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1A area wrestlers bound for state

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HOLSTEIN — Three Pocahontas Area and two East Sac County wrestlers earned bids to the Class 1A state tournament here on Saturday at districts. Pocahontas Area’s Jakob Lawson, William Lawson and Adam Marsh advanced, as Marsh earned a district title while the other two placed second. Marsh, competing at 215 pounds, claimed a fall followed by two close decisions to win gold. He pinned Kyson Turnquist of Ridge View; downed Clay VanAenam of Audubon in the semifinals, 1-0; and slipped past Jason Bremer from Lawton-Bronson in the finals, 3-2. Jakob Lawson scored a victory in the true ...

Fort Dodge boys wrap up bowling season

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LE MARS — The Fort Dodge boys bowling team competed at a state-qualifying meet here on Monday. The Dodgers finished fifth with a total of 2,554. Denison-Schleswig was the winner at 3,034. Lewis Central (2,918) was next in line, followed by Le Mars (2,906) and West Sioux (2,670). In the singles competition, Blake Seeman was the top Dodger, shooting a 556. Seeman had games of 157, 196, and 203. Kody Van Valkenburg was next in line for the Dodgers with a 535. He had games of 211, 159, and 165. Seeman placed 14th and Van Valkenburg was 18th. Lium Powers (145-182-168—495), ...

St. Edmond’s Crimmins punches his state ticket

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HOLSTEIN — For the second consecutive season, St. Edmond’s Matthew Crimmins secured his spot in the upcoming state wrestling tournament at a Class 1A district event. This time, though, Crimmins claimed his first district title with a dominating performance at 144 pounds. Crimmins was ...

All Gael boys in postseason opener

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Even a well-oiled machine needs to a tune-up every now and again. The top-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys used halftime here Monday night as a pit stop on their way to a 75-36 victory over West Hancock in Class 1A district play. With the win, the Gaels (20-2 overall) advance to face ...

LUCKY SEVEN

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For one final time, Fort Dodge’s Dreshaun Ross will make a trip to the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines. The icing on the cake for the top-ranked 285-pounder? He’s going with his friends. Ross and three senior classmates — along with three other Dodgers — will try to make ...

No. 1 Gaels set to open postseason

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The top-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond boys hope to take advantage of a change in the postseason guidelines this year. If the Gaels (19-2 overall) are to advance to the Class 1A state tournament for a second consecutive season, they will not have to leave the SEHS gym until a substate final. St. Edmond hosts West Hancock (3-18) on Monday at 7 p.m. in a 1A, District 7 contest. The Eagles eliminated AGWSR in the opening round, 61-51. The path to Des Moines and the Casey’s Center will see either Earlham (12-10) or Colo-Nesco (10-11) awaiting in the quarterfinals on Thursday, with that ...