TigerHawk sophomore Tate Germann had a strong week which included a win over the No. 3-ranked wrestler on Tuesday night (Dec. 13) and a first-place finish at the North Linn Lynx Invitational on Saturday. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TH boys take 4th at Lynx Invitational

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley boys had a strong showing Saturday at the North Linn Lynx Invitational as the TigerHawks placed fourth with 143 points. In that effort, NFV had three wrestlers finish in the top two and a total of six wrestlers finish in the top three at their weight classes.

Leading the way was 126-pounder Tate Germann who took first place with a pair of pins and a 9-5 decision in the finals.

North Fayette Valley 130-pounder Braelyn Meyer works from the neutral position during last week’s home dual against New Hampton/Turkey Valley. Meyer went on to get a first-period pin over her opponent. (photo by Emily Koch)

NFV girls' grapplers split at home triangular

by Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ wrestling team hosted its first ever home triangular on Tuesday night, Dec. 13, as Nashua-Plainfield and New Hampton/Turkey Valley came to town. The TigerHawks split their duals, beating the Huskies and falling to the Chickasaws.

Senior Justine Cowley dribbles her way around a Warrior defender during last week’s UIC win over South Winneshiek. At the holiday break, Cowley leads the TigerHawk offense averaging 9.2 points per game. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk girls sink Warriors in Upper Iowa Conference action

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team earned a 49-22 win over South Winneshiek on Tuesday night, Dec. 13, to get a conference win on the road.

The TigerHawks got out to a 13-8 advantage after the first eight minutes with the Warriors keeping it close with a 19-12 halftime score.

North Fayette Valley guard Peyton Loftsgard works to get around a South Winn defender during last week’s conference game against the Warriors. Midway through the season, the NFV junior is averaging three points and 2.3 rebounds per game. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV boys fall to Rushford-Peterson Saturday

By Zak Kriener

zkrueber@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley boys were in action Saturday for the Border Battle at Luther College as they fell to Rushford-Peterson (Minnesota), 44-33.

Following Friday night’s canceled game against MFL/MarMac, the TigerHawks trailed 10-9 after the opening quarter.

With older brother and assistant coach Tayton Bullerman (left seated coach) looking on in the background, South Winn senior Kaden Bullerman squares up with an opponent during Saturday’s South Winn Invite. Bullerman went on to take third in a tough 160-pound bracket. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW hosts home invitational Saturday

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayetteppublishing.com

South Winneshiek hosted one of the tougher tournaments in the area on Saturday in Calmar as 10 teams from Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska took part in the South Winneshiek Invite.

The South Winn boys took eighth with 93 points as Class 2A No. 1-ranked Osage scored 286.5 points to take first. The runner-up was Class 2A No. 3-ranked West Delaware, which scored 185 points.

Warrior senior Izzy Kipp spent less than 2 full minutes on the mat Friday on her way to a 190-pound title at the South Winn Invitational at Luther College. Kipp pinned both of her opponents in the first period. (Zakary Kriener photo)

South Winn hosts inaugural girls' wrestling tourney

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepubishing.com

South Winneshiek made history on Friday night when it hosted its first ever girls’ wrestling tournament at Luther College in Decorah. A total of 14 teams and over 120 individual wrestlers from Iowa and Nebraska were in town for the tournament, which was won by girls’ wrestling power Waverly-Shell Rock with 243.5 points.

“We want to thank everyone at Luther College for their excellent facilities, staff, and all the hard work for setup and tear down,” said SW head coach Ethan Adams. “We were fortunate to hold our inaugural South Winn Girls Wrestling Tournament at Luther and look forward to what the future holds.”

Warrior senior Josie Hemesath looks to hit an open teammate during Thursday night’s non-conference matchup against Crestwood. The Cadets took the win with a final score of 67-40. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Crestwood girls give Warriors a 67-40 loss

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

South Winneshiek hosted Crestwood on Thursday evening in a non-conference basketball matchup. The Warriors dropped to 1-4 on the season as the Cadets picked up a 67-40 win.

“We played hard and played well, we just ran out of gas in the fourth quarter,” said coach Justin Izer. “We had a nice balanced scoring attack again tonight and played pretty well on the defensive side of the ball.”

South Winn senior Carson Wenthold makes an acrobatic shot over a Crestwood defender during last week’s game against the Cadets. Wenthold had 11 points in the loss and leads the Warriors with 13.3 points per game on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW boys quiet West Central with 68-31 win

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek boys picked up a second straight win on Tuesday night (Dec. 6) with a 68-31 win over West Central.

“We definitely started slow, which is becoming a trend that we need to address in practice,” said coach Derek Taylor, whose team led by a score of 12-11 after the first quarter. “We played better in the second half and ran the floor better.”

West Central girls add pair of wins last week

by Zakary Kriener

zkrienr@fayettepublishing.com

The Blue Devils were in action twice last week with a third scheduled game for Friday being cancelled due to weather. WC went 2-0 on the week, improving to a perfect 3-0 on the season.

WC boys bow to South Winn, take down Starmont

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Blue Devil boys were in action twice last week, falling to South Winn and beating Starmont for win No. 1 of the season.

West Central was scheduled to take on Central Elkader on Friday night, but the game was cancelled due to weather.