IOWA FALLS — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team put Iowa Falls-Alden away here in the fifth with a big inning. Leading 3-1, the Gaels exploded for seven runs in the fifth on their way to a 10-1 victory over the Cadets. Mariah Myers and Hadley Oswald both hit home runs, ...

Bill Shirbroun had a talk with his St. Edmond softball team — and they listened. According to Shirbroun, the Gaels (14-9 overall, 8-1 in the North Central Conference) had been struggling at the plate in their approach and discipline over the last eight games. On Monday, the seventh-ranked ...

MASON CITY — The Fort Dodge softball team muscled up in another doubleheader sweep of Iowa Alliance Conference rival Mason City here on Monday. The eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Dodgers slugged five home runs in taking down the Riverhawks by scores of 14-3 and 9-1. Head coach Andi Adams’ ...

MASON CITY — Patient and persistent, the Fort Dodge baseball squad bided its time until the opportunity opened up here on Monday against arch rival Mason City. Once it did, the Dodgers pounced. FDSH (18-9 overall, 7-3 in the IAC North) completed a road sweep of the Riverhawks for the ...

For years, the city golf tournament thrived on traditional means of filling the field. The expansion of options for competitors started in the 1990s, with the women’s field being added in 1991 and the men’s senior bracket in 1997. A women’s senior tournament was then introduced in 2005, ...

Mike Szalat talked to his St. Edmond baseball team about accountability recently. On Monday against Hampton-Dumont, the Gaels responded — and Szalat practiced what he preached to his team. In the opener against the Bulldogs, St. Edmond got into a bind on the mound as eighth-grader Blake ...