ACKLEY — St. Edmond was in the driver’s seat early, but wasn’t able to put AGWSR away in a Class 1A regional semifinal on Monday night. The Gaels (9-25 overall) won the first set 25-19, but the Cougars (18-23) captured the next three, 25-9, 25-16 and 26-24. “Going into the season, we ...

For six area schools, the playoffs roll on this coming Friday night. Emmetsburg, West Bend-Mallard and Bishop Garrigan were all winners this past week to advance with Webster City, Humboldt and Algona joining them this coming week. The Lynx (7-2 overall) secured an automatic bid in Class 3A ...

DODGE CITY, Kan. — For the second consecutive week, the Iowa Central football team was downed by a ranked team from Kansas. No. 14 Dodge City erased a 10-point deficit to knock off the ninth-ranked Tritons here Saturday, 34-30. Iowa Central (5-3 overall) was looking to bounce back after a ...

Fittingly, the last two players to leave the Dodger Stadium field on Friday were Fort Dodge senior co-captains Ty Adams and Grant Williams. The long-time teammates and friends lingered behind for one final moment on their home turf together. They shared a long embrace and exited to a tearful ...

WEBSTER CITY — Two long, sustained drives in the second half were the difference here Friday night as the Webster City football team officially punched a ticket to the postseason. The Lynx knocked off long-time North Central Conference rival Humboldt to secure the district runner-up spot and ...

ALGONA — The return of playoff football to Conway Field was a welcome sight for Bishop Garrigan here Friday night, as the Golden Bears rolled over Janesville, 63-6, to advance in eight-player. Behind three quick scores in the first quarter, Bishop Garrigan (7-1 overall) continued to pile it ...