Cross country girls first, boys third at Central

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The top-ranked (Class 1A) Warrior girls’ cross country team and the No. 15-ranked boys competed at the Central Invitational on Thursday afternoon in Elkader. The girls put forth a strong effort and claimed first, while the boys were third.

South Winn outside hitter Katrina Hageman makes a pass during recent volleyball action. Saturday, Hageman lead the charge for the Warriors with 11 kills at the Nashua-Plainfield Tournament where the team went 1-2. (photo by Karla Hageman)

Warriors go 1-2 at N-P Tournament

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior volleyball team participated in the Nashua-Plainfield Tournament on Saturday, going 1-2 and finishing fourth.

The South Winn girls started off the day with a 2-1 (21-16, 14-21, and 15-10) over West Fork. In that match, Katrina Hageman had a team-high seven kills. Allison Heying accumulated 13 assists in the win, while Eryn Luzum lead the way with 16 digs.

Warrior fullback Logan Hageman runs through a Starmont would-be tackler as he racked up 197 rushing yards on the night. On the season, Hageman has accumulated 615 rushing yards which places him fifth in Class A. (Zakary Kriener photo)

SW gets big Homecoming win over Starmont

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warriors took care of business on Homecoming night Friday as South Winn defeated Starmont, 34-26.

It was a slow start for South Winn, which found itself trailing 12-0 to the Stars early on.

“We didn’t help ourselves early on,” said coach Jason Ohrt. “Starmont got up 12-0 due to a breakdown in coverage and a costly fumble.”

Thanks in large part to senior Logan Hageman, the Warriors were able to claw back into it. The fullback broke a 64-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to make it 12-7 and give South Winn life.

Blue Devils top Clarksville, 54-52

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The West Central football team is in the win column! The Blue Devils earned a hard fought, 54-52, win over Clarksville on Friday night to move to 1-3 on the season.

The victory marks the team’s first since week 4 of the 2019 season as it put up an impressive 476 yards of offense.

NFV senior Raul Solis finished 18th at the Central Invitational on Thursday evening as he helped the TigerHawk boys to a runner-up finish. (Zakary Kriener photo)

NFV boys 2nd, girls 4th at Central

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The NFV cross country teams ran at the Central Invitational on Thursday evening in Elkader. The TigerHawk boys brought home a second place finish, while the girls were fourth in the event.

North Fayette Valley libero Chloe Yauslin returns the Central serve as she records one of her team-high 12 digs in last week’s win over the Warriors. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawks go 4-2 at Lisbon Tournament

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The TigerHawk volleyball team improved to 8-9 on the season after a 4-2 outing over the weekend at the Lisbon Tournament.

North Fayette Valley got the day started on Saturday with a 2-0 (21-15 and 21-19) win over Mediapolis. The squad was led by Tessa Halverson’s seven kills and Zaida Moore’s 19 assists.

TigerHawk quarterback Cael Burrow runs to elude the Waukon pass rush during Friday night’s loss to the No. 7-ranked (The Gazette) Indians. (photo by Emily Koch)

Waukon too much for TigerHawks

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Friday night featured a battle of two top-tier Class 2A teams as the No. 5-ranked (Des Moines Register) North Fayette TigerHawks and the No. 7-ranked (Cedar Rapids Gazette) Waukon Indians squared off.

The game lived up to the hype early, as Waukon scored near the end of the first quarter and took a 6-0 lead.

Evan Bushman attempts to elude a Clayton Ridge defender during Friday night’s 7-0 loss to the Eagles. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Eagles hand Warriors second 7-0 loss of season

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior defense continues to impress, but it wasn’t quite enough to overcome some offensive woes on Friday night as South Winn fell to Clayton Ridge, 7-0.

“We had a hard time getting in rythem on offense,” said coach Jason Ohrt after the district loss. “Clayton Ridge did a good job of forcing us on the perimeter in the run game. We made some blocking assignment errors and had a few costly penalties.”

Warriors run at Luther All-American

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winn boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed against some of its stiffest competition of the season Saturday morning as it participated in the Luther College All-American Meet in Decorah.

South Winn’s Allison Heying (close) serves up an assist as teammate Janessa Zweibahmer awaits her opportunity at the net. Last week, the Warrior picked up their first three wins of the season as they went 3-2 at the Jesup Tournament on Saturday. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior volleyball notches 3 wins over the weekend!

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior volleyball team had a strong weekend at the Jesup Tournament, picking up its first three wins of the season.

“This was a fun day for us, getting to play a lot of volleyball and getting some consistency in areas that we had struggled in,” said a proud coach Alex Smith. “Getting to play two conference opponents in advance of conference play was also a nice way to get a preview of what we will see down the road.”