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NCC champion Gaels right back in action

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Just a few short months ago, the St. Edmond girls tennis team put a stamp on one of the more successful seasons in program history. Along with securing a third consecutive regular season and tournament North Central Conference title, the Gaels advanced to team state and had an individual ...

Miller named new Gael baseball head coach

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For Jordan Miller, all signs pointed toward now being the right time to follow a new career path. Miller, a 2004 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, has accepted the role of head baseball coach at St. Edmond, beginning with the 2025-26 school year. He will replace Mike Szalat, who announced his ...

Top Honors

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Royce Pederson and Rylan Kingrey capped off their Fort Dodge baseball careers with one final honor. The pair of Dodger seniors were both named all-state by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Pederson made the Class 4A first team and Kingrey was placed on the third as the two ...

Algona duo earns All-State spots

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Algona’s Tate Slagle led five Messenger-area players selected all-state by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Slagle was tabbed the captain of the Class 3A team and one of 16 players named to the “Super Team,” earning one of the three pitcher slots. Joining Slagle was ...

AT THE NETS

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The Fort Dodge girls tennis team got their season started here Thursday just days after having the first practice of the year. This is the first season that girls high school tennis is taking place in the fall, moving from the usual rotation spot in the spring. Head coach Julie Astor and the ...

DEVOTED DODGER

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Koy Davidson spends very little time looking back. The recently-graduated Dodger experienced plenty of success, dealt with bouts of failure and faced a lion’s share of adversity on his way to the Henry W. Schultz Award on the 100th anniversary of the honor, which annually recognizes the top ...