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Mericle’s season finishes with 78 at district golf

St. Edmond junior Ty Mericle placed 10th in a Class 1A district boys golf meet, hosted by the Gaels at Lakeside on Monday. Mericle carded a 78 for the Gaels. “Ty played well, but it just wasn’t quite good enough,” said St. Edmond head coach Matt Dillon. “There are a lot of really good players in the district. “You can see that in the top three.” It was a competitive day all around, as the district team title and the individual championship all went to tiebreakers. Coon Rapids-Bayard and Gladbrook-Reinbeck tied for the top spot. The title went to CR-B, as their fifth ...

Dodgers, Gaels both start in Top-10

Both the Fort Dodge and St. Edmond softball teams find themselves in the preseason rankings to begin the year according to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Dodgers, who were ousted in the regional final round last year for the first time since 2017, will look to start a new state streak as the sixth-rated team in Class 4A. Fort Dodge finished last season with a record of 27-13. The Dodgers start the season on Tuesday at home against West Des Moines Valley in a single varsity contest at 7 p.m. Their original opener, scheduled for Monday at Sioux City North, was postponed ...

WORLD SERIES ENCORE FOR TRITONS

WILLISTON, N.D. — For just the 11th time in program history, the Iowa Central baseball team is headed to the NJCAA World Series. Forgive the ninth-ranked Tritons if they aren’t impressed by their own accomplishments to date. Head coach Eric Stein’s squad was all business over the ...

Dodgers carrying high hopes, expectations

The Fort Dodge baseball team has graduated from a roster full of young potential to a player-driven program with veterans at nearly every position. That has head coach Blake Utley excited for the present, rather than just optimistic about the future. Seven position players and the majority ...

Iowa Central now a win away from World Series

WILLISTON, S.D. — The No. 9 Iowa Central baseball team took a big first step toward securing a third straight NJCAA World Series appearance here on Friday. The Tritons took the first game in a pressure-packed best-of-three series with Williston State for the North Plains District title, ...

Area athletes solidify state track positions

All the times, numbers and information from Thursday’s track and field state qualifying meets were tabulated and finalized on Friday, and both Fort Dodge and St. Edmond added to its qualifier list for Des Moines this coming week. The Dodgers will have seven total events at state, while the ...