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Gaels in win column again

High School Football

NEWELL - Matt Dillon felt an added sense of importance going into last Friday’s district opener with Newell-Fonda. Yet with the way the contest started, the veteran head coach felt extremely nervous. St. Edmond would settle in, though, putting together a second straight balanced offensive performance in what wound up being a convincing 40-28 victory over the Mustangs. Thomas Ehn completed 17 of 35 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns - adding a third rushing score - and Matthew Crimmins ran for 106 yards and reached the end zone three times to lead the Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-0 ...

BACK ON TRACK

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Colby Kratch had to wait a week for his first victory at Iowa Central, but the hugs from his children and wife were worth the wait on Saturday morning inside Dodger Stadium. In his second game as the school's head football coach, Kratch saw his Tritons (1-1 overall) bury Ellsworth (1-1) by a ...

Cyclones kick off Rogers era with victory

Iowa Sports

AMES (AP) — Jaylen Raynor threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Iowa State opened the season with a 38-10 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday. It was the first win at Iowa State for new coach Jimmy Rogers, who was hired in December after Matt Campbell left to take the ...

Hawkeyes drub NIU in opener

Iowa Sports

IOWA CITY — Kamari Moulton ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns and No. 22 Iowa's defense shut down Northern Illinois in a 40-0 victory Saturday in the season opener for both teams. Moulton, Iowa's leading rusher last season, passed his previous career high of 114 yards in ...

Impressive road victory for Gaels

High School Football

NEWELL - Matt Dillon felt an added sense of importance going into last Friday’s district opener with Newell-Fonda. And with the way the contest started, the veteran head coach felt extremely nervous. But St. Edmond would settle in, putting together a second straight balanced offensive performance in earning a convincing 40-28 victory over the Mustangs. Thomas Ehn completed 17 of 35 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns, adding a third rushing score, as Matthew Crimmins ran for 106 yards and scored three times to lead the Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-0 in district). “I’m honestly ...

GETTING PHYSICAL

High School Football

Head coach Nik Moser and the Fort Dodge football coaching staff had a much bigger picture in mind beyond the outcome here on Friday night. Regardless of the final score, Moser wanted his Dodgers to feel like they exerted their will against a Webster City program that had often done just that ...