Coming off an eight-win campaign this past spring, head coach Julie Astor and the Fort Dodge girls tennis program looks to carry that momentum over into the quick turnaround of the new fall campaign. Girls tennis was flipped from spring to autumn beginning this year in an effort to balance ...
For years, Meah McCaleb honed her craft — moving from sport to sport, day by day, working to become not just a better performer but a more well-rounded leader. The dedication ultimately led the recently-graduated senior to the 2025 Florence Nordman Award, given annually to the top female ...
For the first time since 1998, St. Edmond honored two student-athletes with the prestigious Carol Donnelly Award, as the honor went to both Lauren Gibb and Mariah Myers. Presented annually to the top senior girl at the school, Gibb was a multi-sport standout for the Gaels during her entire ...
The Newell-Fonda softball team once again ruled the Twin Lakes Conference in 2025, going a perfect 11-0 to claim the regular season title. The Mustangs, who also advanced to the Class 1A state tournament last month at Rogers Park in Fort Dodge, placed four players on the all-TLC first team, ...
The time Mariah Myers spent at St. Edmond was short, but the impact she made will be felt for generations to come. Myers was named the 2025 Carol Donnelly Award winner, sharing the honor with Lauren Gibb — another standout and a teammate of Myers in both volleyball and softball. The honor is ...
Fort Dodge senior standouts Rylan Kingrey and Royce Pederson competed for the Large Schools West squad in the annual Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series this past weekend in Ankeny and Urbandale. Kingrey played outfield and Pederson was both an infielder and a ...