South Winn 106-pound wrestler Ethan Maldonado looks for a cradle during his consolation match at last week’s State Wrestling Tournament. Maldonado went 1-2 in the tournament, making him the first-ever Warrior freshman wrestler to win a match at State. (submitted photo)

Warrior wrestlers wrap up season at State

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek wrestling team sent a pair of wrestlers to the 2019 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament last weekend in Des Moines as 106-pounder Ethan Maldonado and 152-pounder Logan Schnuelle suited up for the Warriors at Wells Fargo Arena.

“We had a great experience this week in Des Moines. It is always great getting our guys down to the State meet, but getting two kids who will be back on our team (next season) is even better,” said coach Jake Elsbernd. “Ethan and Logan can bring this experience from the week back to the rest of the team and can hopefully help lead us in the future.”

South Winn’s Noah Tieskoetter pops a corner three-pointer during recent Warrior action. Last week, the Warriors picked up a hard-fought 58-56 win over MFL/MarMac to advance in the postseason. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW boys stay alive with big win over Bulldogs

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek boys’ basketball team picked up its fourth straight win in its 2019 postseason debut Thursday. The Warriors came out on the good side of a 58-56 score against the MFL/MarMac Bulldogs in a game played at Cascade.

The Warriors were led by a pair of double-digit scorers as sophomores Jacob Herold (19) and Collin Wiltgen (14) led the charge in the winning effort.

The Lightning Legends, which is South Winneshiek High School’s First Tech Challenge (FTC) team, is made up of (l-r) Scarlett Gansen (freshman), Brady Jaster (freshman), Carter Meyer (senior), and Rachel Meyer (seventh grade). (submitted photo)

Lightning Legends heading to State FTC

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The 2018-2019 South Winneshiek FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) team, the Lightning Legends, is on a mission. Led by senior Carter Meyer, freshmen Brady Jaster and Scarlett Gansen, and seventh-grader Rachel Meyer, the team has its sights set on the Iowa State competition, which will be held this weekend in Coralville.

“We were a finalist in the second qualifying match at the Super Qualifier, which was held in Sioux City,” explained co-coach John Erickson, who is joined by fellow coach Kristy Meyer in helping teach the young students. “We are technically called the coaches, but the team does a pretty good job of planning and building on its own.”

While the official challenges for the season were not released until September, construction of the robot, which is named “The Beast 2.0, began over the summer.