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No. 6 Gaels win ranked contest

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REMSEN — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team secured a split here Saturday at the CYO vs. ranked teams. After falling to No. 15 (4A) Bishop Heelan, 8-2, the Gaels topped 15th-ranked (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s, 6-5 in eight innings. Ella Vandi drove in Faith Shirbroun with ...

Dodgers split at Bakey Classic

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DES MOINES — The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team finished play here Saturday at the Bakey Classic with a split, falling to No. 6 (5A) Dallas Center-Grimes and shutting out Urbandale. In the opener vs. the Mustangs, the Dodgers (9-2 overall) rallied to take an 8-6 lead ...

Gaels pick up win over Gehlen in CYO tourney

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LE MARS — St. Edmond head baseball coach Jordan Miller asked his players what they thought their record this week could wind up being with five games on the docket. The players came to a consensus that they could go 4-1, which is exactly what they did with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Le ...

THE CALL UP

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SALT LAKE CITY — It didn’t take long for Jalen Adams to answer the call — or the question. The Fort Dodge Senior High graduate was sitting at home recently when her phone rang. On the other end was Utah Talons general manager and softball legend Lisa Fernandez, asking if Adams would ...

Dodgers split in Sioux City baseball double dip

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At the end of a busy stretch, the Fort Dodge baseball team knew where they wanted to be. The week ended with a split doubleheader on Friday against two very different opponents: second-ranked (Class 4A) Sioux City East (15-1 overall) and Sioux City West (1-13). After falling 11-0 to the Black ...

Iowa Central baseball team went deep by going deep

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Before we turn the page on another historic Iowa Central baseball season, I want to do a double take on the statistics and numbers the Tritons put up because I certainly did while thumbing through the updated record books from head coach Eric Stein. Iowa Central reached the “final four” ...