three scores on 17 carries. Cink had touchdown runs of 28, four and 35. Jerad Graves threw a nine-yard scoring drive to Weston Rosemeyer. McGregor had two interceptions and Sean Thilges recovered a fumble. Madden Miller had ...