While two girls joined Turkey Valley freshman Jaycie Byrne on the cross country course Thursday at the Tri City golf course near Luana, there still weren't quite enough bodies to compete as a team. The boys also fell just short, with f
A good attitude is a start, and it will help Turkey Valley's volleyball team while they search for their first win of the season. The Lady Trojans lost in straight sets to Clayton Ridge Thursday, 25-16, 25-17, 25-10. "On the wh
Tripoli hadn't lost a set yet, and up to Saturday, neither had New Hampton. So somebody's record had to give when the two teams met in the Chickasaw volleyball invitational, and unfortunately, it was New Hampton's record.
By looking at the statistics, no one would ever guess how badly Turkey Valley beat their West Central guests Friday. The Trojans only gained 136 yards on the ground, and threw for another 73 for a modest total of 209 yards on the night, yet
Iowa's magical run at the World University Games ended Tuesday night in Taiwan as Team Japan posted a 10-0 win over the Hawkeyes in the gold medal game, but the silver medal was the first ever won by the United States at the Games. &q
It was hard to miss the “opening-night butterflies” when it came to the Turkey Valley volleyball team. But despite two straight-set losses — 25-16, 25-23, 26-24 to Upper Iowa Conference foe Lansing Kee and 25-9, 25-7 to Class 3A New Hampton
The result wasn’t what New Hampton wanted but the effort was just fine as far as coach Scott Frerichs was concerned Friday night when Waukon beat the Chickasaws 28-20.
New Hampton’s volleyball team put it almost all together Tuesday night as the Chickasaws rolled to straight-set victories over a pair of Upper Iowa Conference foes. “I was super happy with the way our girls played overall,” New Hampton co
Coach Jamie Quass’ voice raised above the others at the finish line at Mason City Tuesday as New Hampton senior Jared Aegerter picked up the pace and raised his arms to the sky at the end of the first race of the season. Did Aegerter pick u
It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough to get Nashua-Plainfield its first volleyball victory of the season. The Huskies, despite some inconsistency at times, swept Rockford 25-23, 26-24, 27-25 to open its Top of Iowa Conference East Di
Maybe the best part of Nashua-Plainfield’s brilliant season opener for head coach Chase Sudol was the injury report. “We came out pretty much fine,” Sudol said before adding with a laugh, “and for once, it’s nice not spending 20 minutes t
The 33rd annual New Hampton Volleyball Invitational will take place this Saturday as eight teams will invade the Chickasaw gymnasium. New Hampton will start in Pool B, which will play on the south court, along with St.
Cole McDonald was up front and honest; he knew he had a no-hitter going almost the entire time Friday during the World University Games. But it didn’t stop him from throwing the first nine-inning no-hitter by a University of Iowa pitcher in
For the first three quarters Friday night, the difference between Turkey Valley's score and that of their Kee High hosts was created by two-point conversions — Turkey Valley made some of theirs and Kee didn't. For the game, even t
The second-largest school in Class 4A, roughly 20 more students and Mason City would be a 5A volleyball team; New Hampton, on the other hand, is in the middle of the pack of 3A schools. But the Chickasaws weren't in the least intimidat
There’s just something about that first day of school that tugs at the heartstrings.
Maybe it’s the kindergartners who give their parents one final tight hug.
