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Gaels can’t catch ‘Dogs

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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 ...

A friendly rivalry

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The Fort Dodge and St. Edmond softball teams played each other on Monday, with the Dodgers (13-2-1 overall on the year) and Gaels (16-2) splitting the twinbill. SEMS prevailed in the opener, 8-4, with FDMS taking the nightcap, 8-7. Grace Crimmins had two hits and scored twice in game one for ...

GREAZEL BREAKS THROUGH

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The drives were impressive. The approach shots were on point. Putting separates the men from the boys in golf, though. And Grant Greazel showed nerves of steel to win a three-man playoff at the 77th annual Fort Dodge Amateur on Sunday at the Fort Dodge Country Club. Greazel calmly rolled in ...

No. 8 Dodgers split on final day

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Andi Adams knows exactly what she wants from her program and what it will take to get there. Win or lose, Adams wouldn’t change a thing. The No. 8 (4A) Dodgers (14-7 overall) ran a gauntlet of ranked opponents this week at the annual Fort Dodge Invitational. Fort Dodge won two and lost ...

A LOOK BACK: Hanson retains her title

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Morgan Hanson is perfectly comfortable in her role as the player to beat moving forward for the Fort Dodge Ford Lincoln Toyota Webster County golf tournament. Hanson easily defended her women’s open division crown on Sunday, complementing a 76 at Lakeside the morning before with a 73 at the ...

Gaels top 5A Bulldogs

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WAUKEE — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team ended play in the Jack North Tournament with an impressive victory here Saturday. After falling to top-ranked (5A) and host Waukee Northwest in the opener, 8-0, the Gaels (14-9 overall) knocked off Bettendorf (14-12), ...