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Jason Fisher will be the first to admit that it wasn’t always easy to stand on the sidelines during his first two years as a member of the Wartburg football team.
“It was different — very, very different,” the 2016 Nashua-Plainfield graduate said. “I mean I was used to playing every down, every...
To say Dr. Jacqueline Evans loves to run is an understatement.
The 51-year-old Lancaster, Pa., oncologist who graduated from Turkey Valley High School in 1985, recently completed a marathon in Wyoming, an especially noteworthy achievement because it meant she had achieved her goal of running a...
Two Turkey Valley runners, one from New Hampton and one from Nashua-Plainfield will be representing the area in both the 1A and 2A cross country meets after finishing in the top 15 in their respective state qualifying meets Thursday.
Jalyssa Blazek won the 17-team 1A meet with a time of 19:49.59,...
With Tripoli looming in the postseason, Turkey Valley ended their regular season last Thursday with a 3-0 loss to Central of Elkader to finish the 2018 campaign with a 4-21 record.
The Trojan girls did have a 25-13 loss, but on either end of that was a close 25-21 loss.
“I am pleased with their...
Any other year and Jenn Kalainoff would not have been happy with the fact that her Nashua-Plainfield cross country teams had to run the Top of Iowa Conference on Monday, just three days before it heads to Cedar Rapids for tonight’s [Thursday] Class 1A state qualifying meet.
Then again, 2018 isn’t...
Kerigan Tenge pondered the question on which — a kill or an ace serve — gave her a bigger thrill when it comes to volleyball.
“An ace is right up there, I’m not saying that,” the New Hampton senior said after New Hampton overcame a slow start and buried North Fayette Valley 25-10, 25-4, 25-7 in the...
Nashua-Plainfield’s loss Tuesday night in the Class 1A regional volleyball tournament may have ended its season but the Huskies’ coach believes it also showed just how far her team came this year.
“We didn’t quit, we showed a lot of fight and anyone who saw our first match of the season knows how...
The statistics for Easton Valley tells the story of Turkey Valley’s 60-34 Friday win over the River Hawks more so than the Trojan stats.
Easton Valley threw for five touchdowns — but they also were picked off three times. The River Hawks gained 352 yards passing — but only 15 yards rushing.
Coach...
New Hampton ended in the same spot in the Northeast Iowa Conference tourney over the weekend as it finished during the regular season, but it took a circuitous route to get them there.
With a 4-2 record, the Chickasaws tied Waukon for second in the tournament, but because New Hampton beat the...
Say this for the New Hampton football team Friday night: It responded to the first punch Clear Lake delivered.
But the Chickasaws didn’t have any answers for the rest.
A week after getting knocked out of playoff contention with a double-overtime loss to Crestwood, New Hampton endured a 42-7...
