The baseball field at New Albin holds a certain mystique for Turkey Valley coach Dan Stepan, with good reason. Under legendary coach Gene Schultz, the Kee High program — which plays its games at New Albin — won four consecutive state basebal
Gladbrook-Reinbeck threw a 1-2 punch at Turkey Valley's baseball team as they combined a very good pitching display with a solid batting effort when they hosted the Trojans last Thursday. But it was the TV boys that delivered their own
Cory McDonald sat on top of the riding mower and took a break from dragging the infield Saturday morning. He was asked about the celebration — or more to the point, the lack of one — after his New Hampton baseball team set a school record wit
The score didn’t look close, but Jack Seelhammer felt his team was right there with Center Point-Urbana Friday night. In the end, the eighth-ranked Pointers came away with a 10-5 victory over New Hampton in the Class 3A semifinal game, but Se
By the time Savannah Anderson took the mound to pitch in New Hampton’s first round regional game against Waukon Wednesday, the Chickasaws had an 8-0 lead. “Yes, that was very comforting,” said the junior.
After struggling to get their first win of the season at Riceville, the Turkey Valley softball team won their second on the very next try when they beat Starmont in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday on the road. The Lady Trojans won 3
Not all of Turkey Valley's seven senior baseball athletes played in a doubleheader that bookended their senior night recognition Friday. But all of them will be sorely missed by coach Dan Stepan next year. Clayton Ridge spoiled the sen
When the regional softball pairings were released a couple of weeks ago, New Hampton's second round opponent — should they get by their first round opponent, Waukon — was going to be Beckman. But when it was discovered right after the pa
It may have taken 28 games to get it done, but Turkey Valley’s girls persevered to win their first game of the season when they played at Riceville Tuesday. The 9-8 Turkey Valley victory snapped a three-game winning streak by the Wildcats, wh
In terms of wins and losses, the Turkey Valley and Starmont records were pretty similar before the baseball teams met in a doubleheader at Starmont Monday. And they’re still that way.
Ryan Gorman, Keegan Tenge and the rest of their New Hampton baseball team watched Waverly-Shell Rock erupt from its dugout and celebrate Tuesday night as if the Go-Hawks had won the World Series. And they didn’t like it one bit. “It was kind o
It’s not like Levi Miller didn’t come into the baseball season with his eyes wide open; after all, injuries and other issues left the Nashua-Plainfield baseball team playing with less than a full deck.So while the second-year coach despises being
The softball postseason begins on Monday, and the timing couldn’t be better for Nashua-Plainfield softball team.After all, the old axiom that all teams are 0-0 when the playoffs start has to be a good thing because it’s been a rough regular season
After losing a 4-1 contest at Kee High Friday, Turkey Valley's boys snapped an 11-game winning streak by the Kee Hawks when they bounced back in game two, soundly whipping their guests 10-0 and handing them their first conference loss of the
