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Ayala the No. 3 seed in wide-open national field at 125 pounds

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a lot of talk about a wide-open race for the NCAA 125-pound wrestling championship this week. Drake Ayala isn’t listening to any of the outside noise. The Iowa sophomore and three-time Fort Dodge state champion is just doing what he has to do. “It’s ...

Gaels build on strong tradition

The St. Edmond boys track and field program continues to produce high-level results year in and year out. Behind the guidance of head coach Donn Larson, the Gaels look to keep their strong tradition going this spring. Over the past three seasons at state, the Gaels have collected two ...

Iowa Central suffers first loss of year

A loss, at some point, was inevitable. The reaction to it is what Iowa Central baseball coach Eric Stein will now closely monitor. The fourth-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Tritons had their school-record 22-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday, as Southwestern left town with a 14-12 victory ...

Gaels earn gold in 4×800

WAVERLY — The St. Edmond 4x800 team grabbed a gold medal at the Wartburg Indoor Classic on Tuesday. The Gaels also finished fifth in the all-class meet. The Gaels accumulated 33 team points. Dowling (96) was the team champion, followed by Gilbert (58), LaPorte City Union (49) and Iowa ...

Otzelberger-led Cyclones are for real

T.J. Otzelberger’s Iowa State roots run deep, first established in 2006 when then-Cyclone men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott hired him as a 29-year-old assistant. Otzelberger’s philosophies, meanwhile, have even more of a throwback ISU feel. He cut his teeth with McDermott and Fred ...

Fort Dodge girls lauded for efforts in the IAC North

LJ Maehl of Fort Dodge was recognized as a unanimous all-Iowa Alliance North Division selection in girls basketball recently, with four Dodger teammates joining her on the honor squad. Senior Mackenzie McIlrath made the second team, while Brooklyn Pommer, Ashlyn Wills and Dakota Pommer were ...