South Winn sophomore Levi Lukes fires to first for the out during recent Warrior baseball action. Lukes recorded an impressive eight RBI in South Winn’s five games last week. (Zakary Kriener photo)

South Winn Baseball wins four of five

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek baseball team wrapped up a solid week Saturday with its fourth win in the last five games, a feat that also saw the Warriors outscore their opponents, 42-17.

MFL/MarMac (DH)

The Warriors began the week with an Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) doubleheader against the MFL/MarMac Bulldogs.

In game one of the day, South Winn jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the second inning and slowly continued to add to it en route to an 8-0 shutout win.

Warrior senior Christina Nesvik sends the ball down the first-base line during recent South Winneshiek softball action. She went 3-3 at the plate, including a pair of doubles Wednesday in the Warriors’ loss to Sumner-Fredericksburg.  (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior softball struggles, 1-3 on week

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior softball team started its week on a positive note last week, but ended with three consecutive losses.

Clayton Ridge (DH)

South Winneshiek opened its busy week Monday, June 19, against Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) foe Clayton Ridge.

After the first inning of game one of the doubleheader, the Warriors and Eagles were tied at one run apiece.

From there, the Warrior offense took over as it scored a pair of runs in the second inning, five runs in the fifth inning, and three more runs in the sixth to win 11-1 via the 10-run rule.

Eighth-grader Bryleigh Rose (not pictured) throws out Oelwein Husky Naomi Goede (21) at second base as Blue Devil Jalyn Brownell tags the runner out.  Chris DeBack photo

Buhrow blasts pair of 3-run HRs

By Chris Deback
cdeback@thefayettecountyunion.com

Braidyn Buhrow smashed a three-run home run in back-to-back plate appearances against the Oelwein Huskies in the second game of a doubleheader on Friday, June 23. 

The softball doubleheader was the unofficial start to Maynard Days, June 23-25. A rivalry was renewed that evening as Oelwein hadn’t fielded a varsity softball team in three years. 

Swimmers win 1st

  The West Union swim team won its first meet of the season Tuesday, June 19, in Sumner, 383-316.

Head coach Kennedy Balk said the win was, a total team effort.

As for individual efforts, Balk singled out a few key people who had particularly good efforts. Included were the Lundgren brothers, Jaxson and Brooxton, who were first and second, respectively, in the 8-and-under 25 freestyle.

Carl Moser won the 9/10 100 individual medley, while Maeley Nefzger captured gold in the 11/12 50 fly.

In the 15-18 age groups, Matt Appler and Tiffanie Koch each captured a pair of gold medals after winning the boys’ and girls’ 25 and 50 backstroke.

West Union’s first home meet last Thursday against Cresco was postponed due to weather. It will be made up Tuesday, July 18, in West Union.

Makenna Koch’s big windup on the mound is evident in this photo from recent action. Thursday, against Clayton Ridge, the sophomore held the Eagles to four hits and one earned run in NFV’s 13-3 win. (Jerry Wadian photo)

TigerHawk SB sweeps CR

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The North Fayette Valley softball team started and ended last week by sweeping a UIC foe. 

Monday (June 19), the TigerHawks swept West Central and on Thursday NFV swept Clayton Ridge; both doubleheaders were in West Union.

In the interim, Kee High, the number-one team in Class 1A, took two from NFV on Tuesday, June 20, and Cascade pulled off a sweep on its home diamond on Wednesday.

NFV shortstop Tate Hovden rips this pitch for a double in Saturday morning’s 9-7 loss to A-P. The senior also singled, stole a base, and scored twice. In the afternoon game against Independence, Hovden stroked a single and scored two runs in a 5-1 victory. (Jerry Wadian photo)

NFV 3rd in UIC baseball

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Although the NFV baseball team went 1-3 in UIC play last week, the TigerHawks kept their third-place conference standing intact.

Clayton Ridge/Central, second in the UIC, beat the TigerHawks twice Monday, June 19, in West Union. The Eagles won, 10-2 and 16-1.

Senior Jaden Severson puts the barrel to the ball during last week’s doubleheader against Central Elkader in Calmar. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior SB makes it six straight

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek softball team pushed its winning streak to six games last week, adding a pair of wins against both Edgewood-Colesburg and Central Elkader, as well as a win on the road over Waukon.

South Winn second baseman Alex Holthaus cleanly fields a ground ball before making the throw to first base for the out during the Warriors’ doubleheader against Kee. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warrior BB wins 5 of 7

Zakary Kriener

News Writer
zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It was another good week for the South Winneshiek baseball team, which won five of its seven games last week and improved its season record to 10-6.

NFV was well represented at the State Co-Ed Golf Tournament Tuesday (June 6) in Marshalltown. The two teams representing the TigerHawks were (l-r) Callie Lembke/Chase Hollinrake, and Molly Wenthold/Noah Koch. (submitted photo)

Golfers do well at State Co-Ed

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

NFV sent a pair of teams to the State Co-Ed Golf Tournament Tuesday, June 6, at the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown.  

At the State Co-Ed, NFV competes in Class 1A. School may send two teams apiece.

A doubles team from Clear Lake won the tourney with a 72. A team from New Hampton placed third, and one from Clayton Ridge was fourth.

For the TigerHawks, the duo of Callie Lembke and Chase Hollinrake shot a 79, earning them a four-way tie for 10^th.

With a big smile, Megan Feldman watches as her towering fly ball sails over the right-field fence for the senior’s first varsity home run. Feldman’s blast gave the TigerHawks a 1-0 lead in the first inning on the way to an 12-7 win in the first game against MFL/MM Monday, June 5, in West Union. (Jerry Wadian photo)

SB sweeps Dogs, splits at Jesup

By Jerry Wadian
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

The TigerHawks started the week by sweeping MFL/MM, 12-7 and 11-4, Monday, June 5, in West Union. Over the weekend, NFV split four games at the Jesup Tournament.

Monday, senior Megan Feldman got NFV off on the right foot in game one with a towering fly ball that cleared the right-field fence with plenty to spare for her first varsity homer.

The TigerHawks added five more runs in the second and four more in the third to take a commanding 10-2 lead.

However, the Bulldogs managed a four-run fifth to stay in the game.

The game ended with a MFL/MM pop fly behind Feldman at second. As she backpedaled, the wind blew the ball far enough to tick off the end of her glove. However, it deflected right into the glove of hard-charging right-fielder Jenna Bruns, who alertly snared the ball for the final out.