HUMBOLDT — Over 100 times Algona and Humboldt have met, but never with this much magnitude. For the 108th time in the Battle of Highway 169, the Bulldogs (6-0, 2-0) will travel to Humboldt (5-1, 2-0) to try to be the lone unbeaten team remaining in Class 3A, District 2. “First of all the ...

Defending champion Bishop Garrigan will get a taste of what the postseason is going to feel like. The top-ranked Golden Bears (6-0 overall, 4-0 8-Man, District 2) will host seventh-ranked GTRA (6-0, 4-0) who is gaining steam in the AP prep rankings. Bishop Garrigan has put together a ...

LE MARS — The ninth-ranked Fort Dodge football squad has played their way into the Class 4A playoff hunt. For all intents and purposes, the Dodgers’ postseason run starts now. Head coach Nik Moser’s team heads to Le Mars for a rare Thursday night game against the Bulldogs. Kickoff is ...

As is often the case with Homecoming week, the complicated emotions and landslide of distractions bled into Fort Dodge’s football game with Storm Lake on Friday. When push came to shove, though, the Dodgers simplified their 55-26 victory over the Tornadoes at the point of attack with a ...

COON RAPIDS — The St. Edmond football team kicked off a modified three-game season with a convincing 55-22 victory here Friday night over Coon Rapids-Bayard. Behind two defensive touchdowns just over a minute into the game, the Gaels moved one step closer to securing the first eight-player ...

MANSON — The Manson Northwest Webster football team is off to its best start in over 10 years. The Cougars (5-1 overall, 3-0 district) won their third straight game, knocking off Sioux Central (3-3, 0-3) by a final score of 24-14 on Friday night. It’s the most wins in a season for the ...