A frigid morning did not stop the New Hampton trapshooting team from having a successful meet at the Fredericksburg Sportsman’s Club, as they took the top two spots, while Turkey Valley placed third.
It wasn’t the night Turkey Valley boys track coach Mark Scott was hoping for, but he’s not panicking, either, after his team finished fifth at the Nashua-Plainfield Coed Invitational on Tuesday night.
Wind plagued the New Hampton boys golf team, as they fell to Clear Lake 160-182 on Monday. 182 is the exact same total the Chickasaws posted in their victory over Charles City last Friday.
Here’s the understatement for this particular issue of the New Hampton Tribune: Turkey Valley’s Jalyssa Blazek had herself a day at the Nashua-Plainfield Coed Invitational on Tuesday.
New Hampton coach Scott Freirichs has seen him do it before so he wasn’t surprised in the least that Nolan Usher held off Charles City’s Nick Litterer to win the 800-meter run at Monday’s Decorah Relays.
Driving the seventh hole late Monday afternoon, Turkey Valley’s Lucas Scheidel hit the ball, but it didn’t go far on the fareway at the Silver Springs Golf Course in Ossian.
The New Hampton girls track team saw many of their times increase from Friday’s meet in Decorah on Tuesday at the Osage Girls Invite, as lower temperatures made running conditions unfavorable.
New Hampton had itself a standout day Saturday at the Nashua Invitational trapshooting meet as the Chickasaws’ claimed the team title, had two of the top three boys and two of the top three girls.
The easy lead to the New Hampton boys track team’s trip to Waverly Friday night would be Noah Fenske’s stellar night in the shot put; after all, it isn’t every day a high school shot putter uncorks three throws that travel more than 60 feet.
The New Hampton girls golf team picked up right where they left off last season with a victory over Charles City 180-214.
Although the meet was at Charles City, the Chickasaws talent and experience was too much for the Comets.
