The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team’s lineup is known for its prodigious power. For the Gaels to be true contenders, though, head coach Bill Shirbroun knows steady defense and the ability to manufacture runs are boxes that must also be checked. St. Edmond did a little of ...
PLEASANT HILL — The third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team gave up a big inning in a ranked battle on Wednesday night. The Dodgers (9-2 overall) dropped a 7-2 contest to No. 13 (5A) Southeast Polk (6-6). The loss ended Fort Dodge’s seven-game win streak. “A loss in early ...
OTTUMWA — The Fort Dodge baseball team dropped a pair of contests to Ottumwa on Wednesday night. The Dodgers (6-7 overall) lost the opener, 13-5, and fell 14-8 in the nightcap. Fort Dodge struggled in the field in both contests, committing 16 errors in the two contests. In the opener, ...
MARSHALLTOWN — Fort Dodge’s Manuela Rodriguez and Micah Flaherty reached the Round of 16 state co-ed tennis on Tuesday. The pair of Dodger No. 1s, won their first match after a bye and lost their second match in the Round of 16. Rodriguez and Flaherty beat a team from Linn-Mar after ...
Fresh off an extended weekend in West Des Moines, the third-ranked (Class 4A) Fort Dodge softball team made quick work out of Sioux City West here Monday night at Rogers Park. Senior Mackenzie McIlrath hit a two-run homer in the first, eighth-grader Aubrey Alstott had two doubles and drove in ...
ALGONA — The sixth-ranked (Class 1A) St. Edmond softball team overcame their first deficit of the season here Monday night, topping Algona, 15-4 in six. Down 4-2 heading to the third, the Gaels (5-0 overall, 2-0 in North Central Conference) put together back-to-back three-run ...