In their first year of wrestling, North Fayette Valley girls’ wrestlers Val Boleyn (left) and Abby Boehm (right) placed second and third, respectively, at the 2020 Girls’ State Wrestling Tournament last weekend. The girls are joined by head wrestling coach Jacob Pedersen. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV girls bring home State medals

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

In the program’s first year of existence, the North Fayette Valley girls’ wrestling team produced a pair of top-three finishers at the 2020 IWCOA (Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association) Girls’ State Wrestling Tournament.

The tournament, which was held Friday and Saturday at Waverly-Shell Rock High School in Waverly, featured hundreds of girls from all over the state.

Junior 152-pounder Val Boleyn picked up four pins in the tournament before falling to Dubuque Walhert’s Alaina Schmidt (8-0) in the finals. Boleyn finished the season with a 12-6 record.

At 195 pounds, junior Abby Boehm finished her season with a win as she took third place in her weight class.

Warrior 152-pounder Sam Conway looks for a cradle during recent South Winn wrestling action. Conway recorded a pair of wins via fall last week during the Warriors’ two quad duals. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior wrestlers win four duals

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Sumner-Fredericksburg

SW 66, Cent 6

106- Double forfeit; 113- Maldonado won by forfeit; 120- French won by forfeit; 126- Bullerman won by forfeit; 132- Adam won by forfeit; 138- Quandahl won by forfeit; 145- Double forfeit; 152- Conway WBF over Wilwert; 160- Greve won by forfeit; 170- Hageman won by forfeit; 182- Taylor won by forfeit; 195- Bodensteiner LBF to Grimm; 220- Meyer WBF over Whittle; 285- Timp won by forfeit.

SW 9, #1 DB 65

106- SW forfeit; 113- Maldonado LBF to McMahon; 120- French lost 13-3 MD to Funk; 126- Bullerman won by forfeit; 132- Adam LBF to Larson; 138- Quandahl LBF to Brown; 145- Conway LBF to Rahnavardi; 152- Greve LBF to Frost; 160- Hageman LBF to Cael Tenold; 170- Taylor lost 10-1 MD to Carson Tenold; 182- SW forfeit; 195- Bodensteiner LBF to Yoder; 220- Meyer lost 5-1 dec. to Thiry; 285- Timp lost 3-1 in TB1 to Timp.

South Winn freshman Clare Courtney makes a pass during recent Warrior basketball action. Courtney and the Warriors picked up their first win of the season last week as they knocked off Postville, 40-27, on Thursday night. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior girls pick up first win

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior girls picked up their first win of the season last week as it knocked off Upper Iowa Conference foe Postville on Thursday.

MFL/MarMac

The Warriors hosted conference-leader MFL/MarMac in Calmar on Tuesday, falling 60-16.

The Bulldogs were able to outscore the Warriors in each quarter and held a 52-12 advantage after the first three quarters.

Leading the Warriors with six points was freshman Morgan Kleve. She also had a team-high 12 rebounds.

South Winn forward Collin Wiltgen goes up toward the rim during recent Warrior basketball action. Last week, Wiltgen tallied 23 points against Postville and 29 points against MFL/MarMac to cap his best two-game stretch in a SW uniform. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warriors drop pair of UIC opponents, now 9-3

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior boys added a pair of wins to its record last week as it downed MFL/MarMac on Tuesday and then defeated Postville on Thursday.

MFL/MarMac

The Warriors hosted the Bulldogs of MFL/MarMac on Tuesday evening in Calmar as South Winn and emerged with a 70-55 win.

“This was an all around great team victory for our kids and I am very proud of them,” said coach Blake Moen after the win. “From the second quarter on we did a great job of slowing down MFL’s offense with our great defensive intensity and hustle.”

North Fayette Valley’s Erika Woodson competes at a recent meet for the TigerHawk girls’ bowling team. Woodson rolled a 265 series on Thursday night to help her team beat Oelwein. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV bowlers take on Oelwein

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley bowling team competed Thursday afternoon in West Union as the TigerHawks hosted Oelwein at Lilac Lanes.

The NFV girls got into the win column for the first time this year as the team defeated the Huskies, 1,970 to 978.

The girls were led by Emily Guyer’s 149-146-295. Hailer Wurzer (156-130-286) and Erika Woodson (131-134-265) also contributed heavily to the TigerHawk win, while Shelby Holden (118-119-237), Sierra Kemp (104-97-201), and Breanna Baumler (99-97-196) also participated.

Barker Scores for NFV were 118, 133, 139, 128, and 168.

NFV’s Kole Schmitt lines up a free throw attempt during recent TigerHawk boys’ basketball competition. Last week, the junior combined for 30 points and 11 rebounds in two games as North Fayette Valley knocked off conference foe Central on Tuesday (Jan. 16) and fell to Waukon on Thursday. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk boys add conference win

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley boys basketball team split a pair of contests last week, falling in nonconference play to Waukon on Monday (Jan. 13) but beating Upper Iowa Conference foe Central on Thursday.

Waukon

The TigerHawks hosted the Waukon Indians in West Union on Monday, falling 72-55.

