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Rough start for FD girls

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The Fort Dodge girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw for their season opener inside the Dodger gym on Friday night. Waverly-Shell Rock, 9th in the IGHSAU’s Class 4A preseason rankings, shook off a relatively sluggish offensive start and rolled past the Dodgers 72-12. The Go-Hawks, a ...

Area players dominate 3A-1 all-district teams

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Humboldt, Webster City and Algona loaded up the all-district honors in Class 3A, District 1 for this football season. The Wildcats placed eight on the first team, while the Lynx and Bulldogs had six each. Leading the way for Humboldt was co-offensive lineman of the year Jack Guy, who shared ...

GARRIGAN IS DOUBLE CLUTCH

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CEDAR FALLS — Marty Wadle has one simple message each year for members of his Bishop Garrigan football team. “Leave the program better than where you found it,” Wadle said. “That’s always the goal with the kids. Leave it in a better place. Leave the jersey you wear better, and do it ...

THE RIGHT TRACK

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A big change is coming to the local racing scene in 2026. Sports Park Raceway owner and promoter Jeff Frevert joined the rest of the team this week in announcing the track will be IMCA sanctioned and move its racing program to Sunday nights beginning this season. “We’ve enjoyed our time ...

Tritons keep hopes alive at nationals

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CEDAR RAPIDS — After a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday to begin play at the NJCAA Div. II Volleyball Championships, seventh-ranked Iowa Central rebounded, sweeping Monroe here on Thursday. Scores were 25-16, 25-22 and 25-18. With the win, the Tritons (31-8 overall) advance to face either ...

Dodger girls host Early Bird

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The Fort Dodge girls wrestling squad had a strong showing at the Fort Dodge Early Bird tournament on Friday. In their second outing of the week, the Dodgers crowned three champions with three runner ups in the FDSH gym. The hosts scored 68 team points, placing second behind team champion ...