Sports

Wed
05
Dec

1st quarter woes trip G/BB

 

NFV’s Emma Ney beats two Turkey Valley players upcourt as the sophomore stops and pops a trey in action Tuesday, Nov. 27 at Jackson Junction. The TigerHawks lost the season opener to the Trojans, 60-53. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

1st quarter woes trip G/BB

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Poor first quarters came back to haunt the NFV girls’ basketball team last week as it dropped the first two games of the season.

 Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Jackson Junction, Turkey Valley hit the TigerHawks with a 21-8 blitz in the opening quarter. The next eight minutes were also bad as the Trojan press put NFV in a 37-18 hole at the break. NFV would rally in the second half, but fell, 60-53.

 After facing the 19-point deficit to start the second half, the TigerHawks righted the ship, outscoring TV, 35-23, over the final 16 minutes. NFV even pulled to within three points, 51-48, with two minutes to play. However, the Trojans held on for the win. The big difference came at the foul line as TV hit 19 of 32 to just 4-9 for NFV.

Wed
05
Dec

Boys' BB wins season opener

 

 

Senior Brooks Hovden stole the ball from a Turkey Valley player and converts the defensive stop to two points as he lays the ball up with a pair of Trojans are in pursuit. NFV won this season-opener, 54-41, Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Jackson Junction.. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Boys' BB wins season opener

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The NFV boys’ basketball team opened the 2018-19 season with a big 54-41 victory over Turkey Valley, one of the preseason conference favorites, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, on the Trojans’ home court. 

  Both teams started slowly on offense, with the first point coming on a TV free throw at the 4:47 mark of the opening quarter.

  The TigerHawks’ Kole Johnson made the game’s first basket with 4:21 to play, making it 3-2 in favor of the Trojans. 

 After that, NFV took over, scoring 11 of the next 12 points to lead, 13-4, at the end of the first quarter.

Wed
05
Dec

Wrestlers open the season

 

NFV’s Levi Lauer controls a first-round opponent at 126 during the Cliff Keen Tournament in Independence Friday night. Lauer won the match and his next one before suffering an injury in the third match and defaulting the final two matches. (Dick Fridley, Oelwein Daily Register photo) 

 

Wrestlers open the season

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

NFV wrestling opened its season over the weekend. One group competed at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Independence on Friday ,and eight JV wrestlers went to the tournament in Jesup on Saturday.

The Cliff Keen Invite is one of the largest in the state with over 30 teams from several states competing in two different brackets. The TigerHawks finished a very respectable 26th, while Christian Brothers College High School of St. Louis, Mo., won and host Independence placing 11th.

NFV had six wrestlers qualify as place winners.

Wed
28
Nov

Bowlers open with a win

 

Trent Clausen fires one down the alley at Lilac Lanes in West Union as the senior rolled a 162-213-375 to help NFV beat Forest City in the season opener Friday. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Bowlers open with a win

By Jerry Wadian

 

jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The 2018-19 sports season began Friday with the TigerHawk bowlers hosting Forest City.

The NFV boys won the school’s first competition of the season, beating their Indian counterparts, 1739-1645, in individual competition and 1739-1645 in the Baker Rotation. 

NFV’s top three bowlers each outscored the top bowler for Forest City.

Wed
31
Oct

Warriors compete at State Cross Country

 

South Winneshiek cross country runner Ashley Kriener leads a pack of runners during Saturday’s State Meet in Fort Dodge. Kriener went on to finish 48th in the Class 1A race. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors compete at State Cross Country

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

South Winneshiek cross country runners competed for the final time in 2018 on Saturday as the boys’ team and Ashley Kriener competed at the State Meet in Fort Dodge.

Competing as an individual in the girls’ Class 1A race was South Winn’s Ashley Kriener. The senior placed 48th in the event, finishing in a time of 21:30.7.

Wed
31
Oct

Devils bow out at Tripoli

 

West Central’s Kenadie Betz pooches one over the net in recent Class 1A Region 5 playoff action. The second-team All-UIC player had 65 assists in the Devils’ three playoff games, including 30 0n Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Riceville. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

Devils bow out at Tripoli

 

 

West Central concluded its best volleyball season in recent memory with a 3-0 loss to sixth-ranked Tripoli on Thursday night on the Panthers’ home court. The set scores were 25-10, 25-19 and 25-19. 

