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HUMBOLDT — The top-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys were pushed to the limit here on Tuesday night by Humboldt. Thanks to their senior experience, the Gaels were able to remain unbeaten with a hard-fought 61-55 overtime victory. Grant Galles had five points in the extra session, which saw ...

Palmer lights up the nets

HUMBOLDT — Chloe Palmer was having one of those nights and the St. Edmond girls basketball team rode her efforts to a road win to begin the new year here on Tuesday night. The Gaels (4-2 overall, 4-1 North Central Conference) held on for a 60-51 victory over NCC foe Humboldt (4-4, 2-3) ...

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 ...