SW VB closes out regular season

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn volleyball team closed out its 2018 regular season last week and now shifts its attention toward postseason. The Warriors split their two contests last week, picking up a win over MFL/MarMac on Tuesday (Oct. 9) and losing to West Central on Thursday.

Led by 11 All-Upper Iowa Conference selections, the Warrior boys’ and girls’ cross country teams each placed first at Thursday’s UIC Meet in West Union. All-Conference runners included (front, l-r) Shira Hageman, Melissa Ward, Ashley Kriener, Jenna Knutson, Kayley Taylor, Olivia Massman; (back) Jamison Meyer, Chance Adam, Emmett Schwartzhoff, Paul Hageman, and Toby Conway. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Boys' and girls' XC win UIC titles

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It was a clean sweep for the South Winn cross country program at Thursday’s Upper Iowa Conference meet in West Union as both the boys’ and girls’ team won respective team titles. Led by 11 total all-conference runners, the Warrior boys won by a single point and the girls were victorious by four points.

Leading the way for the No. 8-ranked SW boys, who won by a point over North Fayette Valley, was Paul Hageman. The Warrior senior placed second with a time of 18:12.25.

WC falls to Springville

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The West Central football team hosted Springville on Friday night in Maynard, falling 55-16. 

A quick start for Springville proved to be too much for the Blue Devils to overcome as WC trailed 27-8 after the first quarter and 43-8 at the half. The lone West Central touchdown came from a 49-yard interception return by Aiden Nelson.

The Blue Devil receiver added a second touchdown in the third quarter as he scored on a 45-yard pass from quarterback Adam Dolf. Springville, however, added two more scores of their own to create a final score of 55-16.

NFV had six runners earn All-Conference honors at the UIC XC Meet Thursday in West Union. All-UIC performers must finish in the top 15 in their respective class. The six TigerHawks are (front, l-r) Carson Ward, Jesse Daughton, Brynn Gamm, Weller Clark, and Davan Crooker; (back) Chandler Douglas, Caleb O’Hare, and Weston Fantz. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Boys second by a point at UIC

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

A mere point separated the NFV and South Winn varsity boys’ teams after running the Upper Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet on Thursday.

Turkey Valley was scheduled to host, but the recent heavy rains left the golf course in Jackson Junction in no condition to be used. Hence it was moved to West Union, which has the only course not on a golf course.

TigerHawk senior Chandler Douglas won with a time of 17:35.26. SW’s Paul Hageman was second in 18:12.25.

Overall, the top five Warriors finished second, third, sixth, seventh and 10^th for a total of 28 points 

Meanwhile, Douglas, Caleb O’Hare, Weller Clark, Jesse Daughton, and Weston Fantz finished first, fourth, fifth, eighth and 12^th, respectively. Had the score been tied through five runners, NFV would have won since Davan Crooker placed 13^th and his SW counterpart was 17^th.

NFV’s Payten Lehmann crosses up the Clayton Ridge players by dinking this ball over the net during Thursday action in West Union. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV splits in UIC VB

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV volleyball split a pair of conference games last week. 

Tuesday, the TigerHawks swept Turkey Valley, 25-22, 25-21, and 25-21, on the Trojans’ home court.

Thursday at home, NFV lost the final game of the regular season to Clayton Ridge, 10-25, 15-25, and 17-25.

Trey Darnall (11) goes flying out-of-bounds on a two-point conversion attempt. The NFV junior couldn’t quite turn the corner against Columbus and wasn’t tall enough to extend the ball over the goal line. (Jerry Wadian photo)

One point heartache

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV lost a one-point heartbreaker, 35-34, to the heavily favored Sailors of Waterloo Columbus Friday night in West Union.

  It was a seesaw contest all night, but missed PATs left the TigerHawks playing catch-up.

 NFV started on the wrong foot when it fumbled the opening kickoff, giving Columbus the ball on the TigerHawk 22. Four plays later, the Sailors scored to make it 7-0 with just 2:51 gone in the opening quarter.

Brynn Gamm leads a long line of runners in the cross country meet Thursday that drew 700 athletes to West Union. Gamm placed fourth with a time of 21:22.38. (Jerry Wadian photo)

700 runners invade WU

 After the cross country meet Tuesday, Oct. 2, in Manchester was cancelled due to the weather, officials at NFV decided to schedule a home meet. It was necessary because the runners really needed the competition, particularly with the conference meet next Thursday.

The meet had to be organized in less than 48 hours because it had to be run on Thursday. It was open to middle school, JV and varsity (with JV and varsity running together).

Initially, 10 schools were expected, with many bringing runners for only one or two events.

It seems with the record-setting rains last month and carrying over to this week, a great many schools were in the same boat (seemingly an ark) as NFV, because meet officials had to turn away 22 schools to keep the event to a manageable 12.

NFV VB in Region 8

By Jerry Wadian

jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV will open the Class 3A Region 8 volleyball playoffs against highly-rated New Hampton on Wednesday, Oct. 17, on the Chickasaws home court. Starting time will be 7 p.m.

The winner will play the winner of the Waukon/Crestwood match in a 7 p.m. contest on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in New Hampton. 

Gunner Rodgers (7) upends the Oelwein quarterback for a sack as Drew Berger (67) flies to the action. Seth Meyer (76) and Brooks Hovden (10) were both converging on the hapless Husky. (Jerry Wadian photo)

TigerHawks pound out a win

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV pounded out a workman-like 24-6 victory Friday against visiting Oelwein.

  After the Huskies opened the game by going three-an-out, the TigerHawks took over on the 50. It took NFV 13 plays to make the score 6-0 with 5:17 left in the first quarter. A 14-yard pass from Brooks Hovden to Mac Whelan set up a four yard TD run by Liam McIntyre.