The Blue Devils just couldn’t stop Tripoli’s Zoe Semelroth who dominated the net with 21 kills and two blocks.

Wed
31
Oct

Good day for NFV Cross Country

 

 

Chandler Douglas leads a group of runners at Saturday’s State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge. The NFV senior finished ninth in Class 2A with a time of 16:53.9. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Good day for NFV Cross Country

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

Chandler Douglas capped the 50th year of cross country at North/NF/NFV by becoming the latest in a long line of top-10 runners at a State Cross Country Meet Saturday in Fort Dodge as the senior flashed across the finish line in 16:53.9, earning a medal for finishing ninth in Class 2A.

  The boys had three runners earn the right to run Saturday. In addition to Douglas, Caleb O’Hare ended his senior year with a 60th-place finish in 18:07.9. Junior Weller Clark made his first appearance at Fort Dodge by coming in 84th with a time of 18:28.0. Clark was hampered in Fort Dodge because he was battling an illness at the time.

 In the team race, Tipton won with 72 points, followed by Bellevue (100 points) and Sioux Center (102 points).

  Brynn Gamm made it to Fort Dodge for the second consecutive year. The sophomore finished the course in 20:45.9, placing her 29th overall.

Wed
24
Oct

Warriors fall in season finale

 

South Winn defenders Noah Tieskoetter (14) and Seth Greve (75) wrap up a Mason City, Newman ball carrier as Abe Schmitt (68) and Logan Schnuelle (20) move in to secure  the tackle during Friday night’s 53-39 loss to the Knights. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warriors fall in season finale

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winneshiek football team concluded its 2018 season with a tough, 53-39, loss to District champion Mason City, Newman on Friday night in Calmar.

“We put ourselves in a hole in the first half with missed tackles and turnovers,” said Warrior coach Jason Ohrt. “Our kids kept playing, but we ran out of time to get back in the game in the fourth quarter.”

Newman scored 21 points in the opening quarter to South Winn’s seven, which came on a 10-yard run by junior Jaron Todd. The score was Todd’s eighth rushing touchdown of the season.

In the second quarter, the Warrior pass game began to emerge as sophomore Jacob Herold threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Carter Wenthold and a 34-yard score to Colin Wiltgen.

The Knights also found the end zone often in the second quarter as they scored three times, making a halftime score of 40-20.

In the third quarter, Mason City, Newman scored two rushing touchdowns to pull out to a 53-20 lead.

The Warriors added three touchdowns in the final quarter of the season as Herold connected with Cole Klimesh from 54 yards away and Noah Tieskoetter from both 66 yards and 35 yards to make a final score of 53-39.

“I was proud of the effort (that) our young team gave each week, despite all the injuries we sustained this season,” closed Ohrt for the final time in 2018. 

Wed
24
Oct

Warrior VB advances in Regionals

Warrior VB advances in Regionals

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

The South Winn volleyball team advanced in its 1A Regional matchup last week as it defeated Postville, 3-0 (25-7, 25-14, and 25-18), on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

“Postville is one of those teams you never want to overlook because they can get some fire in them and become really scrappy on defense,” said Warrior coach Glenna Munuswamy. “You hope that your girls have the right mentality to stay focused and aggressive in these matches and we did just that. They (South Winn) had a win on their minds and played with a high level of intensity.”

Wed
24
Oct

Warrior boys, Kriener advance to State

 

Warrior girls’ cross country runners (l-r) Shira Hageman, Jenna Knutson, and Ashley Kriener run together during recent action. At last week’s State Qualifying Meet in Cedar Rapids, Kriener advanced to the 2018 State Cross County Meet. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior boys, Kriener advance to State

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

On Thursday, the Warrior boys’ and girls’ cross country teams traveled to Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids for Class 1A their State Qualifying Meet. The South Winn boys’ team advanced to the State Meet, while Warrior girls’ runner Ashley Kriener advanced as an individual.

Leading the way for the No. 8-ranked boys was Paul Hageman (second, 17:27.45) and Emmett Schwartzhoff (third, 17:59.03). Sophomore Jamison Meyer (sixth, 18:09.19), freshman Chance Adam (16th, 18:33.46), and sophomore Toby Conway (27th, 18:59.71) also contributed to the second-place effort.

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