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Dodgers anxious to come together on the court

Beth Wilder may have a small squad on paper, but the Fort Dodge volleyball coach likes her team’s demeanor. The Dodgers return six players from last year’s starting rotation, which they’ll lean heavily on to transition into 2026. They’ll have to replace graduated mainstays like Teryn ...

Area girls get season started

GOWRIE — The Manson Northwest Webster girls opened the season in impressive fashion, placing as the runner-up squad at the Southeast Valley Invitational on Thursday. The Cougars scored 71 points, finishing behind only champion Madrid (38) - ranked second. MNW had all five counting runners ...

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 ...