When Eric Olson took over as the head coach of the New Hampton girls golf team in 2011, his goal was to turn what was a struggling program into a competitive one.
Twins Allison and Morgan Nuss have been playing golf together since they were three years old. And while this spring will be their final one competing for New Hampton, their playing days with each other are far from over.
For the first time all season, the Turkey Valley girls basketball team is ranked in Class 1A. After a 13-1 start to the 2019-2020 campaign, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union slotted them in at No. 15 - the final spot in the rankings.
It may have been a little closer than the New Hampton girls basketball team had hoped, but the Chickasaws were able to top Charles City on Tuesday 72-60 to sweep the season series against the Comets.
On a night in which Crestwood’s Sharon Goodman became the all-time leading scorer for the school, New Hampton fans, players and coaches politely applauded the work of the 6-foot-3 Cadet senior post.
Forcing turnovers has been critical to the success of the Turkey Valley boys and girls basketball teams all year, and the varsity doubleheader at Clayton Ridge last Tuesday was another example of this.
Two.
That’s the total number of points the New Hampton girls basketball team conceded to Oelwein through the first three quarters of play on Friday in their 61-10 victory.
New Hampton/Turkey Valley’s wrestling team made history in two states Saturday as the Chickasaws welcomed yet another athlete to its “100 Club” and crowned its first-ever champion at a girls-only tournament.
Throughout the game against North Fayette Valley on Friday night, Turkey Valley boys basketball coach Chris Sullivan could be heard yelling at his star player - Ethan Leibold - to shoot the basketball.
Matt Paulus and his New Hampton/Turkey Valley team knew the hurdle was huge, and although they didn’t quite overcome it, the Chickasaws acquitted themselves quite well in a 39-27 loss to Waverly-Shell Rock last Thursday.
Lisa Rude isn’t going to lie — she missed coaching softball.
So when New Hampton softball coach Jack Seelhammer announced after last season that he was retiring after 13 seasons at the helm, Rude was more than a little interested.
The “Home of the Chickasaws” is up for a prestigious award that will be handed out later this month during the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association’s annual convention.
the New Hampton/Turkey Valley schedule — 19 days between the Battle of the Waterloo and a dual meet with Waverly-Shell Rock — he wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
