North Fayette Valley’s Alyssa Bohr drops in a shot during her team’s return to the court on Tuesday night, Jan.5. The lady TigerHawks picked up three wins last week to remain undefeated on the season. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk girls improve to 10-0

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball squad picked up right where it left off after returning to action for the first time since the holiday break. The lady TigerHawks added three more notches to the win column as the squad improved to a perfect 10-0 after wins over West Central, MFL/MarMac, and Waterloo Columbus last week.

TigerHawk senior Kole Johnson puts the right amount of touch on a jump shot during last week’s return to the court for North Fayette Valley. The team improved to 9-0 thanks in large part to Johnson’s 21-point effort on Tuesday (Jan. 5) and 23-point outing on Friday night. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk boys down pair of UIC foes

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley boys continued to stack up the wins last week as the team improved to a perfect 9-0 with wins over West Central and MFL/MarMac.

North Fayette Valley sophomore Kelton Loomis helped lead the TigerHawk boys’ bowling team to a win over Waukon on Friday night. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk bowlers split as season resumes

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk bowling teams headed to Waukon Friday evening as the NFV boys picked up their second win of the season over the Indians.

North Fayette Valley senior Kale Rodgers (center) earned his 100th career win over the weekend at the Flanagan Tournament in Cresco. Rodgers is pictured next to coaches (l-r) Jacob Pedersen and Doug DeMuth. (submitted photo)

NFV takes fifth at Crestwood

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley wrestlers took fifth place (103 points) at Saturday’s Flanagan Tournament, hosted by Crestwood High School. The day was highlighted by Kale Rodgers who picked up his 100^th career win enroute to a runner-up finish in the 182-pound weight class.

The TigerHawks also got a valiant performance from senior heavyweight Jackson Blue who pinned his way (4-0) to a gold medal at the tournament.

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.”

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).

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.

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.”

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.

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.