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Dodgers lean on experience

The numbers may be low, but the Fort Dodge cross country teams will have a big group of returnees on both the girls and boys side. The girls have six returners back, while there are five on the boys side. Back for the Dodger boys are seniors Michael Wagner, Omarian Myers-Zimmermann, ...

Dodger golfers in action

MASON CITY — The Fort Dodge golf team hit the road for the second time this season on Monday at the Mason City Invitational. Freshman Mason Frevert had the low score on the day with an 88. “Mason played well,” said Fort Dodge head coach Nick Vinson. “He started on the back and shot a 47. “He finished strong with a 41 on the front.” Sophomore Jaxson Dencklau shot a 93 and senior Evan Pratt had a 96. Freshman Davis Underberg rounded out the scoring with a 98. “We are a young team,” Vinson said. “We were about where we were in the first meet, on a 72-par course ...

Nine Lives

Blake Utley believes that the future of Fort Dodge baseball is as bright as it has been in recent years. Of the nine Dodger players honored with all-Iowa Alliance North status, seven of them are set to return after helping FDSH post 20 wins for the first time since 2016. Senior Dalton ...

Top Honors

Hope Alstott hasn’t even walked through the halls of Fort Dodge Senior High on a school day. On the softball diamond before her freshman year, Alstott proved that age doesn’t matter. Alstott was named to the IGCA All-State first team, the first eighth-grader in the history of Fort Dodge ...

Gaels can’t quite stop Saydel in ranked clash

SAYDEL — The ninth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team made it tough on No. 7 (3A) Saydel here Thursday night before falling 4-1. Faith Shirbroun connected on a solo home run for the second night in a row in the sixth inning, cutting the deficit to 2-1. The Eagles, though, added two more in the sixth to provide Dakota Lake with enough of a cushion. Lake, one of the top strikeout pitchers in the state, finished with 11 while allowing just three hits and the Shirbroun homer. She issued just one walk on the night. Coming into the game, Lake had recorded 183 strikeouts in just ...

Gaels working hard to grow

Kelsey Felch is hoping her St. Edmond girls golf team takes a significant step forward competitively in 2023 — as long as the Gaels are also enjoying themselves along the way. Felch welcomes four varsity letterwinners back to the lineup card for a second consecutive season this spring. The ...