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Turkey Valley took the drama out of Friday night’s eight-man state playoff quarterfinal game as the Trojans raced out to a 40-0 lead on their way to a 64-14 victory.
The Trojans improved to 11-0 and will play in a semifinal game next at 9 a.m. Thursday at the UNI-Dome against Don Bosco. HLV closed...
Even though the Turkey Valley volleyball season came to an end last Monday night at the hands of Tripoli, the season was a vast improvement from past years. The Trojan girls finished with a record of 20-13 after going 4-22 the year prior.
“We were one win away from matching the [number of wins in...
Crestwood’s Sharon Goodman has been a nightmare for opposing teams to face all season when in the front row. Coming into the regional semifinal match at New Hampton on Tuesday, she had racked up 349 kills.
However, when she isn’t the front row, the Cadets aren’t the same team. The Chickasaws took...
Sweet revenge.
That’s what No. 2 Turkey Valley got on Friday, as they defeated No. 16 Rockford in the opening round of the eight-player playoffs after falling to the Warriors in the first round in 2018 by a score of 64-58.
However, this game wasn’t near as close, as the Trojans won 52-8.
“We just...
Although it was a frigid and windy day at the state cross country meet on Saturday in Fort Dodge, it didn’t seem to affect Jalyssa Blazek and Jaycie Byrne, as they both ran their best times of the year for Turkey Valley.
And for Blazek, it was a personal record. She broke it by a whopping 36...
It was obvious from the opening serve that every point was going to matter in the Class 3A regional final match between No. 6 New Hampton and No. 7 Mount Vernon. The stands were packed, and it was an electric atmosphere for this contest that was played at Jesup High School.
Each set between the two...
After falling to Rockford in the first round of the eight-player playoffs in 2018, Turkey Valley was able to get their revenge on Friday night, as they defeated Rockford 52-8 in the opening round of the postseason.
The Trojans jumped out to a 12-0 lead after two Ethan Leibold touchdown runs on...
After securing the district championship two weeks ago against Easton Valley, it would have been easy for the Turkey Valley football team to overlook their final opponent of the regular season - winless Central Elkader. However, that didn’t happen, as the Trojans dominated from the opening kickoff...
Country music singer Scott McCreery’s song “Five More Minutes” — or at least one verse of it may sum up the feelings New Hampton’s six seniors felt as they left the football field for one final time Friday night.
At 18 turned my helmet in and walked to the 50-yard line
Just the coach and me after...
Breanna Busta brought an old word out of storage when talking about the 11-match winning streak her team was on after defeating Riceville in the opening round of regional action.
“We are all gelling together really well right now,” said the Turkey Valley senior. “And when we get down we can shake...
