COUNCIL BLUFFS — Fort Dodge continues to progress at a pace that makes head coach Bobby Thompson excited about the team’s long-term outlook on the mat. The third-ranked Dodgers were the Council Bluffs Classic runner-up on Saturday, finishing behind only No. 7 Waukee Northwest in the final ...

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Mariaha Benedict and Maddie Pulis both placed fifth for the Fort Dodge girls wrestling squad at the Council Bluffs Classic on Saturday. The Dodgers were 13th in the 32-team field. Benedict reeled off three consecutive wins to take fifth at 135 pounds. She is now 28-3 on ...

EMMETSBURG — A number of area wrestling teams competed in the annual Bob Roethler Invitational here on Saturday. St. Edmond saw senior Zach Rossmanith place third at 190 pounds. Rossmanith rebounded from a semifinal loss to post a fall and a decision for bronze. Sam Myer (138) and Adam ...

DES MOINES — Samantha Smith knows she is only able to control so much as a solo dance performer at the Iowa State Dance and Drill Team Championships. The Fort Dodge Senior High junior had high expectations for herself heading into last week’s 48th annual competition, which is the largest ...

DES MOINES — The Iowa Central dance program will never take its achievements — or what it takes to reach the summit — for granted on head coach Cassidy Vermeer’s watch. The Tritons were again the talk of the community college competition at the 48th annual Iowa State Dance and Drill ...

HUMBOLDT — Each time the St. Edmond boys would inch closer to Humboldt here Friday night, the Wildcats would have an answer. Humboldt relied on outside shooting to post a 75-55 victory between the North Central Conference rivals. “We’d get the lead down and they would put a run ...