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Birdsell in sixth at state golf

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WATERLOO — Cade Birdsell positioned himself nicely here Tuesday at the opening round of the Class 3A boys state golf tournament. Birdsell, a junior from Humboldt, carded a round of 2-over 74 and sits in a tie for sixth from Gates Park Golf Course. Nevada’s Patrick Rodgers, the defending ...

MEMORABLE FINISH

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DES MOINES — The 2026 track and field season was one to remember for the Southeast Valley boys program. Not only did they claim the first state championship in school history, they had the highest placing relays in a Jaguar track uniform during the Class 2A portion of the meet from Drake ...

MEDAL RUN

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DES MOINES — One final race was all Noah Daniel needed to complete his incredible Fort Dodge athletics career. Daniel, who will head to Iowa City and join the University of Iowa football program in the fall, earned his first state track and field medal here Saturday in the Class 4A ...

Gaels roll in ranked showdown

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The youthful St. Edmond softball team showed plenty of poise here Monday night at Rogers Park. After spotting No. 7 (Class 1A) Newell-Fonda a four-run lead, the eighth-ranked Gaels rallied, scoring 10 unanswered to secure a 13-5 victory in six innings. Senior Faith Shirbroun blasted a solo ...

Dodgers can’t stop Indianola

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The final score didn’t tell the entire story of No. 6 (Class 4A) Indianola’s 12-3 victory over the Fort Dodge baseball team on Memorial Day at McNeil Field. FDSH head coach Blake Utley felt like the game served as an early reminder both of how close his Dodgers are, and also, the little ...

Tritons bounce back at WS

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ENID, Okla. — The Iowa Central baseball team bounced back with an impressive 7-1 victory over Jones here Monday at the NJCAA Div. II World Series. The Tritons (51-10 overall) dropped a 16-9 decision in 10 innings to Monroe in the opening round this past Saturday, but could be seeing the ...