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Walk-off victory for SIU vs. UNI

Iowa Sports

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Walk-on freshman Weston Schofield kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired to give Southern Illinois a 20-17 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. The Panthers (3-4, 2-2 Missouri Valley Football Conference), ranked No. 21 in the Stats Perform poll, had tied the game on Jaxon Dailey's 6-yard TD pass to Cyrus Courtney with just over two minutes to go. Quarterback DJ Williams and running back Quade Chatmon then accounted for all but 3 yards in the Salukis' winning drive that started on the SIU 35 with 2:10 remaining and reached the Northern Iowa 17 before ...

Gaels one match from state

Local Sports

ST. ANSGAR — Lindsay Heffernan put everything in perspective at a crucial juncture on Monday night. The St. Edmond volleyball team led two sets to one in a Class 1A regional semifinal, and St. Ansgar (19-17) just rallied to tie the contest at 12-12 when Heffernan called a timeout. “I ...

INTERNATIONAL FLAIR

Local Sports

The Fort Dodge-area community helped get Nalayna Knuths to Thonon-Les-Bains, France for the International Combat Organization World Championships earlier this month. Knuths made sure the trip was well worth her while. The 15-year-old Southeast Valley freshman secured two silver medals and ...

Pairings set for area football squads

High School Football

Playoff pairings for all seven classes of high school football were announced on Saturday. Algona, Clarion-Goldfield/Dows, South Central Calhoun, Bishop Garrigan and North Union will all be in action this Friday night in round of 16 games. The Bulldogs head to Carroll for a Class 3A quarterfinal, with the winner taking on either Sioux Center or Bishop Heelan. Algona, Sioux Center and Heelan all finished tied atop the district, with the Crusaders earning the title via a tiebreaker. The Cowboys welcome district rival South Hardin in 1A action. During the regular season, they knocked ...

Dodgers end on a high note, but are left out of playoffs

High School Football

Following a victory filled with elation and a sense of closure, no one was more crestfallen at the end of Friday night than the Fort Dodge football team. Barely an hour after defeating Sioux City West in the regular-season finale, the Dodgers (6-3 overall) found out they landed a single spot ...

No. 15 Iowa Central pulls through on the road

Local Sports

INDEPENDENCE, Kan. - The 15th-ranked Iowa Central football team secured a 23-22 victory over Independence here Saturday evening. Maddox Griswold had a pair of receiving touchdowns for the Tritons (5-3 overall). Nick Cyrus had both a rushing score and a passing TD, as Gabe McWilliams hit ...