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Gaels can’t get past Kuemper

CARROLL - Playing for a third straight day, the St. Edmond girls tennis team was clipped by Carroll Kuemper here Thursday, 5-4. Sophia Schlienz, Olivia Andrew and Kaci McGonegle all earned wins in singles, as Abby Huss and Emmersyn Peters paired up for a doubles victory. Playing without senior No. 1 Chloe Palmer, the Gaels bumped everyone up. Schlienz scored a straight-set win at No. 2 singles over Marissa Anthofer, 6-1, 6-4, as Andrew won at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0. McGonegle also had a straight-set win. “The girls were gassed,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “We just weren’t ...

A day fit for a King

GOWRIE — It was a day fit for a King. Homecoming king Casey Hanson put on a show for the Southeast Valley (4-0 overall, 1-0 in district play) homecoming crowd as the Jaguars beat Estherville-Lincoln Central (0-4, 0-1), 35-7 on Friday night. Hanson recorded yardage in all three facets of offense had a strong night slinging the ball. Hanson was 13-for-16 passing for 209 yards and five touchdowns. He ran for 127 yards on 16 carries and had one catch — on a pass from himself — for three yards. Hanson threw three scoring strikes to Bryce Harrison of 13, 8 and 29 yards. He ...

TRIP OF A LIFETIME

Nik Myers saw something special in Nalayna Knuths almost immediately. She had faced bouts of adversity. Struggle. Pain. Yet Myers - the owner of Southside Martial Arts in Fort Dodge - also witnessed perseverance from Knuths. Hope. Determination. The 15-year-old Knuths, a freshman at ...

Gaels have no answer for Garrigan

ALGONA - If there were any doubts that this version of Bishop Garrigan is ready to compete for a third eight-player state football title in four years, they were quickly erased here Thursday night. With inclement weather in the forecast for Friday, the longest-standing Catholic rivalry game between the Golden Bears and St. Edmond was moved up a day. That didn’t affect Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (4-0 overall) scored on the opening kickoff with a return by Dalton Klenz, claiming a 63-0 victory. Bishop Garrigan has won 27 consecutive regular season games since a 2023 loss to the ...

District play begins for some

After two straight losses to start the season Manson Northwest Webster broke through last Friday. The two-time defending district champions will open league play as the Cougars (1-2 overall, 0-0) travel to upstart East Sac County (3-0, 0-0). Manson Northwest Webster lost their opener to ...

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 ...