DES MOINES — Knox Ayala’s first state tournament run experienced just one bump in the road. The Fort Dodge freshman entered the Class 3A 106-pound bracket as the fourth seed, and Ayala finished his maiden voyage as a bronze medalist. “I didn’t get what I wanted, but there’s always ...
DES MOINES — When Rylee Brown and Jesse Egli entered the state tournament one final time, there was only one goal in mind: to finish on the podium. Both Fort Dodge seniors walked into the Casey’s Center as three-time qualifiers, but had zero medals between the two of them. That ended ...
DES MOINES — A day after losing in the state championship match, Humboldt’s Broedy Hendricks was already back to work. “Thinking about my (upcoming) senior year, it’s definitely going to drive me to finally get that win and become a state champ,” Hendricks said on Sunday. “Yes, ...
The Iowa Central men’s basketball program will forever remember its sophomore class of 2026. Five impactful players were honored on Saturday inside Hodges Fieldhouse as the 13th-ranked (NJCAA Div. II) Tritons rolled past Iowa Lakes by a final of 96-77. Aleix Sempere, CJ Mitchell, Jordan ...
Graham McFall of course hoped for the best, but he wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from his Iowa Central women’s basketball team in his first year at the helm. The Tritons were just 7-21 in 2024-25, and they only earned two victories in ICCAC league play. McFall’s returning ...
ANKENY — The Fort Dodge boys will open postseason play on Monday night. The Dodgers (4-17) will travel to Ankeny Centennial (8-13) for a 7 p.m. tip of a Class 4A, Substate 2 first-round contest. Fort Dodge is coming off a 76-58 victory over Perry, where four Dodgers reached double figures ...