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Dodgers’ mastery of Bobcats continues

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The eighth-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team piled up 23 runs and 17 hits in a doubleheader sweep of Marshalltown here Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Park. The Dodgers won the opener, 15-1 in four innings, and the second contest by a final of 8-0 in five. They have now defeated the ...

WEB GEMS

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The Fort Dodge baseball team received two strong pitching performances from Cael Adams and Mason Frevert in a convincing doubleheader sweep over Marshalltown. Scores of both games were 11-1 in five innings. With rain expected to hit the area, school officials moved the Iowa Alliance North ...

Gaels stay in NCC softball title hunt

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WEBSTER CITY — The seventh-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team set the stage on Wednesday evening for an upcoming showdown with Clear Lake at Rogers Park. Behind a six-run fifth inning, the Gaels put Webster City away with an 11-2 victory behind a one-hit performance from Toryn Helle ...

Area athletes garner all-state track and field honors

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A number of local and area high school track and field athletes were recently recognized by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches with all-state honors. St. Edmond head girls track and field coach CJ Tracy was among those nominated, landing the Class 1A coach of the year honor. Anna Lursen ...

TRACK IT DOWN

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After Fort Dodge’s doubleheader split with Des Moines Lincoln on Tuesday night, Blake Utley stressed the importance of being ready every day, every game. The Dodgers (19-10 overall) dropped a 4-3 contest in 10 innings to the Railsplitters (4-20) to open the evening, but came back strong ...

FD’s Pederson earns prestigious rugby invite

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Gavin Pederson is about to take his rugby experience to a new level. The recently-graduated Fort Dodge senior spent four days last week trying out for the Midwest Thunderbirds, a youth all-star organization representing a feeder program for the Midwest Rugby Union. The trip to Indianapolis ...