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POWER OF FOUR

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DES MOINES — The Humboldt wrestling team may not have the numbers, but head coach Chad Beaman believes his four state qualifiers have already written their stories. “As a team, we fell short of our goals,” Beaman said. “We lost some continuity about mid-season. Some things were ...

SPECIAL SEASON: PART II

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DES MOINES — The ascension of the Algona wrestling team may have caught some people from surprise. Head coach Nick Kuecker saw it coming. The Bulldogs will take 11 wrestlers inside Wells Fargo Arena, just a week after claiming the school’s first ever state dual championship. “I think ...

Crimmins set for state trek

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DES MOINES — Head coach Kaden McClintock still remembers the mistakes he made leading into his state tournament run as a St. Edmond wrestler. That’s why McClintock is doing everything in his power to prepare Matthew Crimmins to not do the same. Crimmins will start his journey with an ...

Gael girls break posteason hex

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CORRECTIONVILLE — CJ Tracy knew it wouldn’t happen over night, but for the first time in 11 seasons, the St. Edmond girls have made it to the third game of the postseason. The Gaels (8-14 overall) beat River Valley (12-11) 60-48 on Tuesday night. St. Edmond will now travel to Coon ...

Area First Round Pairings

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CLASS 3A FORT DODGE (9) 106 pounds Trace Rial, so., (22-5) vs. winner of Hudson Fleming, so., Bettendorf, (29-20)/Mariyon Norton, sr., Waterloo East, (26-11) 113 pounds Damien Yeoman, fr., (33-17) vs. Elliot Gnewuch, so., Cedar Rapids Xavier, (24-7) 144 pounds Koy Davidson, sr., ...

Career night for Westerhoff

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PERRY — The Fort Dodge boys basketball squad closed the regular season in style here Tuesday, defeating Perry by a final of 72-62 for their fifth victory of the new year. Senior Cade Westerhoff had a career-high 28 points and 21 rebounds as the Dodgers (5-16 overall) led by as many as 18 in ...