New Hampton put together a brilliant performance in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A state wrestling tournament Friday afternoon. Michael Millage at 126 and Noah Fye at 132 scored major decisions to get the Chickasaws off to a strong start.
As far as coach Nick Hemann is concerned, New Hampton will head into the second day of the Class 2A state tournament right where it needs to be.The Chickasaws went a perfect 6-for-6 during the opening round Thursday night as Michael Millage at 12
Forget the record, Nashua-Plainfield coach Josh Smith knows Sierra Fisher, Abby Lumley and the rest of his players are all winners. Yes, the Huskies’ season ended Saturday night with a 3-20 record after a 70-31 loss to Waterloo Columbus in a Clas
For the first time in 15 years, Nashua-Plainfield won’t be sending a wrestler to the state tournament. And while that fact is disappointing to veteran coach Al Frost, he won’t fault the efforts his two Class 1A district qualifiers — Brock Dietz a
The play called for Isaac Chambers to use a screen from teammate Dawson Schmitt and get a short jumper. Instead, the Nashua-Plainfield sophomore improvised just a bit. “I saw I had a pretty clear path to the basket and the way my jumper had been
Probably the majority of the people in the Turkey Valley gym Tuesday night agreed with Lydia Schuchhardt, who thought the 60-49 Lady Trojan regional win was a little closer than expected. After all, Turkey Valley, with their 18-2 record, was play
The goal all season was simple: Win a Class 2A state championship.Mission accomplished.New Hampton put together an inspired performance on its way to beating Solon 43-25 Wednesday night to claim the Class 2A state dual-meet championship.The top-r
The New Hampton wrestling team will compete for its first state dual-meet championship in a dozen years later Wednesday after the Chickasaws overpowered Davenport Assumption 46-24 in a Class 2A semifinal meet.The Chickasaws, who improved to 29-2,
The New Hampton wrestling team will compete for its first state dual-meet championship in a dozen years later Wednesday after the Chickasaws overpowered Davenport Assumption 46-24 in a Class 2A semifinal meet.The Chickasaws, who improved to 29-2,
New Hampton showed off its power Wednesday morning as the top-ranked Chickasaws got six pins and rolled to a 51-23 victory over Denter-Tripoli in the opening round of the Class 2A state dual wrestling tournament.The eighth-ranked Titans took a 6-0
Ryan Gorman stood outside the Decorah High School locker room Saturday afternoon and was asked about his quest for an individual state wrestling championship. He smiled and cut the reporter off. “Whoa, the ultimate goal is to win the duals,” he
There were folks who doubted Chad Sweitzer way back in November when the New Hampton boys basketball coach said his team could contend for a top-two finish in the Northeast Iowa Conference. And those same folks figured the sixth-year coach was wa
A 41-28 lead had turned into a 45-43 deficit and New Hampton’s girls basketball season was on the brink of extinction Saturday night. Yet, the Chickasaws were still supremely confident that their season was going to be extended another day. “I d
In the toughest district in the state, six had to be enough for the New Hampton wrestling team on Saturday. That’s the number of Chickasaws who advanced out of the Class 2A district tournament in Decorah as New Hampton crowned five champions and
The prospects of a season sweep for the Turkey Valley boys over South Winn looked so good on so many occasions late in the game between the large division Warriors and the small division Trojans Tuesday. But each time the TV boys found some mom
Turkey Valley’s girls utilized a knee brace, crutches and ice at South Winn Tuesday. And still beat the Warriors 52-28 to go undefeated in the Upper Iowa Conference for the third straight year. The knee brace belonged to Emily Busta.
