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The St. Edmond boys golf team picked up a dual victory over Southeast Valley here Tuesday at Lakeside Golf Course. The Gaels shot a 176, besting the Jaguars by 14 strokes. “It was good to come out and post a nice score on a perfect day,” SEHS head coach Matt Dillon said. “There was some wind to adjust to, but the kids did a great job.” Jack McElroy was medalist, as the senior fired a 38. Junior Ty Mericle followed with a 41, as Maxxus Laufersweiler added a 48. Carson Bargfrede (49), Hunter Horn (51) and Kinnick Henning (54) rounded out the scoring. Southeast Valley’s ...

Dodgers pick up first win

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DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys tennis team earned their first victory of the season on Tuesday night. The Dodgers (1-3 overall) beat Des Moines East (0-4), 10-1. Fort Dodge won five of the singles matches and swept in doubles. Aidan Recker, Corban McHone, Jaxon Price, Jaxton Jones and Easton Minkoff picked up wins in singles competition. “It was a really good day of tennis, even with the one loss we had,” said Fort Dodge head coach Scott Messerly. “Aidan Recker had a really really nice win at No. 1 and all the kids really played well, showing so much improvement up and ...

Jags win home boys track title

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GOWRIE — The Southeast Valley boys track and field team took advantage of great conditions to shine here Monday night, capturing their home invitational title. The Jaguars scored 140 points, as Roland-Story was second followed by Webster City. Madrid, Manson Northwest Webster, Ogden, Gilbert and Pocahontas Area rounded out the team standings for Class A. Southeast Valley claimed four relay and two individual event titles, adding seven more runner-up and third place finishes to the medal haul. Alex Burger won both the 400 hurdles (55.61) and long jump (21-5-5) while running on the ...

Gael victories for Valles, Hindt

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Anthony Valles and Aaron Hindt both claimed event titles on Monday at the 67th annual Dodger Relays. The St. Edmond duo won the 3,200 and the 200-meter dash, respectively, inside a windy Dodger Stadium. Valles, a Gael senior, won the 800 last year on J.H. Nitzke Track, but this time ...

SURGING AHEAD

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It was a windy night inside Dodger Stadium on Monday, but it was a welcome-home party for the Fort Dodge boys track team. Senior Noah Daniel kept his 100-meter dash perfection intact, and junior Jayce Point added another gold for homestanding FDSH, which came away with six runner up showings ...

Tritons go 4-0 on the road

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The No. 21 Iowa Central softball team can produce key hits at any time in the batting order. On Sunday, former Southeast Valley standout Ellie Nolte helped provide a little juice in helping the Tritons secure another series sweep, finishing the weekend away from home a perfect 4-0. Iowa ...