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Lopsided sweep for No. 9 Dodgers at DM Lincoln

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DES MOINES — A doubleheader loss on Monday didn’t sit well with the 9th-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge baseball team, so on Wednesday, the Dodgers took their frustrations out on Des Moines Lincoln. Fort Dodge (25-7 overall) scored a combined 34 runs in 18-4 and 16-0 five-inning wins over the Railsplitters (8-19). “They definitely did (concentrate on bouncing back),” said FDSH head coach Blake Utley. “We were running into their fifth and sixth pitchers, so we took advantage of that. “The guys had fun and hammered the ball, which was good to see.” The Dodgers did their ...

New scoreboard up next for McNeil Field

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The Fort Dodge Community Schools Foundation has taken the lead alongside two local businesses in an upcoming project to replace the baseball scoreboard at Ed McNeil Field inside Dodger Stadium. Work is slated to begin this fall above the ivy-clad walls in right-centerfield. The current ...

WIN SECURED

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Bill Shirbroun saw too many game-changing moments to narrow it down to just one that helped his third-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team hold off Webster City here Wednesday night at Rogers Park, 5-4. Faith Shirbroun hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth, Sophia Schlienz made a ...

EARLY ENTRY

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The wheels are in motion for eighth graders to participate in Iowa high school athletics as soon as this fall. Two months ago, Iowa lawmakers passed House Bill 2591, giving the go-ahead to eighth-grade students to join high school programs a year early. Governor Kim Reynolds signed that bill ...

QUEEN LEE

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If you can’t find Francis Lee on the North Polk girls soccer sidelines, just listen. Lee isn’t bashful about cheering her team on. In fact, she encourages it. Lee, a 2014 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate, wears her emotion on her sleeve. She’s unapologetic about it. “I’m ...

Another sweep for Dodgers vs. Mason City

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Things don’t always go as planned for the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team. Even a rivalry that’s become as lopsided as the series with Mason City will produce a surprising turn of events every once in a while. Head coach Andi Adams reminds her Dodgers it isn’t the action, but rather, the reaction that matters most. Despite falling behind 3-0 and 6-4 early, Fort Dodge calmed the waters and ultimately swept the Riverhawks by scores of 9-6 and 9-0 to extend the program’s win streak over Mason City to 10 seasons and 36 games overall. The Dodgers (24-3 ...