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Fort Dodge girls post tennis shutout

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The Fort Dodge girls tennis team scored a dominant 11-0 victory over Des Moines North/East here Thursday evening. Evah Nostrom, Teagan Loots, Brooklyn Kaloupek, Leah Myer, Paisley Smith and Charlotte Breeser were all winners in singles for the Dodgers. All six won in straight sets. Myer didn't drop a game. Loots, Smith and Breeser lost just one each. In doubles, Mia Carpenter and Evie Piton, Izzy Lara and Lilly Hruska, Sydney Loots and Onika Acosta, Daphne Groff and Ja’Nique Price, and Grace Rivera and Calliegh Zimmermann all earned straight-set victories. Loots and Acosta did ...

Unbeaten area teams go for 3-0

High School Football

Eagle Grove is off to its best start since the 2017 season, and will look to keep the ball rolling on Friday night. The Eagles (2-0 overall) will face an unbeaten foe as they square off with West Fork (2-0). Head coach Logan Willard's squad has outscored its opponents 96-6 so far, with routs of Lake Mills and Ogden. In last week’s victory, Eagle Grove ran for 230 yards. Quarterback Adrian Whipple had 15 carries for 101 yards and a touchdown. He threw for 88 yards. Trenton Robinson had 93 yards and two TDs. Eagle Grove has 677 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground. Whipple has ...

St. Edmond ready for Homecoming tilt

High School Football

Homecoming takes on added importance for the St. Edmond football team here this Friday night inside Dodger Stadium vs. Remsen St. Mary’s. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. This will mark the last time the Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-0 in the district) are on their own turf until the final week of the regular season, which is not until Oct. 16 vs. Kingsley-Pierson. St. Edmond will play road games at Bishop Garrigan, GTRA and Harris-Lake Park around a bye, which surfaced due to Siouxland Christian merging with Remsen St. Mary’s. “It’s a really weird year with our schedule,” SEHS head ...

No. 4 Tritons roll

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WATERLOO - The fourth-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team returned to ICCAC play with a straight-set sweep over Hawkeye here Tuesday night. Scores were 25-16, 25-20 and 29-27. After finishing off play at the Triton Invitational on Saturday with a win over Madison, Iowa Central (12-1 overall, 3-0 in league) made quick work of the RedTails. Cooper Griffin had 16 kills and 11 digs, Kampbell Bryte added 12 kills and Annie Elbert had 36 assists for the Tritons. Meah McCaleb tallied 12 digs with three aces, as Abby Jensen finished with 28 digs. Iowa Central returns home to host NIACC on ...

DODGERS ROLL

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The Fort Dodge girls tennis team picked up an impressive 10-1 victory over Mason CIty on Tuesday at Dodger Courts. Fort Dodge won five singles matches and all five doubles contests. Evah Nostrom had a tight win at No. 2 singles, beating Lilly Geving 7-6(8-6) and closing out with a 6-2 ...

Gael JV football earns road win

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MAXWELL - The St. Edmond junior varsity football team topped Collins-Maxwell here Tuesday, 14-6. Jack Stucky and Cal Reisner each had touchdown runs for the Gaels. St. Edmond hosts Newell-Fonda on Monday.