When the Houston Astros selected Iowa star pitcher and former New Hampton native Cole McDonald in the 15th round of the MLB Draft, it didn’t hit him that his life was going to completely change.
The Trojans baseball team faced stingy competition in each of their trio of contests last week. Although they were unable to pick up a victory, Turkey Valley showed they can compete with the better teams in the state.
After getting swept in a doubleheader by Waverly-Shell Rock two weeks ago, New Hampton picked up a huge victory over Oelwein to stay in the hunt for a Northeast Iowa Conference championship.
The Turkey Valley softball team ended the regular season on a strong note, as they posted a record of 4-1 last week to finish 16-15 overall and 11-5 in Upper Iowa Conference play.
After a month of struggling, the Turkey Valley baseball team was finally able to taste sweet victory last week, not once, but twice, as they nabbed their first two wins of the season.
Although last week didn’t end the way the New Hampton softball team hoped it would, they still managed to pick up a trio of victories.
The first of these wins came in an intense game at Crestwood on Monday night by a score of 7-3.
After losing two crucial Northeast Iowa Conference games to Waverly-Shell Rock in the middle of last week, the Chickasaw baseball team could have easily hung their heads in their contests on Thursday and Friday.
Being able to bounce back is key for any team, and the Turkey Valley softball team was able to do that throughout last week.
It started last Monday, when the Trojans fell to MFL-Mar-Mac in the first game of a doubleheader 7-3.
