Two runs in the top of the sixth gave New Hampton a conference win over Oelwein last Tuesday; both teams had 11 hits in the contest but the Chickasaws won 7-5.

    New Hampton climbed a little closer to third place in the Northeast Iowa Conference after two wins early last week.

    It was a tough assignment for Turkey Valley softball last Thursday. After all, they were playing the best team in the conference, Sumner-Fredericksburg.

     Avenging a loss is always satisfying, but the Turkey Valley baseball team added another three wins on June 17 and 19, bringing their season record at that time to 13-7.

     When Dorann Burgart hit her first hole-in-one on May 24, her sister Diane Nelson must have decided it was her turn; she recorded her initial ace eight days later.

    While losing their first games of the season, New Hampton’s girls endured not just one, but two heartbreakers late last week.

    It took Turkey Valley nine hits to win their baseball game over Central of Elkader June 7, 6-0, but with 11 hits in the other game of the doubleheader, the Trojans lost 8-7.

    The Chickasaw softball team was still undefeated after a pair of wins Monday night against Oelwein. New Hampton opened the varsity doubleheader with a 9-5 win, then shut out the Huskies for a 9-0 victory.

    Turkey Valley softball entered the win column with a bang. After losing the first five games of the season, they blasted their way to a 12-0, three-inning win at home last Friday over NU High. The previous day, however, they lost both ends of a doubleheader, 9-5 and 6-5 to Valley of Elgin.

     Going into the State Trapshooting meet in Cedar Falls Saturday, there was a certain amount of confidence among the New Hampton shooters.

     Only two teams were undefeated in the Northeast Conference as of last Friday, and New Hampton was one of them. Both the Chickasaws and Waverly-Shell Rock were 4-0 in the NEIC and 7-0 overall. That came after a New Hampton double win over Crestwood Thursday night, 6-3 and 6-2.

    Charles City became the latest victim of Turkey Valley baseball as the Trojans shut out the Comets last Wednesday, 5-0. The win brings the Turkey Valley record to 6-0 on the season.

      A new face will be at the head coaching position for the girls basketball team during the 2010-11 season. Well, not a new face exactly.

    There probably aren’t too many coaches in Iowa that have ever been 4-0 against legendary Kee High baseball coach Gene Schultz. The New Hampton-Kee rivalry is turning into a wild affair.

     Athletes from New Hampton, Turkey Valley, Nashua-Plainfield and Sumner-Fredericksburg competed at the Iowa Track and Field State Meet last Thursday through Saturday.