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‘Full Swing Forward’ event this weekend

Full Swing Financial Planning of Fort Dodge is hosting its second annual “Full Swing Forward” race event at the Fort Dodge Country Club this Saturday. There will be three divisions offered: a 5K run, a Kids 1K and a 1K walk. The kids’ races are at 9 a.m., with the 5K run at 9:30. The ...

Valles wins distance double for Gaels

WEBSTER CITY — Anthony Valles put together his best night of the season for the St. Edmond boys track and field team here Tuesday at the Lynx Relays hosted by Webster City. Valles, a senior, won both the 3,200 and 1,600, adding a third in the 800. “Anthony really, really had a great ...

Gaels put forth strong effort on road

HAMPTON — The St. Edmond boys tennis team battled Hampton-Dumont/CAL here Tuesday night, dropping a 6-3 decision. Josh Abbiehl, Dylan Brokaw and Abram Ribbens were all winners in singles for the Gaels. “The guys really played well despite the loss,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “We showed a lot of fight by winning two of the three matches that ended in a tiebreaker set, and we were playing without our regular No. 1 in Andrew Horrell, as he continues to recover from an injury. “Having everyone play up a position in the lineup and playing as well as they did was very ...

Dodger tennis rolls

DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys tennis team secured the second win of the season here Tuesday night, sweeping Des Moines Hoover, 11-0. Aidan Recker, Carson Huffman, Kyron McCrady, Easton Minkoff, Sawyer Evans and Jake Pingel picked up wins in singles for the Dodgers. “All the kids played really, really well,” FDSH head coach Scott Messerly said. “They battled the heat throughout the meet. We had a number of kids step up with kids missing for musical practice. They were placed in different situations, but all really did a great job. “It really was a total team ...

Myers sweeps throwing events

POCAHONTAS — Freshman Rihanna Myers swept the throwing events at the Pocahontas Area Invitational here on Tuesday. Myers led St. Edmond, winning the Class B shot put and discus titles. She had a throw of 33-11.25 in the shot put and 88-6 in the discus. The Gaels were also first in the 4x200 relay behind the quartet of Kenzie Nolte, Ava Bradley, Breckyn Ulrich and Brianna Saathoff, as they finished in 1:56.08. St. Edmond’s distance medley relay of McKenna Kvale, Nolte, Adelyn Bangert and Alex Leiting placed second in 5:28.55, as Grace Schlegel was second in the 800 (2:40.91) and ...

ALGONA — The St. Edmond girls golf team placed third here Tuesday in action against Algona and Hampton-Dumont/CAL at River Road Golf Course. Algona was first with a 192, Hampton-Dumont/CAL had a 244 and the Gaels carded a 276. Ashlyn Swisher paced St. Edmond with a round of 63, followed by Kaci McGonegle (70), Irelyn Derrig (70), Abby Webster (73), Abby Tofilon (74) and Ann Veneziano (75). Swisher carded a par on No. 5 for the Gaels to highlight her round. “It was a tough course but a good test for the girls,” SEHS head coach Maurice Ruble said. “We’ve got work to do, but ...