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4 area teams play for girls state bids

Four area teams will take the court to try and earn spots at the girls state basketball tournament on Wednesday in the regional final round. In Class 1A, top-ranked Bishop Garrigan heads to Mason City to face Top of the Iowa Conference rival and 12th-rated Lake Mills. No. 2 (1A) Newell-Fonda faces George-Little Rock in Cherokee, and 13th-ranked North Union takes on No. 5 Lynnville-Sully in Webster City. Emmetsburg, rated fifth in 2A, faces No. 14 Maquoketa Valley in Hampton. All games begin at 7 p.m. The winners advance to the state tournament, which begins Monday in Des Moines ...

CHAMPION

TOPEKA, Kan. — Izaih Clark couldn’t have asked for a better birthday weekend. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate celebrated his 25th birthday with a GT Arenacross title. Clark has won a number of races, but never a series crown. With his family by his side, it meant even more. “It ...

Centennial ousts Dodger boys in substate

ANKENY — Many of the Fort Dodge boys basketball team’s old demons came back to haunt the Dodgers one final time in a Class 4A substate quarterfinal here on Monday. The defense was up to the task, but the FDSH offense sputtered against a stout Ankeny Centennial squad as the Jaguars ...

FOUREVER

DES MOINES — Dreshaun Ross of Fort Dodge invited the entire Casey’s Center to his show on Saturday night. After winning his fourth championship — an iconic performance that cemented his legendary status in both the state and the sport — the fans knew what was coming next. The Dodger ...

Crimmins secures bronze for St. Edmond

DES MOINES — Matthew Crimmins joined two of the very best to wear a St. Edmond singlet on Saturday at the state wrestling tournament. Crimmins became the highest finisher for the Gael program since the late Vinnie Harvey placed second in 2014 when the sophomore pinned Aidan Timm of Belle ...

SCC’s Wuebker settles for silver

DES MOINES — Karson Wuebker showed his true growth this season on the biggest stage possible here Saturday night. Wuebker, a sophomore at South Central Calhoun, dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision to Ty Martin of Don Bosco in the Class 1A 106-pound championship match inside the Casey’s ...