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Gaels double up Clear Lake in tennis

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CLEAR LAKE - The St. Edmond girls tennis team took care of business here Tuesday on the road, besting Clear Lake in North Central Conference action, 6-3. Chloe Palmer, Abby Huss, Sophia Schlienz and Olivia Andrew accounted for all six points, earning four singles victories and a pair of victories in doubles, as the Gaels (3-0 overall, 3-0 in the league) have now won 24 straight NCC duals. Huss and Schlienz earned matching 8-0 victories in singles, while Palmer and Andrew won by identical scores of 8-3. Palmer and Huss scored an 8-1 triumph in doubles, with Schlienz and Andrew pulling ...

STAYING FOCUSED

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The Fort Dodge boys golf team got their first taste of regular-season competition on Tuesday, as they hosted a triangular at the Fort Dodge Country Club. The Dodgers shot a 177 to easily prevail. Des Moines North (237) placed second and Des Moines East (293) was third. “I thought the ...

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Even with their first meet of the season slated for Tuesday, Fort Dodge boys golf coach Nick Vinson is preaching a wait-and-see approach to the 2026 campaign. Vinson doesn’t expect anything to be permanently resolved when the Dodgers hit the course for a triangular against Des Moines East ...

A SECOND HOME

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Arizona may be home to Nathan DeRagon, but this summer, the race car driver followed his heart to Iowa. The 27-year-old has lived much like a traveling musician since spring, competing across the state to gain more experience and exposure for his growing racing career. DeRagon is from ...

Gael girls pick up 2nd win

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The St. Edmond girls tennis team moved to 2-0 with a 7-2 victory over Charles City here Monday at Dodger courts. Abby Huss, Sophia Schlienz and Olivia Andrew each posted dominating 8-0 wins in singles, as Jade Rock added an 8-2 decision in her favor, as the Gaels have now won 23 consecutive North Central Conference duals. In doubles, Huss and Chloe Palmer were winners, 8-1, Schlienz and Andrew scored an 8-1 decision, and Rock and Kaci McGonegle won, 8-3. “The girls played solid tennis throughout,” SEHS head coach Shawn Neverman said. “Chloe did a nice job of bouncing back from a ...

Dodger girls back in action on the court

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DES MOINES - The Fort Dodge girls tennis team closed out the first week of the season here Thursday with a pair of duals. The Dodgers fell to Ottumwa, 9-2, and Des Moines Lincoln, 11-2. In the matchup with Ottumwa, two doubles teams for Fort Dodge earned wins. Paisley Smith and Evie Piton secured a victory in a super-tiebreaker set. Leah Myer and Daphne Groff swept their opponents. “Paisley and Evie dominated their super-tiebreaker set,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “We have had some long matches this week and the girls are tired, but they continue to do whatever is ...