With the first official Football Friday of the season now less than a week away, the Messenger Sports staff is ready to kick things off with the publication of our 69th season preview. The 68-page tab will be included in this Friday's edition. Athletes, coaches and fans are ready. So are ...
The Fort Dodge girls tennis team ran into a buzzsaw here Thursday, falling to Boone by a final of 11-0. In singles, Teagan Loots won four games at the No. 4 spot vs. Olivia Colin, as the doubles team of Charlotte Breeser and Daphne Groff claimed six games over two sets at No. 6. “This might be the strongest Boone team I have seen,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “They are just solid from the top of their lineup through. I always tell teams I have coached that they can learn from the opposition. “We definitely did learn a few things and they witnessed some of the little ...
WEST DES MOINES - Andrew Huseman carded a one-under par 70 and advanced to the United States Mid-Amateur Championships in a qualifier this week at the Glen Oaks Country Club. Huseman, the son of Fort Dodge businessman Bill Huseman and grandson of Hall of Fame Dodger coach and athletic ...
MASON CITY — The Fort Dodge boys golf team competed at Mason City on Thursday night. Mason City won the meet with a 157. The Dodgers finished at 173, as senior Mason Frevert was meet medalist with a 36. Waterloo East competed with three golfers. “Mason played really well,” said ...
The opening night of the 2026 high school football season left plenty of questions for the St. Edmond football team. That was to be expected, though, after graduating a strong senior class. A quick swing in momentum helped West Bend-Mallard secure a 60-26 victory over the Gaels here ...
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. - The 14th-ranked Iowa Central women’s soccer team opened the year with a dominating 9-0 victory over Waubonsee here Thursday. Abigail Williams recorded a hat trick, as both Ronniellia Bubb and Rebekah Gramer each tallied two goals. Karma McMorris and Sydney Pettey found the back of the net once for the Tritons (1-0 overall). Blanca Carrera had two assists, with Miika Novak, Jaycee Christie, Afton Poldberg, Ava Rudolph, Bubb and Gramer each recording one assist. “I thought it was a really strong match for our first official game,” ICCC head coach Jordan ...
