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St. Edmond returns to field for Homecoming

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What amounts to a three-game run to the playoffs begins on Friday night for the St. Edmond football team. The Gaels host GTRA for Homecoming inside Dodger Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. St. Edmond (3-2 overall, 3-0 in the district) currently shares the eight-player, District 1 lead with ...

Algona tops Gaels in NCC volleyball clash

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Thursday night may not have resulted in a win for the St. Edmond volleyball team, but it definitely offered several bright spots moving forward. The Gaels capped a turbulent week by pushing North Central Conference rival Algona to four sets. Scores were 25-10, 25-10, 17-25 and 25-21 in ...

October brings more pivotal grid matchups

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For the 109th time on the football field, Humboldt and Algona will meet on Friday night. The “Battle of Highway 169” will take place on the Bulldogs’ home field. Both the Algona (3-2, 0-1) and Humboldt (2-3, 0-1) lost their district openers last week and need to get back on track this ...

Fort Dodge splits on the road in volleyball

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DES MOINES — After picking up a lopsided win against Des Moines Hoover on Tuesday, the Fort Dodge volleyball squad was caught from behind on Thursday at Des Moines East. The Dodgers (3-15 overall) swept the Huskies by scores of 25-12, 25-11 and 25-5. “It’s always nice to get a win on ...

NORTHERN EXPOSURE

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HAMILTON, Ontario — Black and Gold seems to be the perfect uniform colors for Kyler Fisher. For six years, the former Southeast Valley all-stater suited up in that color scheme for the University of Iowa. He has since traded his Hawkeye Black and Gold for Hamilton Tiger-Cat Black and Gold ...

Rodriguez bows out at girls state tennis

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WATERLOO — The state tournament didn’t go the way Manuela Rodriguez had hoped, but it was still the perfect place for the Fort Dodge senior to end her standout career. Rodriguez dropped a straight-set match to North Scott’s Madelyn Jepsen in the opening round, 6-0 and 6-0, at Black Hawk ...