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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.
Turkey Valley led by as much as 10 points early in the final period, but the Huskies clawed their way...
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.
But Lansing Kee had other ideas as it erased an eight-point third-quarter deficit to catch the Trojans in the end and score a 31-30 victory....
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.
The Chickasaws got quarterfinal wins from Mason Cleveland at 126 and Evan Rosonke at 182 while Max Babcock...
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 Friday.
Roberson’s game-winner lifted New Hampton into...
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.
Cleveland rallied from a 4-1 first-period deficit to...
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.
But it didn’t lead to a win.
“Our defense, that’s not why we lost this game,”...
New Hampton/Turkey Valley got off to a fast start at the Class 2A state wrestling tournament as three Chickasaws recorded pins at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Mason Cleveland got the Chickasaws off on the right foot with a second-period pin at 126, Max Babcock recorded a third-period pin at 145...
New Hampton, Nashua-Plainfield and Turkey Valley will have to wait a day for their boys basketball playoff games.
HIgh winds that caused reduced visibilities and blowing and drifting of snow to the west of New Hampton forced St. Ansgar and Crestwood school officials to cll off district tournament...
Nolan Howard didn’t want his basketball career to end Wednesday night, and his sentiment had plenty of company among his classmates and fellow Chickasaws.
“I tried not to think about it, but yeah, this could be the last time I ever get to play high school basketball crossed my mind,” Howard said, “...
Derik Downing conceded it was the longest 20 seconds of his life.
The Nashua-Plainfield sophomore had just picked up three critical back points late in the third period to take a 4-3 lead over Denver’s John Ebaugh, the state’s seventh-ranked wrestler at 160, in his district semifinal match.
Now,...
