The goal for the Nashua-Plainfield wrestling team was simple Saturday: Win a Class 1A sectional team title.
The Huskies accomplished their mission, although it didn’t go quite the way coach Al Frost envisioned.
Nashua-Plainfield’s dual meet season came to an end Tuesday night, but the Huskies put up a respectable showing in a 47-25 loss to MFL-Mar-Mac, which came into the Class 1A regional duals as the eight-ranked team in the state.
When South Winn hit a 3-point shot with 28 seconds left in Friday’s game against the Trojans, the Warriors cut a Turkey Valley lead — which had been as much as eight points earlier in the quarter — to three points.
After Turkey Valley’s 66-52 win over South Winn Friday, Trojan junior Breanna Busta thought her team passed the test of having back-to-back games — they won 49-42 over Central Thursday — with flying colors. She still had some energy left.
If New Hampton girls basketball coach Chad Pemble has learned anything about his team the past 2 1/2 months, it is that this group of Chickasaws simply don’t quit.
It was one match during a long day of wrestling, but not only did it energize New Hampton/Turkey Valley Saturday, it told the story of a Class 2A sectional tournament that was simply stupendous for the Chickasaws.
As Nashua-Plainfield wrestling coach Al Frost prepared his team for Saturday’s Class 1A sectional tournament, his goal was singular — win the team title.Mission accomplished.
In one way, sectional wrestling tournaments are all about the individuals.
In another way, at least for teams like New Hampton/Turkey Valley, those sectionals are all about the team.
Nashua-Plainfield boys basketball coach Sam Brown and his players knew the Huskies hadn’t played one of their best games Friday night; in fact, they knew they hadn’t even come close in a 56-35 loss to Osage.
Fresh off a strong showing at the Top of Iowa Conference wrestling tournament, Nashua-Plainfield coach Al Frost wants his team to focus on a singular goal.
It wasn’t the “W” that the Nashua-Plainfield girls basketball team so desperately craves, but Saturday’s game against North Butler certainly was a step in the right direction.
After not playing for over two weeks, Turkey Valley’s girls had a lot of pent-up points just waiting to be released. The Lady Trojans scored the most points of the season in a non-conference game Saturday, winning over Riceville 69-40.
Three seniors were honored before Turkey Valley played Riceville Saturday night, and all three — Simon Schmitt, Jason Herold and Dalton Rush — contributed to the Trojan 65-38 win over the Wildcats.
Playing last year on New Hampton’s ninth-grade team, Hope McDonald made a big transition this year, skipping the junior varsity squad altogether and going right to playing varsity. And as a starter, from game one.
