Rechter’s silver in discus leads NFV boys 

By Zakary Kriener

      The NFV boys’ track and field team saw action at Waverly-Shell Rock on Friday as they were led by Cael Reichter’s runner-up finish in the discus.

      Reichter cleared a distance of 140’5” in the event as the team faced some strong competition against Class 3A and Class 4A schools.

Schroeder leads TigerHawks at Decorah Invite

By Zakary Kriener

      On Friday, the NFV girls’ track and field team competed at Decorah as thrower Hannah Schroeder brought home gold in the shot put to lead the effort.

      Schroeder had a throw of 37’8”, which was three inches further than the runner-up finisher. Schroeder also had a strong showing in the discus, taking fourth with a distance of 101’2”.

SW boys track led by trio of top 3s 

By Zakary Kriener

            The Warrior boys’ track and field team was in action Friday at Dyersville Beckman as it added a meet following the cancellation of Thursday’s previously scheduled meet at Postville.

      While team results were not available, South Winn was led by a trio of medal-winning performances in both the shot put, high jump, and shuttle hurdle relay.

      In the high jump, Kaden Barton Franzen earned runner-up honors with a height of 5’8”, while Parker Timp went on to take third in the shot put with a throw of 41’10”.

Wagner leads SW with record in high jump

By Zakary Kriener

      The South Winn girls’ track and field team had a record-breaking day on Friday at Decorah as the team had eight top-three finishes.

      “It was good to get a meet under our belt. We were glad Decorah decided to move the meet to Friday so we could compete after we lost our first two meets due to weather,” said coach Kevin Kearney. “We are not 100 percent right now with some injuries and illness, but I really liked what I saw. We had a lot of kids step up with some great performances and had some kids make some nice jumps for us.”

Gymnasts compete in Cedar Rapids

      Moser School of Dance and Gymnastic area athletes recently competed and placed in the USTA Power Tumbling meet in Cedar Rapids. There were 21 teams entered with approximately 450 athletes competing throughout the day. 

NFV wrestling holds awards banquet

By Zakary Kriener

      Head coach Chris Moss and the North Fayette Valley boys’ wrestling team held their annual end-of-season awards banquet last week and there was a lot to celebrate for the TigerHawks.

      Among the top academic honors that were recognized were Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA) academic All-State Team and Individual awards.

NFV boys 2nd, girls 5th at UIC Indoor

     The TigerHawk track and field teams were indoors on Friday afternoon at the Upper Iowa Conference Indoor Meet at Luther College in Decorah. The NFV boys were led by six top-two finishing events enroute to a team runner-up finish, while the TigerHawk girls had a pair of top-two finishing events and placed fifth.

Boys

     Leading the way for the North Fayette Valley boys was Waylon Martin in the 200-meter dash. Martin took first with a time of 24.89.

     Martin also ran the opening leg of the first-place finishing 4x200 event, which finished in 1:39.51. Other members of the relay team included Ayden Burrow, Logan Boehm, and Lukas McGowan.

Burrow, Schroeder lead TigerHawks in season opener

     The North Fayette Valley TigerHawk track and field teams got their spring seasons underway last week, competing at the Wartburg Indoor Meet on Tuesday, March 12, in Waverly.

     For the NFV boys, Ayden Burrow wasted no time returning to form as the junior took first place in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.69.

Warrior power lifters crown pair of champions

By Zakary Kriener

      A dozen members of South Winneshiek’s power lifting team competed last week at the third annual UIC Powerlifting competition at Clayton Ridge. With nearly 60 participants overall, there were split divisions this year (9/10 grades and 11/12 grades), as Warrior lifters earned first place in both categories.

      Leading the way were overall champions Braiden Todd (9/10) and Chandler Riehle (11/12) for South Winn.

Warrior girls win UIC Indoor Meet, boys 3rd 

     It was a strong start to the 2024 track and field season for both the South Winn girls’ and boys’ teams as the Warriors were in action at the Upper Iowa Conference Indoor Meet in Decorah on Friday afternoon.

Girls

     The South Winn girls took the team title with 113 point in an effort fueled by four Gold medals.

     Leading the way was the duo of Alyssa Holthaus and Abby Wagner in the high jump as they claimed each of the top two individual spots, both clearing 4’10.” Wagner also scored valuable team points in the long jump with a runner-up finish (14’10.5”).