Claire Hanson goes up strong against a pair of South Winn players Friday in West Union as she makes an old-fashioned three-point play – the basket and a free throw. Hanson was in double digits in rebounds for both NFV victories last week. (Jerry Wadian photo)

TigerHawk girls on 2-game win streak

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team enters the holiday break riding a two-game win streak after beating Starmont on the road Tuesday (Dec. 15) and South Winn at home on Friday.

Senior 195-pounder Landers Kuboushek picked up three wins by fall in the opening rounds of the South Winn Invitational Saturday in Calmar. The Class 1A No. 1 wrestler in his class went on to win a 3-2 decision over the Class 2A No. 1-ranked wrestler from Denver/Tripoli in the championship match. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior matmen impress

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn wrestling team got plenty of action over the past week, splitting a dual with East Buchanan and Class 2A Oelwein and taking home fourth place at the South Winneshiek Invitational.

Senior Mitch Herold has been on a mission so far this season. He and fellow senior Logan Schweinefus had nearly identical stat lines early last week, both scoring 18 points and grabbing five rebounds against MFL/MarMac. Herold and Schweinefus posted the same scoring and rebound totals as South Winn went on to pick up a 57-54 win over preseason favorite Clayton Ridge Friday. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior boys stay at .500

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek boys’ basketball team remained consistent over the week, rebounding with a big win over Clayton Ridge after falling earlier in the week to MFL/MarMac.

MFL/MarMac

Warrior guard Lexi Bohr brings the ball upcourt during recent South Winn girls’ basketball action. The sophomore guard helped her team pick up a 45-41 win over conference foe MFL/MarMac Tuesday night (Dec. 8). (Zakary Kriener photo)

Final quarters dictate 1-1 week for girls

By Zakary Kriener

The South Winneshiek girls’ basketball team showed great signs of progress last week with a big win on the road over MFL/MarMac. The Warriors were tripped up later in the week to a strong Clayton Ridge team.

West Central’s Brady Forsyth draws a blocking foul from the Starmont guard in transition. The Blue Devils went on to beat the Stramont Stars 66-55 to remain unbeaten (3-0) this season. 

Blue Devils remain unbeaten

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

The West Central Blue Devils boys’ basketball team remained unbeaten after a 66-55 home win over the Starmont Stars on Friday, Dec. 11.

In the first half, it was all Blue Devils who held the Stars to 25 points while scoring 42. Ethan Fink jump-started the offense with a jump shot, and West Central went on a 12-3 run capped off by a Dustin Gordon 3-pointer.

West Central’s Sheridan Brickman attacks Starmont junior forward Kerrington Snavely in the paint during a 6-36 home loss to the UIC conference foe. 

Blue Devils search for small wins in losses

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

Things haven’t been pretty for the West Central girls’ basketball team. It has opened the season with three blowout defeats after a 65-15 loss to Turkey Valley on Tuesday, Dec. 8, and a 67-36 loss to Starmont on Friday, Dec. 11.

However, head coach Emily Novotny isn’t screaming change, she isn’t screaming failure. In fact, she is doing just the opposite. Novotny knows change doesn’t happen overnight. A team that won just two games a season ago doesn’t become world beaters in just one off season.

NFV’s Jordan Einck follows his ball down the lane during varsity action Friday against Charles City at Lilac Lanes in West Union. Einck has bowled well enough to move up from the JV squad to roll for the varsity against the Comets. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV falls in bowling

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Both North Fayette Valley   bowling teams fell Friday to Charles City, one of the best teams they will face all year, at Lilac Lanes in West Union.

The girls had to roll with only five bowlers as they lost to the Comets, 1059-1040.

NFV’s Marin Ehler (20) blocks out her opponent in recent action as she leaps to keep the ball inbounds where teammate Brea Hanson (12) can make the play. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV girls' BB loses close one

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

It was a rough week for the North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team as it lost a pair of close contests.

Monday in West Union, the gals lost a heartbreaker to Independence, 40-39. Friday in Monona, NFV lost to the Bulldogs, 43-34.

All the opposing bench can do is watch as NFV forward Spencer Heyer starts his drive to the hoop for two points in recent action. The junior scored 25 points last week, including 16 in Saturday’s win at New Hampton. (Jerry Wadian photo)

TigerHawk boys down Chicks

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The North Fayette Valley boys’ basketball team ended a rough week of basketball on the road by beating New Hampton, 62-49, Saturday on the Chickasaws’ home court.

Earlier in the week, the TigerHawks lost to Class 3A Independence, 53-35, on Monday, Dec. 7, and to UIC favorite MFL/MM, 57-54, on Friday.

Jordan Baumler starts to roll his New Hampton opponent onto his back during second-round action Saturday in Calmar. Baumler won the round by fall in 1:21. The NFV sophomore threw all three foes during the tourney as he won the 220 pound class. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Baumler brothers tops at SW

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Brothers Nick and Jordan Baumler each brought home titles at Saturday’s South Winn Invitational in Calmar.

Nick, the senior, won the crown at 182 while younger brother Jordan, a sophomore, won the 220 title.