Even with a couple of days to digest the news, the words came hard to Nate Steege as he talked about “coach.”

This isn’t the spring University of Northern Iowa junior golfer Carter Stochl and North Iowa Area Community College sophomore baseball player Josh Fenske dreamed of. In fact, it’s more like a nightmare.

The two athletic associations that oversee high school sports in Iowa are taking a wait-and-see approach when it comes to this summer’s 2020 baseball and softball seasons.

When New Hampton high school graduate and current Houston Astros pitcher Cole McDonald reported to spring training in Florida on March 8, the last thing he expected to happen was for Major League Baseball to suspend the season just a few days late

Entering this spring, seniors Lydia Gessner and Rachel Rinken were both hoping to wrap up their track careers with another appearance at the blue oval, while Morgan Nuss had her eyes set on the New Hampton girls golf team claiming a second consecu

Brad Schmitt obviously believes in the value of high school athletics.

With Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pushing the suspension of spring sports back until at least the end of April, an additional extension of this postponement would likely mean summer sports being impacted as well. 

Flash back to a month ago, and the members of the New Hampton softball team were gearing up for the season by attending voluntary practice sessions, and Lisa Rude was excited to begin her first year as the head coach for the Chickasaws.

The Coronavirus has shut down many different businesses and organizations in and around New Hampton.

When Turkey Valley senior Breanna Busta left the school after track practice on Friday, March 13, she never in a million years thought that it could potentially be her final athletic practice of her prep career.

Although the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) just released high school football schedules for every team across the state on Thursday, New Hampton football coach Scott Frerichs isn’t too concerned about it.

After competing in the long jump at the Drake Relays at less than 100-percent in 2019 due to an injury and not performing as well as she had hoped because of it, New Hampton senior Rachel Rinken had her eyes set on qualifying for Drake again this

Everything was set up perfectly for the New Hampton girls golf team.

The New Hampton Running Club has hosted a successful 5K each of the past four years. This year, they were excited to hold their fifth annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 4. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, it has been called off.

A senior year of high school is supposed to be filled with fun memories.