The South Winn Warriors won their second UIC Wrestlign title Friday night in Monona. The winning team, coaches, cheerleaders, and managers are (front, l-r)  Katelyn Kuboushek, Katie Engelhardt, Logan Hageman, Ethan Maldonado,  Aiden Feickert, Collin Holm, Tony Greve, Lane Quandahl, and Kalissa Schmelzer; (back) Kenny Mikota, Head Coach Jake Elsbernd, Jake Everts, Carly Meyer, Brooke Steffans, Eryn Sabelka, Josie Hageman, Bo Wangsness, John Donovan, Kaden Bullerman, Chance Adam, Brady Ohrt, Jeremiah Cullen, Sam Conway, Parker Timp, Kaydn Meyer, Ethan Timp, Levi Lennon, Xavier Williams, Isabelle Kipp, Quinn Huinker, Riley Meyer, Ashley Elsbernd, Jason Schmelzer, Emma Fisher, and Ethan Adams. (Jerry Wadian photo)

South Winn wins by 10

By Jerry Wadian

Contributing Writer

The UIC 2022 championship tournament was fought on  Friday night. This year, the tourney was held in Monona.

South Winn trailed by 10 going into the championship round to host, and defending champ, MFL/MM.

However, the Warriors rallied behind six victories in the final round to win its second championship; the first was in 2018.

Blue Devil girls fall to CR, SW, TV in busy week

The West Central girls’ basketball team had a tough week of action as they dropped all three matchups against Upper Iowa Conference foes.

Blue Devil boys drop trio of UIC contests

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The West Central boys’ basketball team was in action three times last week as the Blue Devils went 0-3. All three contests were against Upper Iowa Conference foes.

North Fayette Valley freshman MayLynn Warren bowled a 234 last week as the TigerHawks competed against Waterloo Columbus. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TH girls fall to Sailors, boys top Columbus & GC

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley bowling teams were in action Friday night in Waterloo as the TigerHawk girls took on Waterloo Columbus and the boys took on both Columbus and Grundy Center.

TigerHawk forward Blake Reichter pulls down one of his eight rebounds in last week’s home win over South Winn. While normally the NFV junior wears number 23 on the court, he had to switch mid-game after his regular jersey got some blood on it during the battle with the Warriors. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawks take care of business, go 2-0 in UIC play

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

It was another great week for the TigerHawks boys’ basketball team as they went 2-1 and added a pair of crucial Upper Iowa Conference wins.

TigerHawk senior Zaida Moore lays it up and in during NFV’s victory over South Winn on Tuesday night, Jan. 25. (Zakary Kriener photo)

TigerHawk girls add 3 big wins, including 2 UIC victories

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The North Fayette Valley girls’ basketball team went a perfect 3-0 last week to push its winning streak to five games! The TigerHawks got wins over South Winneshiek, New Hampton, and Kee to improve to 13-4 on the season.

Keagen Streeter goes to the rim during last week’s loss against Crestwood. Earlier in the week, Streeter posted a double-double after dropping 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. (Zakary Kriener photo)

South Winn boys hit 3-game skid

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The Warrior boys’ basketball team dropped all three of its matchups last week, including a conference game against MFL/MarMac.

South Winn freshman John Donovan squares up with his opponent during recent wrestling action. Saturday, Donovan and the Warriors took third place at the Alburnett Invite. (Zakary Kriener photo)

Warriors take third at Alburnett Invite

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

The South Winneshiek grapplers took to the mats at the Alburnett Invite on Saturday and took third with 104.5 team points. The Warriors were up against a tough field of competition that included the No. 3-ranked team in Class 2A, Notre Dame.

Several Warrior girls competed at the 2022 IWCOA Girls’ State Tournament on Friday and Saturday in Coralville. Representing South Winneshiek were (l-r) Riley Meyer, Josseline Hageman, coach Jacob Elsbernd, Isabelle Kipp, and Kaydn Meyer. (submitted photo)

Three SW girls compete at IWCOA Girls' State

By Zakary Kriener

zkriener@fayettepublishing.com

Three South Winneshiek wrestlers traveled to Coralville over the weekend to partake in the 2022 IWCOA Girls’ State Tournament. In a field of 158 teams from all over the state, the Warriors placed 57^th with 34 team points.

“Senior Riley Meyer in her first year of wrestling was able to win 3 matches at the Tournament and just missed reaching day two,” said coach Jacob Elsbernd. “Riley wrestled well and competed with these girls. I saw some leg attacks from her that I hadn't seen before, so it really was great to see her continuing to evolve as a wrestler.”