New Hampton’s volleyball team put it almost all together Tuesday night as the Chickasaws rolled to straight-set victories over a pair of Upper Iowa Conference foes.     “I was super happy with the way our girls played overall,” New Hampton co

    Coach Jamie Quass’ voice raised above the others at the finish line at Mason City Tuesday as New Hampton senior Jared Aegerter picked up the pace and raised his arms to the sky at the end of the first race of the season.    Did Aegerter pick u

     It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough to get Nashua-Plainfield its first volleyball victory of the season.     The Huskies, despite some inconsistency at times, swept Rockford 25-23, 26-24, 27-25 to open its Top of Iowa Conference East Di

     Maybe the best part of Nashua-Plainfield’s brilliant season opener for head coach Chase Sudol was the injury report.     “We came out pretty much fine,” Sudol said before adding with a laugh, “and for once, it’s nice not spending 20 minutes t

   The 33rd annual New Hampton Volleyball Invitational will take place this Saturday as eight teams will invade the Chickasaw gymnasium.   New Hampton will start in Pool B, which will play on the south court, along with St.

    Cole McDonald was up front and honest; he knew he had a no-hitter going almost the entire time Friday during the World University Games.    But it didn’t stop him from throwing the first nine-inning no-hitter by a University of Iowa pitcher in

    For the first three quarters Friday night, the difference between Turkey Valley's score and that of their Kee High hosts was created by two-point conversions — Turkey Valley made some of theirs and Kee didn't.    For the game, even t

    The second-largest school in Class 4A, roughly 20 more students and Mason City would be a 5A volleyball team; New Hampton, on the other hand, is in the middle of the pack of 3A schools.    But the Chickasaws weren't in the least intimidat

 
There’s just something about that first day of school that tugs at the heartstrings.
Maybe it’s the kindergartners who give their parents one final tight hug.

    Since Turkey Valley has been running with the South Winn cross country program the last two years, it’s been awhile since a Trojan uniform has been on a course.    But the program got underway Tuesday as five boys and one girl competed at Edge

    The University of Iowa baseball team that is representing the United States at the World University Games in Taiwan, earned a trip to the medal round despite an 11-5 loss to Japan on Wednesday.    The Hawkeyes punched their ticket to the medal

    The New Hampton volleyball team may not have been in mid-season form Tuesday night when the Chickasaws opened the 2017 volleyball season with a sweep of Nashua-Plainfield.    But boy oh boy, the Chickasaws showed the potential they have as the

   One of the things Jo Myrsaides liked about the sixth annual Al Baxter Memorial Turkey Shoot last year was bidding on the shooters in the auction.   Myrsaides’ late husband, an Iowa Department of Natural Resources conservation officer,  would ha

    Josh Fenske visited the Southern Illinois University last month and came away impressed.    “I liked the campus. It’s beautiful. I liked the coaches and I felt like it was a good place for me,” he said. “The coaching staff was a key part. ...

    The New Hampton football team will head to Decorah tonight [Friday] to finally play someone other themselves.    The Chickasaws and Vikings, for a second straight year, will scrimmage against each other, beginning at 7 p.m.    “It’s a good thi