Dominic Sisneros (3) and Cael Kuboushek (2) go up to make a play on the Postville throw during Friday night’s win over the Pirates. While neither Sisneros or Kuboushek were able to come down with the interception on this play, Sisneros was able to pick one off at the end of the first half. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW scores early and often in 55-0 win over Postville

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It took just 19 seconds for the Warriors to put its first touchdown on the scoreboard on Friday night as Class A No. 5-ranked South Winn took care of business on Homecoming, beating Postville by a tally of 55-0.

“I was really pleased with the fast start,” said coach Jason Ohrt after leading his team to its fourth win in as many games this season. “We made it a goal this week to come out and be explosive on offense.”

South Winn runner Hunter Wagner runs hard at a recent area cross country meet as he and the No. 14-ranked Warrior boys continue their 2020 season. Last week at Central Elkader, Wagner took 24th in the varsity race in a time of 19:49. While normally a 24th place finish would bring in valuable team points, the Warriors already had their points allotted as they placed all five scorers in the top seven. (Jerry Wadian photo)

SWXC takes care of business at Central

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

South Winn was the team to beat in Elkader last week as the Class 1A No. 5-ranked girls and No. 14-ranked boys each finished atop their respective races.

Up against a field of teams that included the No. 10-ranked team in Class 3A (Charles City) and No. 12-ranked Class 1A team (Kee), the Warrior girls stuck together and claimed the win in impressive fashion. With Warrior runners taking the third through sixth finishes in the race, 36 points was enough to finish eight points ahead of Charles City.

South Winn’s Madison Kriener (right) goes for the kill during Thursday night’s UIC volleyball match against West Central. Kriener had a team-high six kills on the night to go along with a pair of blocks on defense. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior volleyball team picks up first win!

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Competing in tournament action over the weekend in Nashua, the South Winneshiek volleyball team notched its first win of the season over West Fork! The Warriors would fall to North Linn and Nashua-Plainfield later in the day to go 1-2.

“It was great for the squad to pick up its first victory of the season,” said coach Alex Smith. “I was pleased with our approach from the time we got on the bus, knowing we needed to bring a lot of focus and effort on the day to compete at a Saturday tournament.”

West Central sophomore Brandon Cushion (35) takes down an opposing ball carrier during recent Blue Devil football action. Cushion had an impressive 11 total tackles in Friday night’s loss to Midland. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Blue Devils fall to Midland in return to gridiron

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

After a week off, the West Central football team was back playing under the lights Friday night as they took on Midland on the road.

Despite getting back several players that were recovering from injuries, the Blue Devils were unable to match up against the Eagles as they fell by a score of 62-14.

“Our lack of size shows as we get worn down by bigger bodies,” said coach Steve Milder after the loss. “We played excellent defense in the first and third quarters and are disappointed in the final score, as the game was much closer than it shows.”

In front of a large Senior Night crowd, Blue Devil senior Bryleigh Rouse makes a dig to help West Central shut out South Winn, 3-0, last week. The night featured several milestones for Rouse as she recorded her 500th career kill and 500th career dig on Thursday night. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Blue Devil netters shut out SW on Senior Night

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The West Central volleyball team hit their home court in Maynard for the first time this season, putting on a show for a full gym of Blue Devil fans.

“We had a great first home game and senior night!” said coach Abby DeGroot, whose team went 3-0 against South Winneshiek on Thursday night.

The Blue Devils had wins of 25-22, 25-11, and 25-11 to help them improve to 3-2 on the young season.

Leo Phan is not the fastest runner on the very talented NFV boy’s cross country team. However, judging by the expression on his face during the recent Bob Scott Invitational Cross Country Race in West Union, he has to be one of the most determined as he sprints towards the finish line. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV boys 2nd, girls 3rd at Central XC meet

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

In action for the second time in three days, the TigerHawk cross country program competed at Central on Thursday afternoon and came home with a couple of top three team finishes.

Carrying the title of the No. 10-ranked team in Class 2A, the TigerHawk boys placed all five scoring runners inside the top 11 to score 37 points, but unfortunately it was not quite enough to win the meet. South Winneshiek, the No. 14 team in Class 1A, took first with 19 points while Clayton Ridge was third with 78 points.

TigerHawks bounce back to beat Central

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

      The TigerHawk volleyball team overcame a 1-0 deficit Thursday night to get the 3-1 win over Central.

      “Like Tuesday night, we started off slow,” said head coach Jenny Lee, whose team dropped the first set by a score of 25-22. “We passed really well throughout the night and our aggressive serving helped us pull of the win.”

NFV gained 320 total yards last week against New Hampton. Most of that is due to the stout blocking of the men in the trenches. A perfect example is this play where seniors Alex Streif (52) and Chase Cooley (55) pass block against the Chickasaws. (Jerry Wadian photos)

TigerHawks rally big in the second half to beat NH

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It took a big time rally for the TigerHawk football team Friday night, but they got it done to pick up win No. 2 of the season!

“Friday was a great win for us,” said coach Justin Heins, who coached NFV to a 28-27 win over New Hampton. 

Warrior runner Billie Wagner keeps around the corner as she competes at the Bob Scott Invitational Cross Country Meet last week at North Fayette Valley. The talented sophomore took second in the girls’ varsity race in a time of 20:10. (Jerry Wadian photo)

SW boys and girls finish in top-2 at NFV

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The conditions were less than ideal, but the results were spectacular for the South Winneshiek boys’ and girls’ cross country teams as they competed at the first ever Bob Scott Invitational Cross Country Meet last week in West Union.

“This was a challenging course and with the rain soggy in places, I anticipated times to be slower than our first meet,” said coach Scott Conway after Thursday’s meet. “However, a number of athletes ran season best times and several came close to their lifetime bests.”