South Winn senior Cole Klimesh is focused as he lines up a shot during recent Warrior basketball action against Turkey Valley. SW won the contest, 59-47, on Friday, Dec. 21, to bring a 6-2 record into the holiday break. (Jennifer Olsen photo)

SW boys outlast Trojans

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior boys’ basketball team picked up win number six of the season on Friday night, Dec. 21, as it defeated Turkey Valley, 59-47.

“This was a great team victory for our guys,” said coach Blake Moen. “From start to finish, our guys did a great job of staying focused and staying the course throughout the entire 32 minutes.”

Still no ice fishing

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) still does not recommend ice-fishing at Volga Lake.

According to the DNR, “The edges are thin. Rain and rising river levels will create variable ice conditions. Use extreme caution as conditions can change fast. Ice depths are highly variable.”

 Lake Meyer has ice three to five inches thick, but extreme caution is urged. Edges may be soft; check ice depths often, especially near springs.

TigerHawks crush Eagles

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV boys’ basketball team ended the 2018  part of the season with a 57-29 victory over Clayton Ridge Friday, Dec. 21, in Guttenberg.

However, it wasn’t an easy victory because, as co-head coach Matt Krambeer explained, “CR has one of the toughest venues in the conference to play in.” 

The night before, NFV won an emotional, hard-fought win over a tough New Hampton squad, and the team seemed to get off to a very sluggish start in Guttenberg, turning the ball over five times in the first quarter.

Despite that, the TigerHawks clung to a 9-8 lead at the end of the quarter. Over the next eight minutes, NFV relied on its defense and a 35-footer at the buzzer by Brooks Hovden to fashion a 27-17 halftime lead. 

Girls' BB whips Eagles

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV girls’ basketball team stopped a two-game skid with a 60-27 pasting of Clayton Ridge on Friday, Dec. 21, in Guttenberg.

The game was never close as the TigerHawks blitzed the Eagles with an 18-5 run in the opening quarter. By halftime the gap was 28 points as NFV led, 41-13. 

SW basketball plays Friday

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek girls’ and boys’ basketball teams played only one game last week, taking on Turkey Valley on Friday night. Due to an early press deadline, results and statistics were unavailable press time. Check out next week’s Ossian Bee for results and photos from the games.

At 220 pounds, South Winn’s Ethan Timp works for positioning during a match at Thursday night’s Upper Iowa Conference Duals at Tripoli. Timp went on to pin his opponent in 0:59. (Jerry Wadian photo)

SW wrestlers have strong week in duals

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior wrestling team continues to improve as it rolled into the holiday break with a strong week. The Warriors went 5-2 on the week, which included a 3-2 mark and third-place honors at the first-ever Upper Iowa Conference Dual Tournament.

NFV’s Carson Ward goes over three players to can this jumper in recent action. The senior does a little bit of everything for the TigerHawks, from scoring to rebounding, ball handling, assists and playing good D. (Jennifer Olsen photo)

Boys BB keeps rolling

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV boys’ basketball team continues to breeze early in the season, notching two more wins last week. 

The TigerHawks extended their UIC string to six wins in a row by beating Kee on Tuesday, Dec. 18, and beating New Hampton on Thursday.

Due to the early holiday press deadline, results from Friday’s game in Guttenberg will appear in next week’s paper.

NFV’s Gunner Rodgers (center) shares the moment with his proud parents, Clint and Amanda, after winning his 100^th wrestling match Thursday in Tripoli. Rodgers entered the exclusive win club with a throw against MFL/MM. With 103 wins so far, the senior has a chance to reach the top two or three most wins in school history. (Jerry Wadian photo)

Gunner Rodgers wins 100th

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Although battling injuries and illnesses, NFV wrestling had a big night Thursday in Tripoli. The team finished second in the First Annual UIC Dual Meet, and Gunner Rodgers entered the pantheon of NFV wrestling greats when he won the 100^th match of his career.

The TigerHawks finished 4-1 on the night in the Gold Bracket. Their only loss was a close one to MFL/MM, ranked fifth in Class 1A. NFV was in that match all the way, but forfeits and losses by younger grapplers was enough for the Bulldogs to earn a hard-fought win.

For the tournament, Levi Lauer, Weston Fantz, and Gunner Rodgers all went 5-0.

South Winn junior Logan Schnuelle controls his opponent during recent Warrior wrestling action. The 152-pounder picked up a win by fall over his East Buchanan opponent in the final match of the meet to tie it up; however, the Warriors lost by the tiebreaker. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warriors go 1-5 in dual action

The South Winneshiek wrestling team had a busy week, which included six dual meets.

The Warriors took on Oelwein and East Buchanan on Tuesday, Dec. 11, in triangular action.

Against Class 2A Oelwein, the Warriors fell, 45-30. South Winn was able to win four matches by fall, thanks to Ethan Maldonado (106), Phillip French (113), Chance Adams (126), and Jacob Bohr (160).

In the second dual of the evening, the Warriors fell to East Buchanan, 40-39, after a tiebreaker point went in favor of the Buccaneers.

South Winn’s Ashley Kriener hustles upcourt during last week’s 64-10 win over Postville. Kriener had eight points in the game, as well as an 11-point performance in Friday night’s victory over West Central. (Jennifer Olsen photo)

SW girls win pair of UIC matchups

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team had a dominating week last week, going 2-0 and winning by a combined 132-33 over Postville and West Central.

On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Warriors traveled to Postville to take on the Upper Iowa Conference foe Pirates.