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Schany grabs double bronze

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DES MOINES — Emmetsburg’s Rachel Schany earned a pair of bronze medals as she began her state track and field championships here Thursday inside Drake Stadium. Schany, who will defend her Class 2A title in the high jump on Friday, placed third in both the long jump and 400-meter ...

HISTORY AT THE NET

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For the first time in school history, the St. Edmond girls tennis team will play in the state tournament. The Gaels (17-0 overall) won a Class 1A regional championship at Dodger Courts on Wednesday. “The entire team has worked so hard the entire off-season to get better and (yesterday) ...

UP AND DOWN DAY

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When the Fort Dodge baseball team got out of its own way on Wednesday, the Dodgers proved they were more than capable of being right there with traditional CIML power West Des Moines Dowling. A spirited rally in the opener gave head coach Blake Utley’s squad a dramatic 9-8 victory over the ...

Tritons lose in 2nd round of WS

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OXFORD, Ala. — The 10th-ranked Iowa Central softball squad ran into a buzzsaw in the second round of the NJCAA World Series. After a 2-1 upset win over No. 7 Pima on Monday, the Tritons had a showdown with second-rated Murray State on Wednesday. The Tritons dropped a 9-1 decision, putting ...

Dodger girls lose regional match

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URBANDALE — The Fort Dodge girls tennis team dropped a Class 2A regional contest to Urbandale on Wednesday. “We lost to a very solid Urbandale team. We came out tight and they took advantage of that and jumped up on the girls pretty quickly,” said Fort Dodge head coach Julie ...

Gaels can’t slow Humboldt in twinbill

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HUMBOLDT — Humboldt picked up two victories over St. Edmond in the new North Central Conference doubleheader format. The Wildcats (3-0 overall, 2-0 NCC) won the opener, 18-3, and the nightcap, 18-1, over the Gaels (0-3, 0-2) on Wednesday. “We had 11 errors and gave up 14 hits,” said ...