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Rally by Fort Dodge girls not enough

The Fort Dodge girls put together a solid stretch of play to get back in it vs. Ames here Tuesday night. Cold shooting late kept the Dodgers from snapping a three-game losing skid, though, as they fell to the Little Cyclones inside the FDSH gym by a final of 51-34. Ames (4-5 overall, 3-0 in ...

No. 5 Ames too much for Dodgers

With a little under two minutes left in Fort Dodge’s boys basketball game against No. 5 (Class 4A) Ames on Tuesday, Little Cyclone reserve Masiah Younis — the fourth player off the bench who had one field goal all season coming in — converted an impressive tip dunk off a missed shot to ...

Dodgers girls earn mat win

WEST DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge girls wrestling team started 2026 with a split at West Des Moines on Tuesday. The Dodgers beat West Des Moines 42-34 and lost to North Metro 48-36. “On paper I was more optimistic about winning the North dual, but we came out with the win against ...

BACK ON THE MAT

Still a little foggy after a weekend tournament and rusty from the winter break, Humboldt nonetheless found a way to earn a pair of North Central Conference dual victories over host St. Edmond and Hampton-Dumont/CAL on Monday in the Gael gym. The Wildcats topped the Gaels, 72-12, and clipped ...

Three-game week ahead for Dodger hoop squads

The Fort Dodge basketball teams will begin the new year with another busy week. The Dodgers host Ames on Tuesday and Sioux City West on Friday. A road trip to Ankeny Centennial then ends the week on Saturday. The Dodger girls (2-6 overall) start all three doubleheaders, with the contest ...

Gaels back on the court with busy four-day road trip

The St. Edmond basketball teams hit the road to open 2026 this week. The Gaels travel to Humboldt with a 6 p.m. start on Tuesday, then to Jewell for a twinbill versus South Hamilton on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. St. Edmond closes the week at Clear Lake on Friday with a 6 p.m. tip. The ...