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Gaels put final touch on fourth straight NCC title

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CLARION — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team put an exclamation point on their third consecutive outright North Central Conference title and fourth in a row overall here on Wednesday night. Having already secured the crown thanks to a win over Iowa Falls-Alden vs. Clear ...

East edges FDSH twice

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WATERLOO — The Fort Dodge baseball team dropped a tough doubleheader to Waterloo East here Wednesday night. Scores were 4-3 and 5-3. In the opener, the Trojans rallied with three runs in the seventh to erase a 3-1 deficit. The Dodgers scored two in the third and added a run in the ...

COURSE OF HONOR

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MANSON — Jared Fitzgerald’s father had just one wish before he passed away in 2021. And while Fitzgerald wasn’t able to fulfill it at the time, he eventually did while spawning a golf tournament that has now raised over $23,000 in three years for the Disabled American Veterans. The ...

Cummins, Kinseth win third Middleton Classic title

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MANSON — Cory Cummins and Ryan Kinseth joined the exclusive three-time champion club of the Middleton Classic here on Sunday evening. Cummins, a graduate of Southeast Webster, and Kinseth, a Fort Dodge Senior High grad, claimed the 18-hole Sunday crown before winning the championship-nine ...

Dodgers pick up road win

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STORM LAKE — The Fort Dodge baseball team picked up a non-conference road win over Storm Lake here Tuesday night, 7-2. Mason Frevert was excellent on the mound for the Dodgers (23-11 overall), tossing a five-hitter with nine strikeouts over six innings. He walked just two batters on the ...

Dodgers can’t stop Centennial

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ANKENY — The eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team dropped an 8-2 decision here Tuesday night to No. 3 (5A) Ankeny Centennial. The Jaguars quickly erased a 1-0 deficit with a four-run third, adding insurance runs in the fourth and fifth. Meah McCaleb and Cadence Touney each ...