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Moving on

When Kaelyn Ambrose said she thought the best part of Crestwood’s game was their blocking, she didn’t have a computer in front of her, she just knew from hand-to-hand combat against the Cadets.    “They have this girl, she’s a freshman and she did

‘Sticking together’ helps Chickasaws exceed their expectations

Scott Frerichs gathered his team together on the football field in Garner, smiled and asked his seniors to think back to the trip they took to a water park this summer.  “Would you have taken 7-1?”  And to a man, the seniors smiled, for in a seaso

Trojans looking for consistency

Turkey Valley's Tammy Vrzak would probably like to find a happy medium.

South Winneshiek sweeps UIC cross country titles

    Jordon Snyder’s goals weren’t set quite high enough at the start of the cross country season.He thought he could get fifth in the Upper Iowa Conference boys race, but he was the runner-up in last Thursday’s meet.    Now his goals are lofty, bu

Chickasaws take third at the NEIC

New Hampton was seeded fourth and finished third at the Northeast Iowa Volleyball Tournament Saturday, avenging one loss from earlier in the season but also losing to a team they'd beaten before.  Charles City was undefeated on the day and Wa

Trojans roll past Clarksville to clinch district title

Just about everything that could go wrong for Clarksville Friday, did.

Geerts will wrestle for Panthers

Keaton Geerts thought long and hard about just waiting to make his college choice after the high school wrestling season ended.  But in the end, his heart was set on the University of Northern Iowa, and with the choice out of the way, the New Hamp

Lady Trojan volleyball goes 1-1 against latest UIC opponents

    Turkey Valley's last two matches have been against teams toward the opposite ends of the Upper Iowa Conference spectrum.

Chickasaws clinch playoff berth

Down 9-0 heading into the fourth quarter, New Hampton's football season was teetering on the brink Friday night.But the Chickasaws rallied for 15 final frame points on their way to a 15-9 victory over Garner-Hayfield-Ventura in a Class 2A, Di

Chickasaws compete at NEIC meet

    No matter what, coach Jamie Quass always finds positive things to say about her runners.    So even though the Chickasaws trailed the field of six in the Northeast Iowa Conference on both the boys and the girls side, the coach had nice things

Seniors in the spotlight

During a sports season there’s always ups and downs. But senior night usually takes the emotions to a new level.    Kayla Gilbert was feeling it after the Chickasaws lost in straight sets to Charles City Tuesday night.

Wins tough to come by for Huskies

The Nashua-Plainfield volleyball team finally got back onto the court last week, and although wins were hard to come by, the Huskies definitely showed some potential.  Because of the flooding that hit the Nashua area last week, the Huskies hadn’t

Tired Huskies struggle against Grundy Center

The hectic schedule — not to mention a pretty talented Grundy Center football team — finally caught up to Nashua-Plainfield.  Playing their third game in a week, the Huskies never found their footing last Friday and suffered a 54-0 road loss.  “We

The longest run

As Jennifer Kalainoff watched her runners cross the finish line last Thursday night, the Nashua-Plainfield coach admitted she felt a twinge of disappointment.  The places were fine at the annual New Hampton Invitational, but the times seemed off. 

Warriors compete in their largest meet of the season

It felt a little more like fall when South Winn ran at the North Linn Invitational Saturday, as the temperature was 45 degrees on the Troy Mills course.

Chickasaws claim another tournament title

In the past five years, New Hampton has either been first or second at the BCLUW Tournament.

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