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Garrigan's Buscher places in Top-5 at state golf

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BOONE — Gabriella Buscher secured a Top-5 finish here to lead the Bishop Garrigan girls golf team at the Class 1A state championships on Friday. Buscher was fifth overall, as Mount Ayr’s Jaylee Shaffer claimed her second consecutive title at Cedar Pointe Golf Course. In the team race, the Golden Bears tied for fourth with Westwood. Easton Valley secured a three-peat atop the standings, with Highland second and South Winneshiek third. Along with Buscher, Lucy Eisenbarth was 33rd overall, Addison Kuper finished 38th, Ava Snider was 57th, Graclyn Eastman placed 69th and Hailee ...

Gaels move to 5-0 with win at Humboldt

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HUMBOLDT — The bats came alive for the eighth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team here Friday night vs. Humboldt. Toryn Helle blasted two home runs and Faith Shirbroun had one as the Gaels rolled to a 12-4 victory in their North Central Conference opener. St. Edmond (5-0 overall, ...

Dodger baseball team splits at No. 2 Waukee

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WAUKEE — The Fort Dodge baseball team secured a split against a Class 4A state tournament contender here on Friday night. After dropping the opener of a twinbill with No. 2 Waukee by a 10-0 count in six innings, the Dodgers responded, scoring a 2-1 nightcap victory. Sophomore Cael Adams went five innings, allowing just three hits and an earned run while striking out four with only one walk. Junior Mason Frevert finished things off for Fort Dodge (7-2 overall) with two scoreless frames, allowing a just single hit and striking out two. “Cael pitched with a lot of confidence in ...

HELLO, WORLDS!

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GENEVA, Ohio — Dreshaun Ross of Fort Dodge showed once again here on Friday why he should never be doubted at the U20 World Team Trials. After falling to Coby Merrill via technical fall in the first match of their best-of-three series, Ross rallied with a vengeance in the next two bouts, ...

Area golfers reach state clubhouse

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North Union’s Drew Henderson capped off his high school golf career with a bronze medal Wednesday at the Class 1A state championships. Henderson shot even-par in the second round from Westwood Golf Course in Newton, ending his two days at 1-over for the tournament. East Marshall’s Cody Weaver denied Keith Thompson from Hamburg a third straight state title, finishing at 6-under after back-to-back rounds of 3-under. Thompson was second at even-par. Henderson played both the par-4s and par-5s at 1-under for the day, recording four birdies on the round with 10 pars. He had three of ...

Dodgers pull away from Boone late

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The Fort Dodge softball team never panicked against Boone here on Thursday, eventually rallying from a late deficit to post an 11-3 victory in six innings. The sixth-ranked (Class 4A) Dodgers exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the sixth after trailing 3-2. Freshman Emersyn Lara had a three-run double to cap the comeback, while junior Ellie Doster had a two-run two-bagger of her own earlier in the frame. “Seeing us just keep grinding away, not forcing too much and trusting each other was very encouraging,” FDSH head coach Andi Adams said. “I wasn’t worried, and the kids ...