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Tritons push softball win streak to 20

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ESTHERVILLE — The win streak for the No. 21 Iowa Central softball team reached 20 here on Wednesday with a sweep of Iowa Lakes. Scores were 4-1 and 7-4. The Tritons (23-3 overall, 8-0 in the ICCAC) have not lost this month — a run that dates back to a 2-0 road defeat at 25th-ranked Kansas City-Kansas. Natalie Rasmussen paced the offense in the opener with a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the seventh. Kyra Kain added a solo home run in the fourth. Jillian French allowed just four hits and struck out seven, as the lone run scored in the opener was unearned. The ...

Emotional day at the ballpark

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There were plenty of emotions at Rogers Park on Wednesday for a mid-week ICCAC baseball contest between No. 12 Iowa Central and Iowa Lakes. Playing close to home for the first time since going through a tragic experience that resulted in the death of Laker player Carter Johnson, former ...

High hopes for Fort Dodge boys

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The Fort Dodge boys track team has already shown signs of a potentially special season on the horizon. Senior Noah Daniel, a four-time state qualifier, is healthy again and setting up for a strong ending to his high school career. Daniel, who has qualified in both the 100-meter and ...

DOUBLE VISION

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DES MOINES — For St. Edmond, history repeated itself in more ways than one at the 2026 boys state basketball tournament. The Gaels were crowned Class 1A champions, giving head coach Adolph Kochendorfer a title in his final season at the helm and matching the program’s accomplishment ...

Lursen wins 400 for Gaels

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WAVERLY — The spring track and field season is still in its infant stages, but St. Edmond senior Anna Lursen appears to already be in state form. Lursen, a University of South Dakota commit, won the 400-meter run here Tuesday night at the Wartburg Invitational. She clocked a winning time of 59.96, which places her in the Top-25 this year in Iowa, as she bested runner-up Molly Maurer of Garner-Hayfield/Ventura by nearly two full seconds. The gold-medal performance by Lursen was part of a strong night of competing by the Gaels, who wrapped up their indoor season. “It was good for ...

FD soph Pederson lands on IAC team

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Reggie Pederson concluded his sophomore season leading the Fort Dodge boys with all-Iowa Alliance Conference honors. Pederson was selected to the second team by the league coaches recently. Teammates Tytrell Mosley, Hayden Zuspann, Taevon Feeley and Brody Maehl were honorable mention ...