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REACH FOR THE STARS

Six Fort Dodge volleyball players were named to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference North division squad, the league announced recently. Meah McCaleb, Cadence Touney and LJ Maehl each made the first team while Lucy Porter was on the second. Braxtyn Dencklau and Maeleena Meyer were honorable ...

Area volleyball players lauded for their talents

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released all-state and all-district selections for the recent volleyball season. South Central Calhoun’s Jayci Graeve and Newell-Fonda’s Kinzee Hinders each made all-state teams, while Mariah Myers of St. Edmond was one of 15 from the area to make ...

Iowa Central women fall on the road

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Iowa Central women dropped an 82-75 decision to Southeast here Sunday afternoon. Hannah Bogdonovich had 13 points, Ashlin Jacobsen added 12 and Kayla Johns-McGarity 11 to lead the Tritons (4-1 overall). Johns-McGarity had nine rebounds and Fort Dodge Senior High grad ...

WILDCATS EARN TITLE SHOT

CEDAR FALLS — The early moments of Humboldt’s state semifinal game here on Saturday night followed a familiar pattern. Thankfully, so did the conclusion — just in time to rewrite recent history. The top-seeded and second-ranked Wildcats prevailed in a tug-of-war with No. 5 Mount Vernon ...

FITTING FINISH

MARSHALLTOWN — The moment that Julia Eastman found out she would be on the medal podium was a feeling like nothing before. The Fort Dodge senior placed sixth in the 100 backstroke, making her Fort Dodge’s first podium finisher since Eileen Fierke in 2022. “The moment I saw a six by my ...

Iowa Central drops heartbreaker, 7-3

EL DORADO, Kan. — The Iowa Central football team suffered another heartbreaking defeat here Saturday in their regular season finale. After taking a 3-0 lead on No. 11 Butler with just under two minutes to go in what had been a defensive battle throughout, the Grizzlies marched 75 yards over ...