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Tue
12
Mar

Lape inducted into IFCA Hall of Fame

Lape inducted into IFCA Hall of Fame

      Former North Fayette Valley and current Oelwein head football coach Bob Lape was one of five inducted into the Iowa Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame earlier this month. Lape, who has over 100 (103-66) career wins and lead the TigerHawks to a 2014 State title, was one of five coaches to make up the 2024 HoF class.

Tue
12
Mar

Stahl’s 2023 season ends with first USRA championship

Castalia’s Brad Stahl has been one of the top drivers in northeast Iowa in the USRA Tuner division over the last several seasons. In the 2023 season, Stahl captured his first career USRA national title as he had 23 top-fives and 11 feature wins in 29 starts. (submitted photo)

Stahl’s 2023 season ends with first USRA championship

By Zakary Kriener

      “It’s been a dream of mine to win a USRA national championship,” said Castalia’s Brad Stahl, a competitor in the USRA Tuner division that regularly races at Fayette County Speedway and Winneshiek Raceway. “I’ve got so many great family and friends to thank that have helped me achieve this goal and couldn’t have done it without them.”

      Stahl’s championship season included 29 feature races that produced an impressive 11 wins and 23 top-five finishes, allowing him to comfortably win the national championship by 126 points over the runner-up finisher.

Tue
12
Mar

Tieskoetter named a finalist for IGHSAU award

South Winn’s Josie Tieskoetter (center) had a big week last week as the senior athlete signed her Letter of Intent to attend Winona State University on Wednesday (March 6) as a future member of the track and cross country programs. Tieskoetter was also recognized as one of just six finalists for the prestigious E. Wayne Cooley Scholarship, which is given by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and recognizes a female high school athlete that has excelled in athletics, in the classroom, and in her community. Josie is pictured with her parents (front) Levi and Sally, along with high school track/cross country coaches (back, l-r) Scott Conway and Kevin Kearney. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Tieskoetter named a finalist for IGHSAU award 

By Zakary Kriener

      South Winneshiek senior student athlete Josie Tieskoetter, the daughter of Levi and Sally Tieskoetter of Calmar, had an exciting week last week with a pair of headlining announcements. The three-sport Warrior athlete signed a National Letter of Intent Wednesday to continue studying and competing at Winona State University. where she will run cross country and track.

Mon
04
Mar

Elgin native inducted into Texas Wrestling Hall of Honor

Elgin native inducted into Texas Wrestling Hall of Honor

      Elgin native Daniel McCready, the current head wrestling coach at Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas, was inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Honor for Coaches last month. Presented by the Texas High School Wrestling Coaches Association, the honor recognizes coaches for their leadership and contributions.

      McCready is a 2002 graduate from Valley High School, where he had a very succesfull wrestling career as an athlete. He is the son of Julie and the late Mike McCready, who was the Upper Iowa University head wrestling coach up until his death in 1999.

Wed
28
Feb

Record season comes to end in Substate final

Record season comes to end in Substate final

By Zakary Kriener

     It was a heck of a run for the TigerHawk boys’ basketball team this year, but NFV came up just short of its goal of making it to State with a tough loss to the No. 2-ranked Hudson Pirates on Saturday night in Dike.

     “I thought we met the challenge for the most part. It's easy to look at the score and see that we lost by 30 and say that that game wasn't competitive. That's not the case in my opinion. We only had 7 turnovers, held them to under 50 percent shooting, had 13 offensive rebounds, and according to our defensive metrics, we contested 80 percent of Hudson's shots when in half-court defense, that's a higher "rate of contest" for us than in some games that we won by double digits this year,” said coach Matt Krambeer on his team’s 70-33 loss. “We simply lost the game in transition and second shot opportunities. Once we got down by double digits, I thought we tried to get it all back at once, and quick shot the ball and that played more into Hudson's hand.”

Wed
28
Feb

TigerHawk girls win NCBC title

TigerHawk girls win NCBC title

By Zakary Kriener

      The 2023-2024 season may have come to an end a few weeks ago for the North Fayette Valley bowling teams, but it was certainly one to remember for the TigerHawk girls. Due to faults in the Varsity Bound system, which is the interface used for the majority of high school sports, the magnitude of the accomplishments that this year’s squad achieved were not fully recognized.

      The NFV girls finished their second straight winning season this year by going 10-1 overall and 8-1 in conference play, earning them the outright North Central Bowling Conference East Division title.

Wed
28
Feb

NFV boys triumph in District finals win

NFV boys triumph in District finals win 

By Zakary Kriener

     Tuesday night’s (Feb. 20) District finals matchup between the TigerHawk boys’ basketball team and a talented MFL/MarMac squad was one that lived up to the hype. After each team earned a win during regular season play, the rubber match featured both teams putting it all on the line for a spot in the Substate final.

     After a first quarter that was dominated by defensive play, the TigerHawks held a 9-7 advantage on the scoreboard – but the Bulldogs certainly would not go away. In the second quarter, MFL/MM took over the lead and held a 19-18 lead at halftime.

Wed
28
Feb

SW boys topped in OT in District finals

SW boys topped in OT in District finals

By Zakary Kriener

     The 2023-2024 boys’ basketball season came to an end for South Winneshiek last week as the Warriors fell to No. 10-ranked Kee in the District finals matchup on Tuesday night (Feb. 20) in Waukon.

     The Hawks pulled out to a 15-10 lead after the opening quarter, but South Winn came roaring back to carry a 30-29 lead into halftime.

Wed
28
Feb

All-UIC basketball selections

All-UIC basketball selections

’23-’24 ALL-UIC

GIRLS FIRST TEAM

*Kaelyn Elsbernd                       NFV

Brooklyn Hoey                            NFV

*Hannah Bogdonovich                 M/MM

*Ashlyn Scherf                            Cent.

*Addison Winters                         Kee

Kaitlyn Picha                               M/MM

Rylee Mudderman                       Kee

 

* Denotes unanimous choice

Tue
20
Feb

Kerr leads TigerHawks at State with podium finish

Kerr leads TigerHawks at State with podium finish

By Zakary Kriener

     The 2023-2024 boys’ wrestling season came to an end over the weekend and for the TigerHawk program, the year included many big strides that will carry over with numerous returners coming back next season.

     With an impressive five individuals competing at State last week, the team was led by junior Kenny Kerr who placed sixth at 175 pounds. Other TigerHawks that competed in Des Moines included Jaxson Lundgren (132), Tate Germann (138), Logan Boehm (144), and Malachi Rothlisberger (190).

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