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District play begins for some

After two straight losses to start the season Manson Northwest Webster broke through last Friday. The two-time defending district champions will open league play as the Cougars (1-2 overall, 0-0) travel to upstart East Sac County (3-0, 0-0). Manson Northwest Webster lost their opener to ...

Dodgers shave off time at CL

CLEAR LAKE — Austin Read couldn’t have been much happier than he was after his teams effort in Clear Lake. The Fort Dodge boys had five personal bests and all six Dodger girls earned season best times. The Dodgers finished fifth with 137 points. Denver (59) was the team champion, followed by Waverly-Shell Rock (70), host Clear Lake (100) and Bondurant-Farrar (122). “I’m very excited with the way the boys ran,” said Fort Dodge head coach Austin Read. “We had a hard workout on Tuesday and I knew going in we wouldn’t be at full strength, but we ran great. “We’ve ...

Gaels have no answer for Garrigan

ALGONA - If there were any doubts that this version of Bishop Garrigan is ready to compete for a third eight-player state football title in four years, they were quickly erased here Thursday night. With inclement weather in the forecast for Friday, the longest-standing Catholic rivalry game between the Golden Bears and St. Edmond was moved up a day. That didn’t affect Bishop Garrigan. The Golden Bears (4-0 overall) scored on the opening kickoff with a return by Dalton Klenz, claiming a 63-0 victory. Bishop Garrigan has won 27 consecutive regular season games since a 2023 loss to the ...

Dodgers run in Clear Lake

CLEAR LAKE — The Fort Dodge cross country teams competed in Clear Lake on Thrusday. Running for the Fort Dodge junior varsity boys was Morris Carsen (36th in 20:37.7), Muhammad Mudsar (57th in 21:11.4), Myles Summers (65th in 21:16.5), Elijah Lawrence (75th in 21:30.8), Korbin Jones (88th in 22:07.2), Austin Carmody (96th in 22:27.0), Elias Powers (116th in 23:16.2), Jonathan Casciato (135th in 24:08.2), Jayden Walker (169th in 26:45.9), Deven Tyre (174th in 27:12.1). The Fort Dodge middle school boys placed seventh led by Eliot Naeve, Elijah Grim, Myles Blunt, Simon DeJong, and ...

SWEEP SENSATION

The fourth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team extended its win streak to four here Wednesday night with a sweep over Southeastern. Scores were 25-19, 25-12 and 25-17. “We started a little slow in the first set, and essentially matched energy from the other side of the net,” ICCC head ...

Gaels add one for the thumb

Over the last five seasons, nobody has been better in the North Central Conference than the St. Edmond girls tennis team. The Gaels cemented their status as queens of the court yet again here on Wednesday, capturing a fifth consecutive league tournament title to go along with the NCC's dual ...