Before the season, the Nashua-Plainfield wrestling team set several goals — including having a winning dual-meet record and being more competitive in Saturday tournaments.
Turkey Valleys’ offense clicked very nicely — inside and outside — as the Lady Trojans were picking up their second conference win of the season, 57-15 over West Central Friday.
Chris Sullivan is getting his holiday baking done early. After the Turkey Valley boys picked up their first win of the season, 72-39 over West Central, he spelled out his favorite recipe.
New Hampton didn’t get a win during the opening week of the 2018-19 season, but in so many ways, the Chickasaws, at least in their coach’s eyes, didn’t come up empty, either.
Don’t let the 14th-place finish in the team standings fool you; New Hampton/Turkey Valley coach Nick Hemann got what he wanted out of Independence’s Cliff Keen Invitational this weekend.
There isn’t a loss between the two teams New Hampton played over the weekend as the Chickasaws lost to seventh-ranked Waukon on Friday and Jesup Saturday, a team that went to 4-0 with its win over the NH girls in the UIU Holiday Showdown at the Up
Mason Cleveland knows rankings don’t mean a whole lot, but still, the New Hampton/Turkey Valley senior wasn’t exactly happy when the Predicament unveiled their rankings on Monday morning.
It may seem a bit strange when one considers the final score of Monday night’s game between Turkey Valley and New Hampton, but both coaches got what they wanted in their season openers.
After a season in which New Hampton volleyball was the talk of the town and advanced to the state tournament for the first time in 45 years, five Chickasaws were selected to the Northeast Iowa Conference honor teams.
A dozen Nashua-Plainfield football players received postseason honors from the Class A, District 4 coaches after a season in which the Huskies went 2-7 overall and 2-4 in district play.
Forget that 3-6 record, as far as New Hampton football coach Scott Frerichs is concerned, the nine players who earned all-Class 2A, District 3 first-team honors are absolutely deserving of their awards.
Geri Wisner and Carol Cordes admit the details are a little fuzzy, but one thing remains crystal clear for both women when it comes to New Hampton’s first-ever state volleyball team.“It was very exciting,” said Wisner, who back in the fall of 1973
