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Iowa Central back at home

Before embarking on an extended road trip, the Iowa Central football team will welcome in ICCAC rival Ellsworth here Saturday to Dodger Stadium. Kickoff has been moved up to 10:30 a.m. The Tritons (0-1 overall) opened the Colby Kratch era last week with a heartbreaking 26-24 loss to No. 8 Butler, as the Grizzlies kicked a game-winning field goal in the final seconds. “We’ve had a great week of practice,” Kratch said. “We’ve refocused and been working on shoring up the small things. I’m expecting great growth from the first game to the second.” Gabe McWilliams, making ...

Bears streak goes to 25

ALGONA — The ride continues for defending champion Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (2-0 overall) won their 25th consecutive regular season game, knocking off Riceville (1-2), 65-14. CJ McGregor ran the ball 11 times for 184 yards and three touchdowns. McGregor had scoring runs of 55, 50 and 35. Carter Cink also went over 100, running for 160 on 10 carries and four touchdowns. Cink had touchdowns of three, 38, 68, and 22 yards. Brad Meister caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Michael Joyce. Wyatt Schaffer had a four-yard score. Joyce, and McGregor had interceptions. ...

Jaguars roll past Emmetsburg

EMMETSBURG — Southeast Valley came up with another big win on Friday night. The Jaguars (2-0 overall) earned a 33-6 victory over Emmetsburg (1-1). Casey Hanson and Logan Jaeschke were very familiar with each other on the night. Jaeschke caught four balls, three for touchdowns with a long of 79. He had 100 yards receiving. Hanson was 9-for-9 passing for 178 yards and the three touchdowns. Hanson ran the ball seven times for 67 yards and Muench had 52 yards rushing. Mason Bahr had a rushing touchdown as did Wyatt Muench. Bryce Harrison caught four balls for 48 ...

Cubs knock off Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Friday. Imanaga (9-10) struck out four and improved to 4-2 in nine starts since the All-Star break. Aaron Civale pitched the final three innings for his second save. Armstrong continued to bolster his case for NL MVP, drawing a four-pitch walk, scoring twice and making a leaping grab at the center-field wall to rob Miami's Heriberto Hernández of a potential extra-base hit in the sixth. Alex Bregman ...

St. Edmond heads to Newell-Fonda

NEWELL - For the first time this season, the St. Edmond football team hits the road as the Gaels take on Newell-Fonda here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in this eight-player, District 1 opener. St. Edmond (1-1 overall) got in the win column last week, besting Glidden-Ralston, 50-32. Thomas Ehn threw seven passing touchdowns, while Matthew Crimmins ran for 204 yards. The offensive balance was a stark contrast to a Week 0 setback to West Bend-Mallard, showing SEHS head coach Matt Dillon the kind of improvement he was hoping for. “We did a great job controlling the line of ...

TOUGH TASK

Down a key player here Thursday night, the St. Edmond volleyball team was unable to overcome a slow start, falling to Clarion-Goldfield/Dows in North Central Conference action in four sets. Scores were 25-21, 25-23, 19-25 and 26-24. Senior Chloe Palmer suffered an ankle injury this past ...