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Algona tops SE baseball

ALGONA — The St. Edmond baseball team dropped a North Central Conference doubleheader to Algona here Monday night. Scores were 20-2 in four innings and 16-5 in five. Tate Slagle, who signed with the University of Iowa to play baseball, hit three home runs on the night, including a grand ...

DOUBLE TROUBLE

Mariah Myers has hit countless home runs throughout her softball career. The future University of Iowa Hawkeye even has several multi-home run games. But Saturday at the St. Edmond Invitational, the Gael senior accomplished something even she had never done before. Myers hit not one, but ...

Dodgers finish with shutout

MARION — The eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team wrapped up play here Saturday at the Alburnett/Linn-Mar Invitational by placing seventh overall. After falling to No. 5 (5A) Johnston, 11-3, the Dodgers concluded the two-day event with a 5-0 victory over Ankeny. Fort Dodge ...

Crooks will represent USA

Audi Crooks received an invitation to tryout for the USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup team — she just didn’t see it. The Bishop Garrigan graduate heard from her coach about the invite and immediately said yes. “The team was invitation only for the tryouts and I didn’t see it in my ...

FRONT RUNNERS

Faith Shirbroun set the tone and the seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team followed here Friday night at Rogers Park. Shirbroun unloaded on a solo home run in the first as the Gaels gained back control of the North Central Conference with an 8-0 victory over Clear Lake in five ...

Dodgers topple 5A City High

ALBURNETT — The eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team earned a split here Friday at the opening day of the Linn-Mar/Alburnett Tournament against a pair of 5A schools. After besting ninth-ranked Iowa City High, 8-1, the Dodgers fell to No. 7 Pleasant Valley, 2-0. Fort Dodge ...