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Wed
30
Dec

Clarksville too much for Warrior girls

Sophomore guard Morgan Kriener takes the ball up the court during a recent home basketball game. The young Warrior girls’ squad fell to 1-7 on the season last week with a loss to Clarksville. As the team heads to the 2021 part of its schedule, Kriener and her teammates look to continue improving throughout the rest of the winer. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Clarksville too much for Warrior girls

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior girls played their final game before the holiday break on Monday night (Dec. 21) as they welcomed the Clarksville Indians to town.

“It was a night where we were just two or three steps slower than them,” said coach Justin Izer after a 61-19 loss. “I thought we were not very sound defensively in the first half, giving up 43 points.”

Wed
30
Dec

Blue Devil girls pick up two wins

Bryleigh Rouse secures a rebound and looks for a passing outlet to give the ball to during recent West Central girls’ basketball. Last week, the Blue Devils closed out the first part of their schedule with two consecutive wins, downing Postville and Oelwein. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Blue Devil girls pick up two wins

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The West Central girls’ basketball team picked up a pair of wins last week as it closed out the first semester portion of its schedule. The team beat Postville, 55-36, on Monday night (Dec. 21) and downed Oelwein, 56-19, on Tuesday night (Dec. 22).

Wed
30
Dec

Blue Devil boys doomed by 4th quarter woes

West Central guard Logan Wescott squares up a three-pointer during recent Blue Devil basketball action. On Tuesday night (Dec. 22), the junior had 19 points (three 3-pointers), three rebounds, three assists, a steal, and four blocks in a tough loss to Oelwein.. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Blue Devil boys doomed by 4th quarter woes

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

Plagued by a tough fourth quarter, the West Central boys’ basketball team came up just short of picking up a win over Oelwein on Tuesday night (Dec. 22).

The Blue Devils got off to a hot start, carrying an 11-5 advantage into the second quarter. While the Huskies slowly chipped away at the lead, West Central maintained the lead through the first three quarters of the game.

Wed
23
Dec

South Winn goes 3-1 at D-NH Dual Tournament

South Winn’s Chase Adam squares up with his opponent in recent varsity wrestling action. Over the weekend, Adam and the Warriors went 3-1 at the Dike-New Hartford Dual Tournament. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

South Winn goes 3-1 at D-NH Dual Tournament

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior grapplers picked up three dual wins over the weekend as it went 3-1 at the Dike-New Hartford Dual Tournament on Saturday.

“It was a team effort once again with many kids stepping up at key moments in these duals,” said coach Jacob Elsbernd. “It was fun to participate in our first dual tournament of the season and it was a fun way to go into our holiday break.”

Wed
23
Dec

South Winn boys bested by UIC-leader NFV, beat Central

South Winn’s inside presence was key in slowing down UIC-leading North Fayette Valley last week as Trey Kriener stuffs a TigerHawk shooter. In a narrow defeat, Kriener had five blocks, 10 rebounds, and four assists – all of which were team-highs. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

South Winn boys bested by UIC-leader NFV, beat Central

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The Warrior boys’ basketball team picked up both a win and a loss in Upper Iowa Conference play last week as the squad fell to North Fayette Valley and then rebounded with a decisive win over Central.

Wed
23
Dec

South Winn girls fall to pair of top UIC teams

South Winn senior Mary Frana looks to make her move during last week’s matchup against UIC-leading North Fayette Valley. Frana had a team-high seven points and three steals in the loss. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

South Winn girls fall to pair of top UIC teams

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

South Winn dropped both of its Upper Iowa Conference girls’ basketball matchups last week, including to conference-leading North Fayette Valley and Central.

Wed
23
Dec

WC girls fall to Clayton Ridge, Turkey Valley

West Central sophomore Abby Squires locks down on defense during Friday night’s nail-biter against Turkey Valley. Despite a valiant effort, the Blue Devils fell to the No. 12-ranked Trojans, 44-40. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

WC girls fall to Clayton Ridge, Turkey Valley

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The West Central girls’ basketball team dropped both of its matchups last week, both by narrow margins.

Wed
23
Dec

Blue Devil boys fall to Eagles, Trojans

Senior guard Hunter Kent-Thomas races past a Turkey Valley defender during Friday night’s matchup against the Trojans. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

Blue Devils boys fall to Eagles, Trojans

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

The West Central boys’ basketball team fell to 1-6 on the season last week after falling to a pair of Upper Iowa Conference foes – Clayton Ridge and Turkey Valley.

Wed
23
Dec

NFV bowlers come up short against Forest City

North Fayette Valley bowler Mason Brown-Gonnerman rolled a 414 series Friday night at Forest City, which is the tenth-best series in TigerHawk boys’ history. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

NFV bowlers come up short against Forest City

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

The North Fayette Valley bowlers wrapped up the 2020 portion of their season Friday night as they took on Forest City at Lilac Lanes in West Union.

Despite rolling their highest meet total in team history, the TigerHawk girls fell by a final of 2,242-2,404 to the Indians.

Wed
23
Dec

TigerHawks improve to 7-0, sit atop UIC

NFV senior Jonah Moore splits a pair of Warrior defenders during last week’s win over South Winneshiek. Moore and the TigerHawks picked up three wins last week to improve to 7-0 on the season. In Friday night’s win over Kee, Moore became the all-time assist leader in North Fayette Valley history with 136 over his career. (Zakary Kriener photo)

 

TigerHawks improve to 7-0, sit atop UIC

 

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

 

 

It’s good to be at the top. For the TigerHawk boys’ basketball team, that statement rings true as the team added three more wins last week to improve to a perfect 7-0 record that puts it alone atop the Upper Iowa Conference standings heading into the holiday break. The team downed New Hampton, South Winneshiek, and Kee.

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