ALLEMAN — It would be easy for Fort Dodge football fans to turn the page and begin looking to 2025 after Friday’s Class 4A opening-round playoff loss to top-ranked North Polk. The Dodgers (7-3 overall) were a relatively young team this season, and despite the 36-6 setback last night, there ...

HUMBOLDT — Battle tested. Those were the two words Humboldt football coach Derrick Elman shared with his Wildcats following a white-knuckle ride in Class 3A state playoff action at Mason Maach Field on Friday night. “These guys just love playing for each other and together,” Elman said. ...

ALGONA — The Bishop Garrigan football team continues to pile up wins, advancing to the eight-player quarterfinals with a 47-12 victory over Riceville here Friday night. Behind their physical style of play, the Golden Bears (10-0 overall), who have now won 22 straight since a Week 1 loss in ...

MANSON — The dream season came to an end for ninth-ranked Manson Northwest Webster, but not without a fight. The Cougars (8-2 overall) fell to Sumner-Fredericksburg (7-3) in Class 1A second round game by a final of 14-0 on Friday night. “I’m extremely proud of our guys and the season ...

ALGONA — The Algona football team showed they are still a Class 3A threat, even without star quarterback Alex Manske. Nathan Manske, the sophomore brother of the Iowa State University commit, tossed two first-half touchdown passes as the Bulldogs crushed one of the more storied programs in ...

E-Hawks fall to South Hardin ELDORA — The Emmetsburg football team suffered a heartbreaking 27-20 loss to South Hardin here Friday night in a 1A contest. South Hardin (8-1 overall) will now meet Dike-New Hartford in the Pod B final, after the Wolverines handled South Hamilton, 55-22. With ...