WEST BEND — The St. Edmond girls stepped out of North Central Conference play and put on a stellar performance here Thursday night, besting West Bend-Mallard by a score of 62-26. The win marked the first time the Gaels (11-4 overall) have topped the Wolverines (5-11) in six meetings. They ...

MASON CITY — The 15th-ranked (Class 3A) Fort Dodge wrestling team had no trouble taking care of Mason City here Thursday night, winning 10 matches to pick up a 52-14 decision. Knox Ayala, Mason Zuspann and Rylee Brown each had a fall. Jayce Skow, Jesse Egli and Dreshaun Ross all won by ...

The Fort Dodge boys basketball team didn’t come away with a win on Thursday night, but head coach Willie Williams was proud of his team’s effort. The Dodgers (2-14 overall) went toe-to-toe with Mason City for the entire first half before the Riverhawks (7-9) pulled away for a 68-54 ...

The Fort Dodge girls basketball squad had trouble hanging on to the ball Thursday, and the Dodgers couldn’t dig themselves out of the hole against Iowa Alliance foe Mason City. The Dodgers (6-11 overall, 0-7 in the IAC North) struggled to find any momentum against the Riverhawks (5-12, ...

NEWELL — The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by nine miles isn’t hard to find. It still beats ...

SPENCER — A new year has brought a surge in pride for the Fort Dodge girls wrestling program. The Dodgers have increased their numbers with a large freshman class, and the youngsters have been putting up big victories all season long. “The (underclassmen) just needs to realize how ...