DES MOINES - We'll see you Friday night, St. Edmond. The top-seeded and top-ranked Gael boys used a huge third-quarter burst to eliminate No. 4 Burlington Notre Dame, 74-55, and reach the championship round for the first time since 2012 here Thursday afternoon. Senior all-stater Hunter Horn ...
CLEVELAND — Brackets are set for the upcoming NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships, as former Fort Dodge Senior High standout Drake Ayala is among those in pursuit of a national title yet again. Ayala, a three-time state champion for the Dodgers and a two-time national runner-up for the ...
MELBOUNRE, Fla. — The Iowa Central softball team picked up two more wins during a spring break trip to Florida on Wednesday from the USSSA Space Coast Stadium. After shutting St. Cloud State out in the opener, 8-0 in five innings, the Tritons dominated Macomb in five, 16-8. Former St. Edmond all-stater Lauren Gibb hit a home run, as did Natalie Rasmussen. Cadence Touney, a Fort Dodge Senior High grad, recorded a triple, with Rasmussen and Kyra Kain each doing the same. Gibb had a bases-clearing double to end the opener in the fifth, as the Tritons pounded out 17 hits in the game ...
DES MOINES — The St. Edmond boys needed a wake-up call here on Tuesday in the Class 1A quarterfinals vs. Woodbine. Jakob Koopman’s 3-pointer to start the scoring in the second quarter provided the jolt of energy that was needed, giving the top-seed and No. 1 Gaels a lead they would never ...
BOONE — Fort Dodge’s recent Dan Gable Mr. Wrestler of the Year tradition was extended here on Tuesday, as Dodger heavyweight champion Dreshaun Ross was named the Class 3A winner of the prestigious award. Ross became the sixth FDSH athlete since 2017 to earn top recognition in 3A, joining ...
DES MOINES — For Hunter Horn, there was never a doubt in his mind that he was returning to the court inside the Casey’s Center here on Tuesday afternoon. After coming down awkwardly on his ankle during the first quarter of a Class 1A quarterfinal vs. Woodbine, Horn gingerly walked to the ...
