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Seeden steps down as Gael volleyball coach

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Heather Seeden has resigned as head volleyball coach at St. Edmond. The school’s activities director, David Flattery, confirmed with The Messenger that assistant Lindsay Heffernan has been named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2025 season. Seeden took the program over last ...

Porter, Bartlett headed to Florida

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St. Edmond’s Blake Bartlett and Hayden Porter of Fort Dodge have both been selected to compete in Florida with The Spects National Baseball Team this month. The freshman baseball players will compete in the WWBA Freshman World Championships, an event that draws elite talent from across the ...

STILL PERFECT

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The seventh-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team picked up a key ICCAC victory here Tuesday night inside Hodges Fieldhouse, sweeping No. 13 Des Moines Area. Scores were 25-20, 25-22 and 25-13. The Tritons (19-6 overall, 7-0 in conference) have now won six straight and are 8-0 on the year at ...

Rodriguez ready for state tourney appearance

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WATERLOO — Manuela Rodriguez has been working towards this moment since long before she entered the high school hallways at Fort Dodge. The Dodger senior punched her ticket to the Class 2A state tennis singles tournament with a runner-up performance at a regional qualifier earlier this ...

Rial, Underberg earn league honors

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DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys competed in the Iowa Alliance Tournament at Blank Golf Course on Tuesday. The Dodgers placed sixth in the 10-team field, shooting a 334. Ottumwa (316) was the champion, followed by Marshalltown (320), Des Moines Roosevelt (321), Mason City (328) and Ames ...

Harvey doubles up for Dodgers

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Fort Dodge senior Gracie Harvey was a double winner in the girls swim team’s home dual with Des Moines Lincoln on Tuesday. The Railsplitters topped the Dodgers, 97-66. Harvey took gold in both the 200 individual medley (2:31.88) and the 100 butterfly (1:07.74). She was joined by junior ...