“Ultimately, this game came down to a stretch in the late first (quarter) to midway through the second quarter,” said coach Matt Krambeer following the loss. “We turned it over on eight of nine possessions and Waukon scored on nearly every one of those turnovers.”

NFV was led by junior Kole Johnson’s season-high 19 points, while senior Brennan Imoehl had 11 boards.

TigerHawk forward Kenlin Schmitt works around traffic during a recent girls’ basketball game. Last week, NFV dropped a pair of contests to Waukon and Central. Schmitt was responsible for six points and a team-high 11 rebounds in the loss to the Indians. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV girls drop fourth straight

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team dropped a pair of games last week to fall to a season record of 6-6. The TigerHawks lost to a strong Waukon team on Monday, Jan. 13, before dropping a 23-point game to Central on Thursday evening.

Waukon

The TigerHawk girls traveled to Waukon on Monday evening, falling 60-52 to a strong Indian squad.

North Fayette Valley’s Caden Kerr looks at the ref (Maleek Williams) to what more he has to do to secure the fall during recent TigerHawk wrestling action. Last week, NFV went 6-0 in dual meets. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV wrestlers go 6-0 in dual action

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley wrestling team was in action twice last week as it traveled to East Buchanan High School on Tuesday and to MFL/MarMac on Thursday – both for quad action.

East Buchanan

On Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, the TigerHawk grapplers traveled to Winthrop for quad action against Bellevue, Wapsie Valley, and East Buchanan. NFV left with three dual wins over three tough area teams.

Against East Buchanan, the TigerHawks got falls from Nick Koch (106), Braeden Ellis (132), Alex Streif (160), and Dylan Durnan (170) as they cruised to a 48-30 win over the Buccaneers.

Against Bellevue, NFV got pins from Nick Koch, Braeden Ellis (126), Dillion Sparrgrove (132), Alex Streif, and Kale Rodgers (182) enroute to a 51-24 win.

In the final dual of the day, the TigerHawks knocked off a tough Wapsie Valley team, 52-30. TigerHawks to win their respective matches via fall included Nick Koch (113), Braeden Ellis (126), Alex Streif (152), Dylan Durnan, Kale Rodgers, Tanner Guyer (195), and Isaiah Corbin (220).

Warrior sophomore Trey Kriener hits a jumper during South Winn’s big win over Central last week. The Warriors went on to defeat Kee on Friday night as Kriener dropped a career-high 18 points. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior boys down pair of UIC foes

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn boys’ basketball team improved to 7-3 on the season after a pair of Upper Iowa Conference wins last week. The Warriors defeated Central on Tuesday, Jan. 7, before downing Kee on the road on Friday.

Central

After dropping three of their last four games, the Warrior boys were able to get back on track at home by downing the Central Warriors, 65-25.

“I was proud of our guys to bounce back and get a good conference win,” said coach Blake Moen after the win. “Our defensive intensity from start to finish in this game was great and really set the pace for us early.”

Junior Mary Frana drives into the paint and looks for a shot during South Winn’s 50-19 loss to Central Elkader on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Frana led the Warriors with nine rebounds in the game. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW girls struggle against Central, Kee

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The young South Winn girls’ basketball team dropped a pair of Upper Iowa Conference matchups last week, falling to Central and Kee.

Central

The Warriors fell to a tough Central team on Tuesday, Jan. 7, in Calmar as the 9-2 foe downed South Winn by a score of 50-19.

“This was the best first half of basketball I’ve seen from the girls all year,” said coach Kayla Ross. “The girls played solid defense the majority of the game and hustled nonstop.”

South Winn trailed the rival Warriors 6-5 after the opening quarter. Central went on to extend its lead to 17-7 at the half before getting hot in the third quarter to lead 40-11.

The Warriors were led by senior Liz Tieskoetter with nine points. Mary Frana and Janessa Zweibahmer led the team in rebounding with nine apiece. Tieskoetter and freshman Clare Courtney each had four steals in the tough loss.

“This is the most I’ve seen them play as a team with toughness yet this season,” closed Ross. “It makes me very proud!” 

SCORE BY QUARTERS

1 2 3 4 Final

SW 5 2 6 5 19

C 6 11 23 10 50

SW (19) – Tieskoetter, 9; Zweibahmer, 4; Courtney, 2; Hemesath, 2; Frana, 1; Kleve, 1. 

3-pointers – Tieskoetter, 1.

Rebounds – Frana, 9; Zweibahmer, 9; Tieskoetter, 5; Courtney, 2; Zweibohmer, 2; Kleve, 2; Biraschi, 1.

Assists – Heying, 1.

Steals – Courtney, 4; Tieskoetter, 4; Frana, 2; Hemesath, 1; Zweibahmer, 1.

Blocks – N/A

Kee

The Warriors traveled to Lansing on Friday to take on the 7-4 Kee Hawks. South Winn struggled in the contest, falling 64-35.

“This was not our best game, that’s for sure,” said Coach Ross after the loss. “We did not execute on offense and the amount of turnovers we had is what lost us the game.”