TigerHawk bowler Riley Magner rolls her ball during Friday afternoon’s home meet against Waukon. Magner rolled a two-game series of 180. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV bowlers bested by Waukon

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk bowlers retuned to the lanes Friday afternoon to take on Waukon for the team’s first competition since the holiday break.

The girls lost to the Indians, 1,957-1,735. Waukon won the first round, 1,304-1,082, while the teams each had 653 in the Bake Rotation.

Erika Woodson rolled a team-high 151-129-280, while Emily Guyer had a 105-145-250. Sierra Kemp ended up with a 95-101-196, while Shelby Holden ha a 92-88-180 and Riley Magner had a 77-99-176.

The loss drops the TigerHawk girls to 1-8-11 on the season.

Making his return to the court last week, senior Brennan Imoehl fights with a Trojan player for possession during Friday night’s game against Turkey Valley. Earlier in the week, Imoehl dropped an impressive 22 points against MFL/MarMac. (Becky Walz photo)

NFV halted by two UIC-leading teams

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk boys’ basketball team faced a gauntlet of opponents last week as NFV took on two 9-2 (7-1) teams that are both currently part of a three-way tie for the lead of the Upper Iowa Conference in MFL/MarMac and Turkey Valley (third is South Winneshiek).

MFL/MarMac

On Tuesday, Jan. 7, the TigerHawks headed to Monona for a battle with the MFL/MarMac Bulldogs.

“It was a tough, hard-fought game that came down to the last possession,” said coach Matt Krambeer after the tough, 60-54 loss. “We led by two with four minutes to go in a back-and-forth game. MFL (Mar/Mac) made enough free throws down the stretch to keep us at bay.”

Justine Cowley has her eye on the prize as she heads toward the basket during North Fayette Valley’s road matchup against Turkey Valley on Friday. Cowley had three points and three rebounds in the 79-50 loss. (Becky Walz photo)

NFV girls take on UIC leaders back-to-back

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team fell twice last week as it took on the two teams that are tied for the Upper Iowa Conference lead, MFL/MarMac and Turkey Valley.

MFL/MarMac

The TigerHawks saw a five-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday, Jan. 7, when No. 5-ranked MFL/MarMac (11-2) defeated them, 56-36.

The two local teams kept it even over the first eight minutes, but the Bulldogs began to pull away in the second quarter as they lead 25-18 as the teams went to the half.

TigerHawk 170-pounder Dylan Durnan goes in deep for a double-legged takedown on his way to a 2-0 showing at the UIC Duals on Thursday. Durnan got wins via pin and major decision before going on to pin his way through his weight bracket and take first at the Flanagen Tournament on Saturday in Cresco. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV wrestlers go 3-1 at UIC Duals

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

North Fayette Valley wrestlers competed in the 2020 Upper Iowa Conference Duals on Thursday in Calmar, going 3-1 on the evening, including a pair of shutouts.

In the three wins over Tripoli, Clayton Ridge, and Postville, the TigerHawks outscored the opposing teams by a combined 224-9. NFV’s lone loss of the day came by a single point to South Winneshiek.

Clayton Ridge

The TigerHawks opened with the Clayton Ridge Eagles. With help from pins by Braeden Ellis (120), Levi Lauer (132), and Kale Rodgers (182), NFV won the dual by a score of 76-0. 

Warrior girls fall to Decorah

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn girls’ basketball team returned to the court Saturday, Jan. 4, as the team traveled to Decorah for a non-conference matchup with the Vikings.

The Warrior girls were unable to get going on offense as the team fell, 52-11.

“We started off strong in the first quarter; however, in the second and third quarter, we lost our fire,” said coach Kayla Ross after the loss. “We picked up the tempo again in the fourth and made some great hustle plays.”

South Winn’s Jaron Todd dribbles around a screen set by a fellow teammate during recent Warrior action. Todd and the Warriors took a loss in their first game back since the holiday break, falling 77-29 to Decorah. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW boys struggle in first 2020 action

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It was a rude awakening for the South Winn boys as they made their return to the court following the holiday break as the team fell to a strong Decorah team, 77-29, on Saturday.

The Warriors were outscored in all four quarters of the contest, included a combined 44-14 in the second and third quarters, as the team suffered its third loss of the season.

South Winn was led by Jacob Herold who had 14 points. Junior Collin Wiltgen led the team in rebounds with five.

Warrior 126-pounder Kaden Bullerman sizes up his opponent during a recent match. In his first match of the 2020 year, Bullerman picked up a 9-6 win over his Fillmore Central-Lanesboro opponent. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior wrestlers off to hot start in new year

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior grapplers got 2020 started the right way as the team picked up a pair of dual wins in their first action of the season, defeating Fillmore Central-Lanesboro and Waukon on Friday in Calmar.

“I was really impressed with how we started the night against Fillmore Central,” said coach Jacob Elsbernd. “The guys were looking to score in every position and gave a lot of effort trying to fight through positions and finish matches.”

In the dual, the Warriors picked up a 39-33 loss despite forfeiting six team points due to a vacancy at 106 pounds.

TigerHawk bowlers get back to the lanes

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk boys’ and girls’ bowling teams competed Friday, Jan. 3, at Panther Lanes in Tripoli as the teams saw their first competition of 2020. Results for Tripoli were unavailable at press time, but the TH boys scored 1,730 and the girls tallied 1,813.

Alyssa Bohr looks for an open teammate during a recent NFV matchup. In the team’s first game following the holiday break, the TigerHawks defeated the Hawks of Kee on Friday night, 45-28. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Girls' basketball notches fifth straight win

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The NFV girls continued to stay hot out of the holiday break as the team picked up its fifth straight and sixth overall win of the season.

“This was a good win on the road against a solid Kee team,” said coach Jim Calkins after the 45-28 win. “The ladies did a nice job of staying in control for most of the game.”

While individual statistics were unavailable via Quik Stats at press time, Calkins noted that senior Gina Gibson had an impressive game with eight rebounds, four assists, and 3-4 steals.

Sam Freitag looks to move the ball around during recent TigerHawk boys’ basketball action. In the team’s first game following the holiday break on Friday night, NFV defeated Kee, 42-34. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV boys win in return to the court

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It was a slow start for the North Fayette Valley boys’ basketball team on Friday night, but the TigerHawks prevailed in the end.

“Kee is always a tough place to play and it proved to be again on this night,” said coach Matt Krambeer after the 42-34 win. “We got off to a slow start and missed a lot of easy shots in the first half.”

Kee jumped out to a 7-2 first quarter lead and then extended it to 19-12 at the half, but the feisty TigerHawks refused to go down that easy after putting up a season-low first-half total.