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Tritons double up at home invite

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 Ivanna Becerra-Diaz took first place with a round of five-over par 76. “I’m incredibly proud of our men,” ICCC head coach Kris Graewin said. “We’ve graduated a lot of our varsity lineup (from 2022-23), and this year’s group has come in and worked so hard. “I’m very impressed ...

St. Edmond entertains unbeaten Baxter

When the eight-player, District 9 champion is crowned next month, the result of this Friday’s game between St. Edmond and Baxter could be what decides the winner. Kickoff between the Gaels and Bolts is set for 7 p.m. inside Dodger Stadium. Both St. Edmond (2-0 overall, 1-0 in league) and Baxter (2-0, 1-0) are receiving votes in the latest AP Top-10 poll. Both are also unbeaten overall and perfect through one district contest. This is the first meeting between the two since 2011 when Baxter was still a consolidated program with Collins-Maxwell, who the Gaels topped last Friday ...

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 ...