After a magical postseason run by the Chickasaws, their season has finally come to an end after losing in the substate game to South Hamilton.
It also concludes the career of standout basketball player Tristan Sweitzer.
The 2019 Iowa AAU Kids State Wrestling Championship made history this year, as it was the first time that girls had their own separate division from boys.
The three ranked teams in the Northeast Iowa Conference this season — all three of which advanced to the state basketball tournament — dominated the all-conference lists that were released last week.
Eighteen months after longtime New Hampton Tribune Sports Editor Dorothy Huber made it known that she wanted to cut down to “part-time,” she’s finally getting her wish with the newspaper’s hiring of a recent University of Northern Iowa graduate.
The good news for next year, should Turkey Valley’s boys meet up with Rockford again in the postseason, is that four of the five Warrior starters that were on the floor while defeating the Trojans — along with two players that came off the bench
All that mattered Tuesday night was the New Hampton boys basketball team believed, and now the Chickasaws are one win away from going to their first state tournament in a decade.
Two New Hampton/Turkey Valley seniors capped their prep wrestling careers with victories Saturday in their final matches at the state wrestling tournament where four area wrestlers reached the medal stand.
As a freshman, Garrett Kurtenbach averages just over six points per game this season. He had six points in Turkey Valley’s opening win over Nashua-Plainfield, but one point in particular stood out.
After trailing 14-11 at the half, things were looking up for Turkey Valley in the second half of a regional game against Kee High of Lansing Wednesday night.
Three New Hampton/Turkey Valley wrestlers and one from Nashua-Plainfield assured themselves Friday of spots on the medal stand with wins at the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines.
Dillon Roberson hit a shot in the lane with 11 seconds to go and New Hampton’s defense came up big in the closing seconds to give the Chickasaws a thrilling come-from-behind win over Aplington-Parkersburg in a Class 2A district semifinal game Frid
New Hampton/Turkey Valley will send two wrestlers into the semifinal round tonight at the Class 2A state wrestling tournament as both 126-pound Mason Cleveland and 182-pound Evan Rosonke picked up impressive quarterfinal wins Friday afternoon.
Defensively, New Hampton did exactly what they were supposed to do Wednesday night in the second round of regional action.
In a season where the defense has excelled, the Chickasaws outdid themselves against Crestwood.
