Abby Reichter zings one of her team-high six assists Tuesday, Dec. 4, against South Winn. The NFV sophomore led all scorers with 21 points, including three treys; she also grabbed five rebounds as the TigerHawks won a thriller, 59-58, over SW. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Sweeps week for NFV girls

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV girl’s basketball team made a clean sweep of UIC foes last week, downing South Winn in West Union and West Central in Maynard.

NFV won its first game of the season Tuesday, Dec. 4, squeaking by South Winn, 59-58, in West Union. 

NFV junior Brennan Imoehl scores an easy basket over a South Winn defender on Tuesday, Dec. 4, in West Union. Imoehl had his best game of the season against the Warriors, scoring 10 points and grabbing nine rebounds. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Boys' BB on top in UIC

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The NFV boys’ basketball team won a pair of conference games last week, placing the TigerHawks all alone on top of the UIC with a 3-0 record.

NFV kicked off its week at home by rallying past South Winn, 50-43, on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

SW jumped to an early nine-point lead and was still ahead, 17-11, at the end of the first quarter.

That’s when the TigerHawk D took over limiting the visitors to just five points over the next eight minutes, allowing NFV to take a 29-22 lead into the locker room at the halftime break.

SW wrestlers compete at Davis Invite

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek wrestling team took to the mats for the first time this season as it competed at the Chris Davis Invitational Tournament at Wapsie Valley on Saturday.

The Warriors placed seventh with 77 team points and were led by 106-pound champion Ethan Maldonado, who went 2-0 on the day. The freshman pinned Waukon’s Owen Malone in 27 seconds in the semifinals before picking up a 14-6 major decision over Gage Engelbart of Anamosa in the finals.

Fellow freshman Phillip French took home second place at 113 pounds, while junior 152-pounder Logan Schnuelle also took home runner-up honors. French went 1-1 on the day with a major decision, while Schnuelle went 2-1 with a fall and a decision.

The Oelwein Huskies took first overall with 143 points, while tournament host Wapsie Valley was second with 134 points.

Shira Hageman takes the ball upcourt after recording one of her three steals in the game. Hageman added three points, a rebound, and an assist in the 46-33 loss to Kee. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW girls struggle in opening week

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team tipped off its 2018-2019 season Tuesday, Nov. 27, against Upper Iowa Conference foe Kee.

The Kee-Hawks got out to an early lead and maintained it throughout, downing the Warriors, 46-33.

Sophomore guard Ali Hoffert led the way for the South Winn offense, dropping 12 points. She also recorded four rebounds in the contest, tied for the second-most on the squad (Liz Tieskoetter and Makayla Hageman) behind only senior Gracie Schmitt with seven.

Warrior guard Levi Lukes drives to the basket during South Winn’s season-opening win over Kee last week. Lukes had 10 points in his team’s 62-23 win. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Hot start for Warrior boys

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn boys’ basketball team is off to a hot start to its 2018-2019 season as it picked up a pair of home Upper Iowa Conference wins over Kee and MFL/MarMac last week.

The Warriors opened their season Tuesday, Nov. 27, against Kee High and rolled to a 62-23 win.

“I was very pleased with our opening performance against Kee High. Our guys brought a great intensity and showed enthusiasm from the tip,” said coach Blake Moen. “We played a great four quarters and executed our game plan. I was happy to see our guys roll over a lot of the things we work on in practice into our first game.”

Brian Roulson flings the ball down the lane in recent action at Lilac Lanes in West Union. Friday, the senior helped the NFV boys’ bowling team claim its second consecutive win. This came Friday in Decorah as Roulson rolled a 188-155-343; he also rolled strikes during the final frame of the Baker Rotation. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV boys' bowling wins another

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV bowlers split with Decorah on Friday in Decorah. The boys won their second match of the young season, 2535-2451. The girls fell, 1464-2031.

 The boys won the singles, 1725-1685 and the Baker Rotation, 810-766. A Viking rolled the high game, 220, but the TigerHawks had the better averages.

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.

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.

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 26^th, while Christian Brothers College High School of St. Louis, Mo., won and host Independence placing 11^th.

NFV had six wrestlers qualify as place winners.

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.