Being able to bounce back is key for any team, and the Turkey Valley softball team was able to do that throughout last week.
It started last Monday, when the Trojans fell to MFL-Mar-Mac in the first game of a doubleheader 7-3.
With an undefeated week that included six home runs and outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 75-2, the Class 3A 13th ranked Chickasaw softball team dominated the competition.
The Turkey Valley baseball team inched closer to its first victory, as they played their tightest game of the season last week. In this matchup, the Trojans fell to MFL-Mar-Mac 13-8. This was the first contest of a doubleheader on Monday.
After suffering their first two losses of the season two weeks ago, the New Hampton baseball team bounced back in a big way this past week, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 30-1, as they improved their record to 17-2.
The Turkey Valley baseball team suffered a defeat in their lone contest last week, as Waukon claimed victory on their home field 10-0 in six innings on Wednesday.
When the ball sailed over the fence in Turkey Valley’s second game against Central Elkader Wednesday, Shayla Kuennen didn’t realize it hit the scoreboard, then bounced back onto the field.
After having just one home run all last year, senior Kayla Crooks has hit four in the past seven games and been red hot at the plate. She has been a big reason for New Hampton’s 11-4 start this year.
New Hampton has just lost its second straight game — the first time the Chickasaws had experienced a two-game losing streak in four years — Friday night when coach Cory McDonald laid down the proverbial gauntlet to his seniors.
The New Hampton trapshooting team has possessed a tradition of excellence, and this excellence was displayed throughout the entire season and carried into the state meet this past weekend at Cedar Falls Gun Club.
We’re guessing a whole bunch of New Hampton-area residents have just become pretty big Houston Astros fans as the team drafted former Chickasaw and University of Iowa pitcher Cole McDonald in the 15th round of the Major League Baseball draft.
