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During the final mile of Nolan Usher's inaugural state cross country meet, his coach thought he passed about 15 runners. He wasn't sure about that figure. "You can't really count them, you just gotta go!" said the Chickasaw sophomore, who finished in 59th place of 140 runners at the meet Saturday...
Turkey Valley still had a seldom-used play up its sleeve, and it kept the Trojans competitive in a state playoff game against Don Bosco for a time Friday. But eventually, the Dons shredded the Trojan defense for 75 points — more than the last four TV opponents combined scored — to end the TV...
New Hampton gave top-ranked North Fayette Valley everything it could handle Friday night, but the TigerHawks used two second-half touchdowns to post a 21-7 victory in the opening round of the Class 2A state playoffs."I'm proud of you guys and I want you to hold your heads up high," New Hampton...
Against a team like sixth-ranked Tripoli, kills are hard to come by and so are aces. But the Turkey Valley girls put what was nearly their best serving effort of the season into a loss at Tripoli Monday night in regional action. The 3-0 loss ended the year for the Trojans and it was the...
The momentum that New Hampton had after an opening-set win over Osage Tuesday night did not carry into the second set. How quickly it shifted left fans shaking their heads. A little over halfway through the first set New Hampton was pounding the host Green Devils 17-4 and would go on to a 25-9...
It wasn’t the finish the Nashua-Plainfield cross country team wanted, but ask coach Jennifer Kalainoff and she’ll tell you it was a successful season. And she means it, too. “Obviously, we were hoping to get someone to the state meet,” Kalainoff said, “but one meet on one night doesn’t define our...
The challenges facing the New Hampton and Turkey Valley teams Friday night are, in a word, daunting. But neither the Chickasaws nor the Trojans are complaining. They’re both in the playoffs. And they aren’t just happy to be here, either. “We’ve had a lot energy this week,” New Hampton coach Scott...
The result was predictable last Friday night when Nashua-Plainfield played its last football game of the season. Yes, Nashua-Plainfield lost big time — 63-0, to be exact — to West Hancock to finish the season 3-6 overall and 2-5 in Class A, District 3. But when he considered all his team had...
Although an individual race might seem to drag on forever, Turkey Valley’s Sadie Nymeyer was surprised at how quickly the cross country season passed by this year. “It’s crazy to think this is our last district meet,” she said after the South Winn girls team she and Shelby Reicks ran for qualified...
For the second straight year, New Hampton will send a runner to the state cross country meet, which will be held this weekend in Fort Dodge. Nolan Usher finished 13th in a field of 93 runners in the varsity-only state qualifying meet held Thursday at Garner, as the top-15 runners advanced to...
