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St. Edmond heads to Audubon for district matchup vs. Wheelers

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AUDUBON — The St. Edmond football team heads to the home of the world’s largest bull looking to bounce back this Friday night. The Gaels (2-1 overall, 1-1 in district) take on Audubon here with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. After reeling off back-to-back wins over Bishop Garrigan and ...

District action gets under way in 1A, 2A

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The push for the postseason continues Friday across the Messenger area. Teams in Classes 1A and 2A open district play this week, while eight-man and Class A district action has already begun. Class 3A, 4A and 5A squads will fight for district supremacy beginning next week. There are a ...

Ayala will be brand ambassador for Shimkat

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Shimkat Motor Company of Fort Dodge wasn’t necessarily looking to join the Name, Image, Likeness market, and Drake Ayala hadn’t been actively pursuing an NIL deal as a busy student-athlete at the University of Iowa. When the two sides realized how much they had in common, though, a ...

Wagner eighth at Storm Lake

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STORM LAKE — Fort Dodge’s Michael Wagner turned in a Top-10 performance at the Storm Lake Cross Country Meet on Tuesday. Wagner, a senior for the Dodgers, crossed the tape in 17:29.95 to finish eighth. The Dodgers placed eighth as a team. Moc-Floyd Valley was the team champion with 66 ...

Three in a row for Dodgers

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MASON CITY — The Fort Dodge volleyball team remained unbeaten in conference play, sweeping Mason City here Tuesday night. Scores were 25-18, 25-23 and 25-18 as the Dodgers (7-3 overall) won their third straight match. Meah McCaleb led the way for the Dodgers with 10 kills, adding 12 digs ...

Tritons double up at home invite

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It was a clean sweep for the Iowa Central golf program in their 2023 home debut at the Fort Dodge Country Club on Monday. The Triton men and women secured team titles at the Iowa Central Fall Kickoff tournament, with DMACC placing second in both races. On the individual front, Triton freshman ...