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Haymow Hoop Dreams

March Madness brought another round of memorable moments in 2026. I can truly say this is my favorite time of the entire year. I grew up with a love of basketball that began in the early 1970’s on our small hobby farm, located 30 minutes south of the state capital in Madison. Our large gambrel style barn was a working barn that housed sheep, black angus cattle, chickens, a couple of mutts, several cats, and dozens of bats that would emerge from the rafters at dusk. It also had mice, one of which ran up my pants leg when I was throwing bales of hay down the chute. The barn was large ...

Fort Dodge girls golf coach Angela Dencklau has a very competitive group on her hands this spring. The Dodgers only have three letterwinners back and six players on their entire roster, but Dencklau is confident each of her athletes will push hard to maximize their potential in the weeks to ...

First outdoor meet for Gael boys, girls

EARLHAM — The St. Edmond boys and girls track and field teams battled dropping temperatures to compete Tuesday outside for the first time this spring. Aaron Hindt led the way for the Gaels, as the junior won the 200-meter dash in a time of 23.38. He was also third in the 100 in 11.54. Several others picked up silvers, including Anna Lursen, Anthony Valles and Naomi Valles, along with the SEHS girls sprint medley relay. Lursen was the runner-up in the 400 hurdles, clocking a time of 1:11.49. Naomi Valles finished second in the 3,000 in 12:58. “It was a solid night for our ...

More national spots solidified by Tritons

PELLA — The Iowa Central track and field program was in action here this past weekend at the Dutch Invitational hosted by Central College. The Tritons earned seven more national qualifiers during the meet, as four athletes scored Top-10 program bests. Janae Dawes landed two of the qualifying bids and two of those bests, as she scored spots at nationals in the long jump and the 400 hurdles. Her leap in the long jump placed her eighth in ICCC history while her 400 hurdles time was good for 10th. Abbigail Hutchinson and Akram Mouaki doubled up, as Hutchinson qualified in the ...

SEASON DEBUT

The Fort Dodge boys soccer team dropped their opener to Sioux City East on Monday night by a final score of 4-1 inside Dodger Stadium. First-year head coach Nic Huse’s debut saw FDSH scored its lone goal in the second half. “We definitely played a little more physically (after the ...

Gaels adjust to early challenges

Shawn Neverman was anticipating a smooth spring for the first time since helping resurrect the St. Edmond boys tennis team. Instead, he was faced with news that required quick problem-solving from several different people. Prior to this school year, both boys and girls tennis meets took ...