Both New Hampton basketball coaches got what they wanted Thursday night, and it just wasn’t the wins the Chickasaws came home with from Waterloo Columbus, either.
Maddi Moorman talked about transitioning on Wednesday, the afternoon after the Chickasaw girls came home from Charles City with a 60-40 win over the Comets.
New Hampton senior Austin Flugum had figuratively “broken the ankles” of a North Tama defender to free himself for an open 3-pointer, which he drained during the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s game.
Central of Elkader was on a roll when they ran into Turkey Valley Tuesday night. The Lady Trojans put a stop to a 3-game winning streak by the Warriors, and they did it with a strong second half at the Elkader gym, winning 51-36.
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.