The numbers are up for the Fort Dodge girls swim team, and so is the enthusiasm surrounding the program. Head coach Ashley Beaumont isn’t quite sure what the year will produce from the perspective of results, but she is confident these Dodgers will show growth and support each other as the ...
The St. Edmond girls tennis team was dealt a tough blow even before stepping on the court with Boone. Over the weekend, senior Chloe Palmer suffered an injury that forced her out of the lineup against the second-ranked Toreadors on Monday. Boone would go on to post a 9-0 victory over the Gaels. The loss of Palmer forced changes in the rotation, as Abby Huss and Jade Rock played together in doubles for the first time, dropping an 8-3 decision. Emmersyn Peters and Lizzy Tiernan made their varsity debut in doubles, falling 8-4. “Without Chloe, everyone was moved up a spot and it ...
MASON CITY – Much like the theme in this series for over two decades now, the Fort Dodge football team continues to prove they aren’t going away anytime soon. The Dodgers played with an aggressive edge on Friday night in the season opener against arch rival Mason City, dominating in all ...
By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net Offensively, Thomas Ehn and Matthew Crimmins had career nights last Friday in a commanding 50-32 victory for the St. Edmond football team over Glidden-Ralston. For Ehn and Crimmins, though, it all started on the first possession of the game, on the ...
Colby Kratch doesn’t just expect growth from his Iowa Central football players from week to week. He expects it out of himself. The 15th-ranked Tritons officially kicked off the Kratch era here on Saturday inside Dodger Stadium, heartbreakingly falling to No. 13 Butler, 26-24. Kratch, in ...
The St. Edmond volleyball team had a strong showing at their own invitational on Saturday. The Gaels went 3-2. Aplington-Parkersburg was the team champion, finishing the tournament 5-0. North Central Conference foe Webster City was 4-1. Pocahontas Area was 2-3 and Bishop Garrigan won one ...
