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Thu
12
Jan

TigerHawk grapplers battle on

 

The strain of a heavyweight wrestling match shows on the face of NFV’s Ethan Lape. However, the sixth-ranked heavyweight in Class 2A is just about to put this match against Wapsie Valley’s Rylan Duffy in the books at the 5:25 mark Saturday in Tripoli. (Kris Van Sickle photo) 

 

TigerHawk grapplers battle on

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

North Fayette Valley wrestlers returned to the mat Thursday with the first home meet of the season. Saturday, they were at a tournament hosted by Tripoli.

In the home meet, NFV split, beating Turkey Valley but falling to South Winn.

Thu
12
Jan

TigerHawk boys win 2 in UIC

 

Josh Guenther flies down the court to lay in two more points for NFV during recent action. The senior scored 22 points last week as the TigerHawks won two of three games, including a sweep of their two UIC games. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

TigerHawk boys win 2 in UIC

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The NFV boys’ basketball team pocketed a pair of conference wins last week, but lost a non-UIC affair Saturday at Decorah, 63-45.

The UIC games were contrasts in styles as the TigerHawks romped to a 57-35 win Tuesday, Jan. 3, in Postville. However, Friday’s game in Jackson Junction was a cliffhanger at the end with NFV holding on, 47-45.

Thu
29
Dec

Warrior boys see pair of wins

 

Brennan Holthaus hauls down a rebound for the Warriors in recent basketball action. The junior big man helped the team achieve a 2-1 record last week, which included wins over Mabel-Canton (Minnesota) and Postville. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Warrior boys see pair of wins

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

In a busy week ahead of the holiday break, the Warrior boys’ basketball team took care of business by picking up a pair of wins.

Monday evening, Dec. 19, South Winneshiek traveled to Luther College in Decorah for a make-up game against Mabel-Canton (Minnesota). In a tightly contested border battle, the Warriors represented the state of Iowa well by emerging with a 53-50 win.

Thu
29
Dec

SW girls looking for first win

 

Junior post Jaden Schweinefus plays strong defense during recent Warrior girls’ basketball action. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

SW girls looking for first win

 

 

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team continued its season last week with a tough stretch of games.

Monday, the Warriors traveled to Decorah to take on Spring Grove (Minnesota) in a border battle contest.

Thu
29
Dec

West Central heads into break an improved team

 

Lauren Fink brings the ball up the floor against the Edgewood-Colesburg Vikings on Tuesday, Dec. 20. She hit her second 3-pointer of the season in the game. Chris DeBack photo

 

West Central heads into break an improved team

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

 

The West Central Blue Devils girls’ basketball team heads into Christmas break with back-to-back road losses against Central City, 97-58, on Monday, Dec. 19, and Edgewood-Colesburg, 62-44, the following night.

Despite the 1-6 start, there are plenty of positives for the girls to pull from. They are improving, plain and simple. It is easy to see in their play. They have already tied the number of wins they had last year and are scoring more points. In fact, the girls are scoring 7.6 more points per game (42.6) so far this year than they did a year ago (35).

Thu
29
Dec

Blue Devils show grit in loss to Vikings

 

West Central's Decker Wirtz puts a shot off the glass in a loss to Edgewood-Colesburg on Tuesday, Dec. 20 (Chris DeBack photo)

 

Blue Devils show grit in loss to Vikings

 

 

By Chris Deback
cdeback@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

 

Despite a 68-14 loss to the Edgewood-Colesburg Vikings on Tuesday night, Dec. 20, West Central’s head coach Darrin Lockard says there are always positives to take away from a game.

“Coming into this game, we felt like we had a couple of good practices and had players beginning to be more aggressive,” Lockard noted.

Wed
28
Dec

NFV wrestlers 2-1 at quadrangular

 

NFV’s Wyatt Van Sickle makes a successful 2016 debut Thursday in Cresco. The TigerHawk 138-pounder wins in his first match of the season, throwing North Butler’s Teryn Joebgen in the first overtime. It was the first of six falls for NFV as it downed the Bearcats, 45-27. (Kris Van Sickle photo)

 

NFV wrestlers 2-1 at quadrangular

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

NFV wrestlers closed out the first half of the season with a pair of wins in a quadrangular Tuesday, Dec. 20, in Cresco.

The TigerHawks opened by beating North Butler, 42-27. In the second match, they lost to Crestwood, 51-23, but rebounded to edge Rockford, 39-34.

Wed
28
Dec

TigerHawk boys blitz Stars

 

Four Starmont players can’t stop Spencer Heyer’s move to the basket as the senior powers in for two. Heyer managed a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as NFV crushs Starmont, 70-39, Tuesday, Dec. 20, in West Union. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

TigerHawk boys blitz Stars

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The North Fayette Valley boys’ basketball team blitzed Starmont, 70-39, as the first part of the season closed Tuesday, Dec. 20, in West Union.

Wed
28
Dec

North Fayette Valley girls roll by Stars

 

Megan Niewoehner leads the break for NFV as the TigerHawks beat Starmont, 50-40, Tuesday, Dec. 20, in West Union. The sophomore helped the TigerHawks to an early 14-5 lead in the first quarter. She used her D and athleticism on plays like this to help NFV outdistance the Stars in the second half. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

North Fayette Valley girls roll by Stars

 

 

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

 

 

The North Fayette Valley girls continued to move up the standings, picking up their fourth win in five games Tuesday, Dec. 20, by rolling over visiting Starmont, 50-40.

The TigerHawk girls took it to the Stars early, hitting almost every shot they put up to race to a 14-5 lead during the first five minutes of the opening quarter.

Wed
30
Nov

TigerHawk bowlers lose by one

 

Bowlers from Forest City look on behind NFV’s Brian Roulson’s approach shot as the TigerHawk junior lets one fly in Tuesday’s (Nov. 22) match at Lilac Lanes in West Union. Roulson led the team with a two-game total of 372. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

TigerHawk bowlers lose by one

 

 

 

 

The North Fayette Valley bowling teams kicked off their second season Tuesday, Nov. 22, with a home meet against Forest City at Lilac Lanes in West Union.

The TigerHawk girls did not have a full team so they had to forfeit.

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