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Dodgers fall at Iowa Falls-Alden

IOWA FALLS - The Fort Dodge girls tennis team dropped an 11-0 decision to Iowa Falls-Alden here Thursday night. Brooklyn Kaloupek forced a tiebreaker in her singles match before coming up just short. “I thought we played really well against Marshalltown earlier this week,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “I was hoping that we had turned the corner, but we didn’t come out with that same focus and intensity (in this meet), and it hurt us. “We just need to move on and get the girls re-focused on the task at hand.” Teagan Loots won five games in her singles match for ...

WHAT A START!

GOWRIE — Cael Hansen and the Fort Dodge boys cross country squad showed immediate potential for 2026. Hansen led the Dodgers to a victory at the Southeast Valley Invitational on Thursday night. The Fort Dodge senior was the meet runner-up in a time of 17:36.14, behind only ACGC’s Preston ...

Dodgers topped by Marshalltown in tennis

The Fort Dodge girls tennis team dropped a 7-4 decision to Marshalltown here on Tuesday. Leah Myer scored a singles victory for the Dodgers, as she bested Sophie Boone in a meeting of sophomores at the No. 5 position, 6-4, 6-3. The doubles pairings of Brooklyn Kaloupek and Grace Rivera, Myer ...

Triton cross country teams back in action

Iowa Central’s cross country program has become a model of consistency under Dee Brown. Last fall, the Triton men claimed a national title in blizzard-like conditions at Lakeside Golf Course and Kennedy Park, placing four runners in the Top-20 overall. Now the task of defending that ...

Gaels anxious to get volleyball season started

The St. Edmond volleyball team enters 2026 with high expectations, as they return a handful of key starters from a 10-win campaign a year ago. For the first time since 2017-18, the Gaels carry a streak of back-to-back double-digit win totals with them. The 29 victories over the past two ...

NCC tennis streak now 25 for Gaels

NEVADA - The St. Edmond girls tennis team scored another dominant victory here Tuesday evening, besting Nevada, 8-1. Chloe Palmer, Abby Huss and Olivia Andrew all won their singles matches without dropping a point, while Sophia Schlienz and Jade Rock posted 8-2 victories. The Gaels have now won 25 consecutive North Central Conference matches. In doubles, Palmer and Huss, along with Schlienz and Andrew, each won by matching scores of 8-1. Rock and Kaci McGonegle added an 8-5 victory in doubles. “The girls played really well,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “With Nevada ...