Given the bizarre year 2020 has bestowed upon us, a double overtime game was probably an appropriate way for Turkey Valley to begin its football season.
New Hampton used two touchdown passes from Conner Rochford, a strong running attack and an opportunistic defense to open the 2020 season with a 15-8 victory over Charles City Friday night.
Vibrant hues of burnt orange, golden yellow and rusty red will soon change the midwestern landscape into a breathtaking display of color once fall signals the end of summer.
Conner Rochford remembers the play well.
Who wouldn’t?
It was a forgettable moment for the New Hampton High School senior last fall when a couple of seconds wiped out his junior football season.
North Linn made a return trip to the state tournament on Tuesday night in the Class 2A, Substate 3 final with a 6-3 win over New Hampton and head coach Cory McDonald at Hertel Field on the campus of Warburg College in Waverly.
When the Lexus sits in the garage, it’s easy to slide the keys in the ignition and roll the luxury vehicle out on to the highway.
Such is the case with the Crestwood Cadet softball team and its star, elite pitcher Laken Lienhard.
From 2-6 to district champs, the New Hampton baseball team accomplished two major goals Saturday night as the Chickasaws rolled to a 10-0 win over Sumner-Fredericksburg in a Class 2A district title game.
New Hampton came into Wednesday night’s Class 2A district semifinal game with one home run this season.
It departed the game with four home runs and a trip to the district title game Saturday.
The goals — finish the 2020 season with a winning record and win a district title — were set by the New Hampton baseball team after a very unlike-Chickasaw 2-6 start to the season.
