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Sports Columns

Constable’s passion, commitment lauded in his time of need

In tense moments of pressure or uncertainty, Todd Constable has been there to offer balance — even levity — at Fort Dodge Senior High when it often needs such perspective. Now, the community is trying its best to let Constable know just how much his kind heart and Dodger loyalty have meant ...

FD’s Carver in a zone as senior year winds down

Where others may see adversity, Connor Carver identifies opportunities. Last week, on a rainy evening in Waukee, Carver battled the elements to pull off a rare, almost unprecedented feat: qualifying for the state track meet in four different individual events, split between two on the running ...

FIGHT OF HIS LIFE

Sam Mosley has never been one to ask for help, and the idea of going public with a health matter wasn’t even open for discussion until very recently. That all changed for the 1978 Fort Dodge Senior High graduate when he realized his life likely depends on doing both. Mosley, an FDSH Hall ...

Czinano was a steady hand, pillar of strength for Iowa

Lost in the shuffle of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kim Mulkey’s usual antics, LSU torching the nets, dubious officiating and everything that made the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship one for the ages was the quiet — yet memorable — farewell of Iowa senior Monika Czinano. The ...

Ruffridge named new FDSH AD

Brandon Ruffridge is a competitive person by nature. The long-time Pocahontas Area athletic director is driven to succeed and win. He’s passed that passion along to his three children, as well as the countless number of students he’s taught, coached and led during a 27-year career in ...

Wonder Woman

They said she was too arrogant. Too slender. Too selfish. Too indignant. Too irritable. Now, she’s just too good. The entire college basketball world - and then some - stopped to watch Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team on Sunday night, as the Hawkeyes looked to end a ...