Sports
Many of the same individuals who competed for Turkey Valley’s state semifinal football team participate in basketball for the Trojans. After a historic year on the gridiron, coach Chris Sullivan hopes it will translate to the court this winter as they chase their fourth consecutive Upper Iowa...
After having a good, but not great season in 2018-2019 by finishing with a record of 11-9, New Hampton girls basketball coach Chad Pemble is hoping this year’s group will take the next step to become an elite team.
“Our goals are to compete for a conference championship and a berth to the state...
Last season, the Turkey Valley girls basketball team owned a solid record of 13-8. However, the Trojans are hoping to take a step forward and be even better this year. There is good cause for these rising expectations, as they didn’t lose a single senior to graduation.
“We are really excited to...
The New Hampton boys basketball team graduated six of their top eight scorers from a squad that made it to the substate game a season ago. Even though they lost a lot of talented players, coach Ryan Rausch says the goals will remain the same, and he has lofty expectations for this year’s group.
“We...
The floor was full of superheroes at Turkey Valley Tuesday. And not just because of the impressive 57-18 win the Trojan girls opened the season with over Clayton Ridge.
Turkey Valley’s girls chose a service project this year for participating in the Iowa Hall of Pride Challenge, and that was to...
Most teams are fortunate to have one or two all-state football selections, but after an undefeated regular season and a trip to the state semifinals, the Turkey Valley football program had four individuals — all seniors — honored as all-state players in Eight-Man.
The lone individual to be named to...
Carter Ferrie and Rachel Rinken weren’t going to lie — making an all-state team was important to them.
Granted, they would both trade the honor in a heartbeat if it meant New Hampton could have made the state football playoffs and state volleyball tournament.
Still, the two Chickasaws are proud to...
When the first rankings come out, New Hampton/Turkey Valley wrestling coach Matt Paulus doesn’t expect to find his Chickasaws in them.
And he’s just fine with that.
“I don’t mind laying low, building it up and have people think we’re down,” he said, “because I think in the long run, we have the...
After posting a record of 4-22 - including a 2-6 mark in Upper Iowa Conference play - in 2018, the Turkey Valley volleyball team made a miraculous turnaround this season, finishing with an overall record of 20-13 and 5-3 against conference opponents.
This improvement did not go unnoticed by the...
In district action, Turkey Valley went an undefeated 7-0 and outscored their opponents by a combined score of 462-117. The individual talent the Trojans possessed did not go unnoticed by the coaches in Eight-Player, District 3. A whopping 14 TV players were awarded as all-district honorees - 13 of...
