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Fehr adds fourth career medal

DES MOINES — West Bend-Mallard senior Allie Fehr capped off her track and field career with a fourth medal at the Class 1A state championships here on Friday. The Wolverine placed fifth in the high jump, clearing 5-2 for a season-best. She had no trouble getting over the bar at 4-10 on her ...

BEST FOR LAST

DES MOINES — Rihanna Myers capped off her freshman season with her best throw yet. Myers placed 11th in the Class 1A discus here Friday at the state track and field championships for St. Edmond, setting a new personal record by three inches. The only other freshman in the 1A field was ...

Dodger relays hit Blue Oval

DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge boys track and field team put two relays on the Blue Oval here Friday during action at the state championships inside Drake Stadium. In the Class 4A 4x200 relay, the Dodger quartet of Taevon Feeley, William Jones, Sam Moser and Noah Daniel placed 17th in the ...

Dodgers sweep in home opener

It’s still very early, but Fort Dodge head coach Blake Utley likes what he sees from his Dodger baseball team so far. Less than 48 hours after a road sweep of West Des Moines Dowling to open the season, Fort Dodge stayed locked in Friday for its home opener at McNeil Field. The Dodgers ...

JOHNSON EARNS GOLD

DES MOINES — Colin Johnson made history here Friday night under the lights at the state track and field championships. Johnson, a senior for Southeast Valley, became the school’s first-ever boys track champion when he laid down a blistering 52.71 to capture the Class 2A 400-meter hurdles ...

Dodgers roll past Humboldt

Very few things surprise Andi Adams after nearly 30 years of coaching. She will be the first to admit that her sixth-ranked (Class 4A) Dodger softball squad pleasantly caught her off guard a little earlier in the week with a come-from-behind victory in their season opener against No. 3 (5A) West Des Moines Valley. Despite having to think on their feet a little and get creative with the schedule on Friday, Fort Dodge showed no sign of a letdown — or letting up — in a 13-0, four-inning win over Humboldt. Playing on Iowa Central’s turf field due to wet grounds on Diamond 1 at ...