West Central boys go 1-1 last week

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Blue Devil boys’ basketball team was in action twice last week, going 1-1 with a non-conference win over Cedar Valley Christian and a tough loss to Postville.

Blue Devil girls dim Stars, fall to Pirates

by Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The West Central girls got a win over Starmont last week and then fell to Postville on Friday in a pair of one-point contests.

TigerHawk senior Justine Cowley buckles down on defense during recent North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball action. Last week, Cowley and her teammates went 1-1 with a win over Clayton Ridge and a loss to Turkey Valley. (photo by Gidal Kaiser/Oelwein Daily Register)

NFV girls ground CR Eagles with 61-33 victory

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls tallied a 61-33 win over Clayton Ridge on Friday night, improving their record to 5-5 on the season.

NFV guard Andre Fuentes eyes a pass during recent TigerHawk basketball action. In a big UIC win over Turkey Valley on Tuesday (Jan. 10), Fuentes tallied 11 points and a pair of assists. (photo by Gidal Kaiser/Oelwein Daily Register)

Big win over Clayton Ridge for TigerHawk boys!

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk boys won their fifth straight game on Friday night as they picked up a big conference win over Clayton Ridge.

The 1-point win put North Fayette Valley in sole possession of the runner-up spot in the Upper Iowa Conference, just two games behind MFL/MarMac (8-0).

NFV Bowling teams back on track with wins

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley bowling teams both rebounded from their first losses of the season a week prior as the TigerHawks defeated Oelwein on Friday evening at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo.

The NFV got things rolling with a 2,128-1,130 win over the Huskies in an effort fueled by Hailey Wurzer’s 336 series. She was followed up by Alexis Scholbrock with a 295, Brooke Burgin with a 294, and Anastasia Jones with a 266. All four of those athlertes scored higher than Oelwein’s top bowler.

North Fayette Valley’s Macy Rose tilts her opponent during recent TigerHawk girls’ wrestling action. (photo by Emily Koch)

TH girls place 14th at Oelwein Invite

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ wrestling team was among the 25 teams to compete at the Oelwein Girls Invite on Saturday, placing 14^th with 88 team points.

Leading the way was Gracie Kuhn who took first in the 140-pound B bracket with four wins via fall and a win via decision.

Currently ranked No. 3 in Class 2A, NFV’s Nick Koch had another stellar week going 9-0 with five falls, three wins via decision, and one forfeit as he continues his path toward making a third trip to State. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV boys take 3rd at Hudson Invite

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

In one of their toughest tournaments so far this season, the North Fayette Valley boys’ wrestling team came home with a third place finish at the Hudson Invitational on Saturday.

Despite just having 10 wrestlers in competition, the TigerHawks scored 142.5 points – coming in behind only No. 2-ranked (Class 1A) Don Bosco and No. 5-ranked (1A) Nashua-Plainfield.

During recent Warrior girls’ wrestling action, freshman Maddy Jansen controls her opponent from the top position. At the Central Girls’ Tournament on Friday night, Jansen took sixth with two pins and a win by decision on the evening. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW girls take 7th at Central Invite

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek girls’ wrestling team competed at the Central Invite on Friday evening in Elkader. Up against a field of 30 teams from Iowa and Wisconsin, the Warriors came home 7^th with 75 team points.

“We had two finalists in Isabelle Kipp, who won her bracket at 190 pounds, and Josie Hageman, who finished second at 110 pounds,” said coach Ethan Adams. “We had several other wrestlers finish in the top six in their brackets, which was an impressive feat considering there were so many teams in attendance.”

Freshman standout Kyle Kuboushek reels in his Riceville opponent before following it up with a takedown during Thursday night’s UIC Duals in Postville. Kuboushek was leading 11-2 in the third period when he pinned the Wildcat as he went 4-0 on the night to improve to 19-3 on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior grapplers sixth at Tripoli Invitational

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn boys’ wrestling team wrapped up its week Saturday with a sixth-place finish at the Tripoli Invitational. The tournament featured 11 teams – four of which ranked inside the top six of the Class 1A team rankings.

“Overall, our kids wrestled to their seed, but I think at the end of the day we could have performed better as we had several wins that we let get away,” said coach Jacob Elsbernd.

Warrior guard Ali Heying brings the ball up court during recent South Winn girls’ basketball action. Last week, SW went 1-1 with a win over Clayton Ridge and a loss to MFL/MarMac. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior girls ground Eagles

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn girls’ basketball team picked up a 33-28 win over Clayton Ridge on Friday to improve to 2-8 on the season.

The Warriors and Eagles were tied at 13 apiece at the half, but a big third quarter helped the red and white pick up the win.