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Tate Koster covers Cowboys athletics and the Friday-night and weekend news that follows the teams.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows’ playoff run ends at West Lyon’s hands, 42-14

The 50-yard line of a high school football field

The Cowboys finish 9-2 after their first quarterfinal trip since 2011. They pulled within a touchdown at the half before West Lyon took over.

Categories Cowboys Sports Tags Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Class 1A playoffs, Cowboys football, West Lyon

Wright County backs Hinson and McGowan as Democrats take the Senate race statewide

The Iowa State Capitol and grounds in Des Moines

Unofficial county totals gave Ashley Hinson 57% in the U.S. Senate race and Chris McGowan 62% in the 4th District, even as Democrat Josh Turek won the Senate seat statewide and McGowan won the House seat.

Categories News Tags Ashley Hinson, Chris McGowan, Dave Dawson, Josh Turek, U.S. Senate

County engineer brings a five-year roads update and bridge embargo changes

An aerial view of Iowa farmland and the roads that cut through it

County Engineer Adam Clemons was on the Nov. 2 supervisors agenda with an amendment to the Secondary Roads Five-Year Program, adjustments to specific bridge embargoes, and a posting for a mechanic at the Equipment Maintenance Facility.

Categories News Tags Adam Clemons, bridge embargo, secondary roads, Wright County

Cowboys go 2-1 at West Marshall Duals

MAC Center dual

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows wrestled at the West Marshall Duals on a Thursday in January 2022 and came home 2-1.

Categories Cowboys Sports

Cowboys wrestlers split conference opener

Wrestling mat

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows opened the 2021-22 wrestling season on a Thursday night in December with a conference dual meet, finishing 1-1.

Categories Cowboys Sports

Work begins on C-G-D’s new baseball and softball complex

Sunset HS artificial-turf baseball field - Beaverton, Oregon (2016)

Dirt started moving in October 2021 on the new home for Clarion-Goldfield-Dows baseball and softball.

Categories Cowboys Sports

First COVID-19 vaccines reach Iowa health care workers before Christmas

Vero Cell COVID-19 vaccine vial, cotton swab and syringe

Iowa’s first COVID-19 vaccinations went to health care workers in the week before Christmas 2020.

Categories News

St. Edmond beats Cowboys 30-8 at Dodger Stadium

Angelo State vs. Texas A&M–Commerce football 2015 22 (A&M–Commerce field goal)

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows had a long night at Dodger Stadium in Fort Dodge in September 2020, losing 30-8 to St. Edmond.

Categories Cowboys Sports

Clear Lake beats C-G-D/CAL 39-15

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Playoff hopes for the Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL football team mostly ended on a Friday night in October 2016 in Clarion, where Clear Lake won a district…

Categories Cowboys Sports

Cody Kapka pitches Cowboys to 7-1 opening win at Rockford

Winona State baseball pitcher Mike Wasilik 2014

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows opened its 2015 baseball season with a 7-1 win at Rockford, behind a strong start from Cody Kapka.

Categories Cowboys Sports

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