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Iowa Central takes weekend series from Indian Hills

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The Iowa Central baseball team flashed its full potential for the first six innings of their game against Indian Hills on Sunday at Rogers Park. The seventh-ranked Tritons then had to finish the job on sheer guts. Cooper Nicholson’s walk-off home run to straight-away centerfield capped a ...

AREA DRAKE QUALIFIERS ARE SET

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Mariah Myers and the Fort Dodge boys 4x100-meter relay are among those set for action during the high school portion of the Drake Relays. Myers, a St. Edmond junior and University of Iowa softball commit, qualified in the discus. She will throw from inside Drake Stadium on Friday. The ...

Tritons honor 9 sophomores

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The Iowa Central softball squad recognized their nine sophomores this weekend at Rogers Park while facing NIACC on Saturday and Kirkwood on Sunday. The Trojans swept the Tritons, 5-4 and 8-5. The visitors struck early in the opener, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after four. Iowa Central (31-17 ...

Legend of Nitzke lives on at Dodger Stadium

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In 1992, the baseball field at Dodger Stadium was named after Hall of Fame coach Ed McNeil. McNeil, who had died of a heart attack the year prior, was an icon in both Fort Dodge and baseball circles. His name in our community will always be synonymous with the sport, which saw tremendous ...

Gael girls still unbeaten

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ELDORA — Ahead of a busy stretch of meets, the St. Edmond girls tennis team improved to 6-0 with an 8-1 victory over South Hardin here Friday. Lauren Gibb, Payton Bradley, Ava Andrew, Cambree Lun, Ava Underberg and Abby Huss were all victorious in singles action. Gibb and Bradley, playing ...

FDSH makes progress on its home track

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The Fort Dodge girls didn’t earn any first-place finishes at the 43rd annual Dodger Relays on Thursday at J.H. Nitzke Track, but they continued to show steady improvement. The Dodgers finished sixth with 81.5 points. Mason City (125) was the champion, followed by St. Edmond (121.5) and ...