South Winn junior Billie Wagner qualified for the State Track Meet this week in three separate events, including the 1500-meter run, 3000-meter run, and as a leg of the 4x800 meter relay. (Zakary Kriener photo)

South Winn sending 12 events to State Track

by Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek track and field teams will be represented in a total of 12 events at this week’s State Track Meet in Des Moines after a stellar performance at Thursday’s State Qualifying Meet at Edgewood-Colesburg.

Elizabeth Bohr watches her fairway shot on a par 5 hole at South Winneshiek Country Club in Calmar on Tuesday (May 10) during the Upper Iowa Conference Meet. The freshman shot a 119 to earn All-Conference honors for the Warriors. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior girls take 4th at Regionals

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior girls’ golf team saw its final action of the 2022 season Friday as the team competed in Regional action at Tri-City Golf Course in Luana (hosted by Postville).

South Winneshiek finished fourth in the team standings with a score of 478. Leading the way was freshman Elizabeth Bohr who carded a 111 and missed advancing by just a stroke.

South Winn’s Shaun Klimesh watches his putt approach the hole during recent Warrior golfing action. On Monday (May 9), Klimesh led South Winn with a 99 at the Upper Iowa Conference Meet. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Klimesh headed to Districts after shooting 93

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn boys’ golf team competed Wednesday in Sectional action at Woods Edge Golf Course in a meet hosted by Edgewood-Colesburg. After the dust had settled between the seven teams competing, South Winn senior Shaun Klimesh emerged as an individual District qualifier after shooting a 93.

North Fayette Valley junior Carter Schlawin will head to Ames this week to compete in the State Special Olympics Summer Games. Schlawin will compete in the shot put and 100-meter dash after he qualified in first in both events in March at the Northeast Iowa District Special Olympics at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. (submitted photo)

Schlawin to compete at Summer Games

West Central’s Brandon Cushion shot a 91 last week at Sectionals to advance onto District action this week in Cedar Falls. (submitted photo)

Cushion advances to Districts with round of 91

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

West Central junior Brandon Cushion kept his 2022 golf season alive last week as he shot a 91 at Sectionals to advance to the District meet this week.

Sieck headed to State for Blue Devil T/F

by Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

West Central will be represented by junior runner Charlie Sieck at the 2022 State Track Meet this week in Des Moines as he was the lone Blue Devil to advance from last week’s State Qualifying Meet at Edgewood-Colesburg.

Sieck took second in the 3200-meter run on Thursday with a time of 10:20.48. Although he was runner-up at the meet, his time came in as the fourth quickest qualifying time in all of Class 1A.

Freshman defenseman Gavyn Grove got some important playing time in a recent NFV home soccer game. Grove and the TigerHawks wrapped up the regular season last week and are set to begin postseason play on Thursday with a home game against Belmond-Klemme. (Zakary Kriener photo)

#2 TigerHawk boys win Indee Invite, finish 13-1

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The No. 2-ranked TigerHawk boys’ soccer team capped off its 2022 regular season on a high note by going 3-0 on its way to winning the Indee Invite.

“It has been a tremendous season with a mix of young and experienced athletes on this team,” said coach Ignacio Fuentes after the tournament win. “I said it at the beginning of the season and I will say it again, this team is special. We have great momentum going into the postseason and the team’s mood is at an all-time high!”

NFV’s Shae Moncada watches the ball fly off her wedge at last week’s UIC Meet. Moncada earned All-Conference honors after carding a 114 on the day. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk girls golf ends season at Regionals

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The NFV girls’ golf team was in action for the final time this season on Friday as it played in Regional action at Fox Ridge Golf Course (Dike-New Hartford).

The TigerHawks shot 455 as a team to take fifth place in an effort led by senior Claire Cummings.

TigerHawk forward Makenna Grove dices between a pair of Viking defenders during last week’s matchup against Decorah. On the season, Grove led North Fayette Valley with five assists. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV girls fall to Decorah in regular season finale

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk girls’ soccer team wrapped up the regular season portion of its 2022 season last week with a 2-0 loss to Class 2A Decorah.

TigerHawk thrower Blake Reichter continues to raise the bar in the discus event. Thursday at NFV’s State Qualifying Meet in Osage, the junior tossed a career-best 154’05” to take first place and qualify him for State. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV sending five events to State Track Meet

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley track and field teams competed at the Osage State Qualifying Meet on Thursday afternoon and after the results were tallied on Saturday, the TigerHawks will have five events in action at the State Meet later this week in Des Moines.

Representing the TigerHawks at State will be junior discus thrower Blake Reichter, as well as the freshman trio of Ayden Burrow (110 hurdles), Sarah Dean (discus), and Braelyn Meyer (1500- and 3000-meter run).