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Jaguars roll past Emmetsburg

EMMETSBURG — Southeast Valley came up with another big win on Friday night. The Jaguars (2-0 overall) earned a 33-6 victory over Emmetsburg (1-1). Casey Hanson and Logan Jaeschke were very familiar with each other on the night. Jaeschke caught four balls, three for touchdowns with a long of 79. He had 100 yards receiving. Hanson was 9-for-9 passing for 178 yards and the three touchdowns. Hanson ran the ball seven times for 67 yards and Muench had 52 yards rushing. Mason Bahr had a rushing touchdown as did Wyatt Muench. Bryce Harrison caught four balls for 48 ...

Cubs knock off Marlins

MIAMI (AP) — Shota Imanaga allowed three hits and one run in six innings and Pete Crow-Armstrong doubled and stole his 33rd base as the Chicago Cubs beat the Miami Marlins 6-1 on Friday. Imanaga (9-10) struck out four and improved to 4-2 in nine starts since the All-Star break. Aaron Civale pitched the final three innings for his second save. Armstrong continued to bolster his case for NL MVP, drawing a four-pitch walk, scoring twice and making a leaping grab at the center-field wall to rob Miami's Heriberto Hernández of a potential extra-base hit in the sixth. Alex Bregman ...

St. Edmond heads to Newell-Fonda

NEWELL - For the first time this season, the St. Edmond football team hits the road as the Gaels take on Newell-Fonda here Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. in this eight-player, District 1 opener. St. Edmond (1-1 overall) got in the win column last week, besting Glidden-Ralston, 50-32. Thomas Ehn threw seven passing touchdowns, while Matthew Crimmins ran for 204 yards. The offensive balance was a stark contrast to a Week 0 setback to West Bend-Mallard, showing SEHS head coach Matt Dillon the kind of improvement he was hoping for. “We did a great job controlling the line of ...

TOUGH TASK

Down a key player here Thursday night, the St. Edmond volleyball team was unable to overcome a slow start, falling to Clarion-Goldfield/Dows in North Central Conference action in four sets. Scores were 25-21, 25-23, 19-25 and 26-24. Senior Chloe Palmer suffered an ankle injury this past ...

Fort Dodge can’t stop Ottumwa

For a significant portion of their home opener on Thursday, the Fort Dodge volleyball squad was up to the task and then some against new Iowa Alliance Conference rival Ottumwa. When it came time to close out sets, the Dodgers weren’t able to consistently execute at the level needed to ...

No. 3 Tritons win home thriller

The third-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team was pushed to the limits here Thursday night. After sweeping Northwest Iowa on Wednesday, the Tritons survived a five-setter with No. 11 Mesa inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Scores were 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 24-26 and 15-6. Kampbell Bryte had 17 kills ...