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Three area teams target girls state bids

Three area teams will compete for spots in the upcoming girls state basketball tournament on Wednesday night. In Class 1A, Newell-Fonda faces off against Coon Rapids-Bayard at Fort Dodge Senior High. Bishop Garrigan takes on Saint Ansgar in Mason City. Pocahontas Area squares off with Rock ...

Changing of the guard at MNW

Manson Northwest Webster recently recognized senior Logan Moline, the program’s new all-time leading scorer. Moline broke the record with his 1,353 point on February 11. He is pictured here with the former record holder, Matt Christensen, who held the mark for 29 years. Matt’s son, Miles ...

Two more steps for Gael boys

WEBSTER CITY — The fourth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys are on the doorstep of a return to the state tournament. Two hurdles remain in front of the Gaels (20-3 overall), with the first being Mason City Newman here Tuesday night in a District 2 final. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside the ...

Palmer named all-NCC for Gaels

Over the past four years, Morgan Mann of Humboldt and Lauren McLaughlin from Algona have led their girls basketball teams into action night after night. So, it was only fitting that the two seniors ended their high school hoop careers as unanimous all-North Central Conference ...

Dodgers ousted by Mustangs

GRIMES — The Fort Dodge boys basketball squad had the right plan of action in place early against Dallas Center-Grimes here Monday night in a Class 4A postseason opener. Unfortunately for the Dodgers, the Mustangs were able to withstand some initial struggles before putting together an ...

FLIP FOR THE ‘SHIP

DES MOINES — The landing maybe wasn’t perfect, but the show Dreshaun Ross put on was still nothing short of spectacular. The Fort Dodge junior had just wrapped up a third state championship on Saturday night when he sent the Wells Fargo Arena crowd into an frenzy. The 6-foot-4, 215-pound ...