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FD girls at Ballard in regional opener

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HUXLEY — The Fort Dodge girls start postseason play here Wednesday night at Ballard in a Class 4A, Region 2 opener. Tip is set for 7 p.m. The Dodgers (7-14 overall) and Bombers (8-13) are meeting for the first time. The winner advances to play Pella (12-9) on Saturday in a regional semifinal, with No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes, Webster City and Boone on the other side of the bracket. Led by FDSH all-time 5-on-5 leading scorer LJ Maehl, the Dodgers will look to find the same rhythm that carried them to a 4-2 mark late last month. Maehl, a Northwest Missouri State commit, is averaging ...

Tritons sweep in home softball debut

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The 24th-ranked Iowa Central softball team took advantage of ideal conditions to play a doubleheader with Marshalltown here at Rogers Park on Sunday. After winning the opener, 11-1 in five innings, the Tritons completed the sweep with an 8-7 victory. In the nightcap, former St. Edmond ...

Tritons' offense heats up

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Offense, and plenty of it, bolstered Iowa Central in its 2026 home-opening baseball series at Rogers Park. Taking on Sauk Valley Community of Illinois in a set that was put together the week prior due to a spring-like forecast in Fort Dodge, head coach Eric Stein’s squad ran their record ...

Crimmins hungry to take the next step at state

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DES MOINES — A year after getting his feet wet at the state wrestling tournament, St. Edmond sophomore Matthew Crimmins enters year two looking to secure a medal. Crimmins, the lone qualifier for the Gaels, opens action in the Class 2A, 144-pound bracket here on Thursday inside Casey’s ...

Dodger boys win regular-season finale

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Fort Dodge build some momentum heading into the postseason and sent its seniors off with a win on Tuesday night, as the Dodger boys rolled past Perry by a final of 76-58. Head coach Willie Williams’ squad, now 4-17, capped off the regular season with a double-digit victory over Perry for ...

Gael girls advance to regional semis

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St. Edmond head girls coach CJ Tracy summed up a 52-40 victory over Baxter here Tuesday night with four simple words. “We found a way,” Tracy said. “We dealt with foul trouble, adversity and missing a starter. But we just kept fighting. “I’m so proud of these girls. Each and ...