October 2019

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Trojans swamp Devils, 68-0

Trojans swamp Devils, 68-0

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

Before West Central’s last home contest of the season against second-ranked Turkey Valley, head coach Steve Milder said, “Turkey is so fast. We just can’t match their speed and depth.”

The Trojans proved Milder a prophet as they raced to a 30-point advantage in the first quarter.

TV’s defense was also   very good, limiting WC to 56 yards on the ground and 104 through the air. The Devils also coughed up the ball three times on fumbles and were picked off once.

Dan McDonough went 11-25 through the air with the one pick. Aiden Nelson caught five passes for 38 yards. Creighton Houge, Anthony Martin, and Logan Westcott had two receptions apiece, for nine, 22, and 35 yards, respectively.

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Devil VB finishes regular season

WC’s Isabell Eitel had to use all of her speed to get to this ball to save it from scoring a point for NFV Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Maynard. Eitlel made 11 digs and had two assists against the TigerHawks; Thursday in Calmar she led the team with 11 assists. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Devil VB finishes regular season

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

West Central volleyball finished the regular season last week by splitting a pair of conference games.

The team is off this week as it prepares for postseason play next Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Winthrop as it faces East Buchanan (4-19) in a 7 p.m. contest with the winner moving on to face Wapsie Valley (18-13) in Fairbank on Monday, Oct. 28, also at 7 p.m.

The final week of the regular season started in Maynard on Tuesday, Oct. 8, against NFV.

Fans at the game saw a very competitive match with many long volleys.

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Oct

SW netters bested in pair of UIC matches

South Winn freshman Allison Heying sets the ball during recent Warrior volleyball action. The team will close out the regular season this week as it takes on Postville on Thursday. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW netters bested in pair of UIC matchups

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior volleyball squad took to the court twice last week, dropping both matches against Upper Iowa Conference foes to fall to 2-23 on the season and 0-6 in conference play.

MFL/MarMac

South Winn began the week Tuesday, Oct. 8, against UIC front-runner MFL/MarMac (currently 14-11, 7-1 in UIC). The Bulldogs were able to defeat the Warriors in three consecutive sets (25-17, 25-17, and 25-18).

“Our girls played a great match, but we just couldn’t get past one rotation in each set,” said coach Glenna Munuswamy. “Our blocking and defense did a great job of slowing down a very powerful Bulldog offense.”

South Winn had six blocks, led by Sydney Becker and Kaitlyn Theis with two apiece.

Junior Madison Kriener led the team with seven

kills, while classmate Sara Biraschi had team-high five aces.

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Warrior fall to #2 St. Ansgar

Junior receiver Cael Kuboushek stiff arms a Saint defender during Friday night’s 49-14 loss to St. Ansgar. Kuboushek, who entered the week as the second-leading receiver in all of Class A (behind only teammate Noah Tieskoetter) had four receptions for 35 yards and a touchdown. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors fall to #2 St. Ansgar

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Friday nights contest between the Class A, No. 9-ranked Warriors and the No. 2-ranked Saint Ansgar Saints featured two of the top offenses in the entire state. While the two district foes are used to putting up big numbers, their means of doing so couldn’t be more polar opposite as the Saints entered the game as the top rushing team in the state among all classes, while the Warriors brought the second-leading passing attack in the state among all classes.

Unfortunately for South Winn, only one of the offenses prevailed in the battle for the District lead and likely title. 

“This was a tough loss for our kids,” said head coach Jason Ohrt. “I felt like we had a great week of practice, but Saint Ansgar is just a tough team to prepare for. They have a special group this season.”

Saint Ansgar rushed for 479 rushing yards and seven touchdowns in the 49-14 win, while the Warriors were only able to accumulate 246 yards of offense (89 passing yards).

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Oct

Warrior runners perform well at SW Invite

South Winn’s Chance Adam helped the Warrior boys to a second place finish at last week’s South Winn Invitational in Calmar as he finished 14th in a time of 18:13.02. (submitted photo)

 

Warrior runners perform well at SW Invite

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior cross country program played host to the 2019 South Winn Invitational last week (Tuesday, Oct. 8) at the South Winneshiek Golf Course near Calmar and neither the boys or girls disappointed.

In a field filled with many top teams in the area, the Class 1A No. 6-ranked boys’ team placed second with 70 points behind only Class 3A No. 7-ranked Decorah (23). Crestwood (Class 2A, No. 13) finished third with 73 points.

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Oct

Local trick-or-treating times

Trick-or-treating will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, in Ossian this year. Last year, young trick-or-treaters Jenna and Avery Peters (l-r) enjoyed the evening of gathering candy and treats throughout the streets of Ossian. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Local trick-or-treating times

 

Local trick-or-treating times

The Halloween season is fast approaching, which means that trick-or-treating season is almost here! Here is a list of local trick-or-treating dates and times for the area.

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