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WAITING GAME

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The fourth-ranked Iowa Central baseball team will have to play the wait-and-see game now. Facing elimination in the Region XI Tournament at Rogers Park this past Saturday, the Tritons were unable to get going, falling to Kirkwood, 13-3 in five innings. The loss knocked Iowa Central (46-13 ...

Gaels eager to get on diamond

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It’s been an interesting preseason for Mike Szalat and the St. Edmond baseball team. With nearly every kid involved in spring sports, Szalat has yet to really see his projected group together. But that hasn’t kept him from being excited to get on the diamond. “We work around it ...

AREA ATHLETES SOLIDIFY STATE SPOTS

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The tentative list of state track and field qualifiers has been released by the IHSAA and IGHSAU for Des Moines next week. All the action begins on Thursday inside Drake Stadium and continues through Saturday night. The Fort Dodge boys qualified in three events from two individuals, as Noah ...

Dodger girls host FDSH golf invite

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The Fort Dodge girls golf squad hosted their annual invitational on Friday at the Country Club. Junior Braxtyn Dencklau placed 13th overall for the Dodgers with a 48-44—92. Dencklau recorded six pars in her round. Freshman Emma Lloyd (49-56—105) was next in line for FDSH, followed by ...

Dodgers ready to get started

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There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the Fort Dodge baseball team in 2024, but with it comes a lot of potential as well. Three Dodger seniors will guide the ship and help usher in a talented era of underclassmen. Seniors Jace Johnson, Landen Hout and Karch Smith will be the leaders in ...

St. Edmond girls host district golf meet

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Lake Mills and Bishop Garrigan advanced through the first round of girls regionals here Friday at Lakeside Golf Course. Behind Avery Lichter’s medalist round of 80, the Golden Bears placed second overall to the Bulldogs. North Union’s Amelia Fothergill was an individual district ...