JULY 2, 2024 EDITION SPORTS EDITOR: BECKY WALZ + BECKY.WALZ@DRIFTLESSJOURNAL.COM
SW moves closer to UIC title
Baseball fans couldn’t have found a better game to watch in Calmar Thursday night as the South Winn baseball team (18-8, 15-2 UIC) hosted MFL MarMac (22-7, 14-3) in a big UIC matchup. The Warrior entered the evening with just one conference loss and MFL Mar-Mac with two, both with hopes of taking the Upper Iowa Conference top spot. Game one was a pitcher’s duel between Warrior pitcher Carson Streeter and Bulldog pitcher Jacob Schellhorn. The Warriors struck first, scoring in the home half of first inning on a Braiden Todd double and then being driven home by Parker Timp. That lead didn’t last long, as the Bulldogs struck back in the top of the third inning to take a Parker Timp gets to the bag safely between the legs of the Bulldog shortstop. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
2-1 lead. It took until the bottom of the fifth for the Warriors to tie the game when Braiden Todd led off the inning with a single and Carson Streeter doubled him in. The Bulldogs were able to get out of a jam allowing just the one run, but South Winn got right back into scoring mode in the sixth inning when Cody Meyer singled, Nolan Sabelka bunted Meyer to second, and eventually Carson Streeter would help his own cause driving in the go ahead run. Streeter would finish it out on the mound pitching a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh to secure the win, 3-2. Todd the of Warrior offense, going 3-for-3 with a double, while Streeter, Timp and Meyer all had two hits.
SW catcher Kole Hageman rises above the Bulldog runner to snag the throw at the plate. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
In game two, the big inning proved to be the difference and that big inning was struck by the Bulldogs in the second inning scoring five runs. The Warriors tried to play catchup cutting the lead 5-2 and then made things interested in the seventh getting the tying run to the plate with the bases loaded and score 7-3. “Our guys have been looking forward to this rematch since our first loss to them a couple of weeks ago. MFL MarMac has had a great year and they are solid in all facets of the game. Game one was a great back and forth between the pitchers and both teams coming up with big hits when needed. Ideally we would have picked up a couple of wins on the night, but one win puts us in a great position for a conference title, and unfortunately we just didn’t have it going for us in the second
game with the Bulldogs really pushing on us on offense to putting up that big inning,” said Coach Alex Smith. Eric Greve and Jordan Baumler paced SW with two hits apiece with Greve driving in two of the Warriors’ runs. R H E MFL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 SW 1 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 9 1 Carson Streeter (WP) – 7IP, 2R, 5H, 8K 2B – Braiden Todd 1; Streeter 1; 1B – Todd 2; Parker Timp 2; Cody Meyer 2; Streeter 1; RBI – Streeter 2; Timp 1; SB – Todd 1; Timp 1 R H E MFL 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 7 11 3 SW 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 1 Todd (LP) – 5-2/3IP, 7R, 8H, 2BB, 5K; Carver Wenthold (RP) – 1-1/3IP, 3H 1B – Eric Greve 2; Jordan Baumler 2; Todd 1; Brody Tieskoetter 1; Meyer 1; RBI – Greve 2; SB – Kole Hageman 1
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A road trip to Maynard gave the Turkey Valley softball team (7-19, 7-7 UIC) a conference split with West Central (8-12, 8-6 UIC) Wednesday. Friday’s non-conference game versus Riceville was cancelled due to weather. It took a couple of big innings for the Lady Trojans to secure the game one victory as Turkey Valley plated four runs in the third and five in the fifth. One more in the sixth was an insurance run as the Blue Devils pushed one home in the fourth and six in the fifth. West Central got another run in the bottom of the seventh before the Trojans shut down the comeback to win, 10-8. Annika Bodensteiner gave up three earned runs on eight hits while striking out six for the win. In the batter’s box, six different Trojans pounded the ball for hits with Morgan Vsetecka knocking out a pair of doubles and driving in a run. Autumn Maklenburg had one hit and two RBI while Bodensteiner drove in one on her single. Others connecting with the ball were Karstyn Lukes, Jenna Throndson and Delaney Busta. The bases were busy in game two as the UIC squads combined for 25 runs as West Central defeated the Trojans 1510. Striking with four in the second and eight in the fourth gave the Blue Devils a 12-4 lead as TV managed one run in the third and three in the fourth. The
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BB postseason starts Saturday
Postseason brackets were fully released last week with action already under way for Class 1A and 2A. South Winn and Turkey Valley are in the Class 1A District 9 will play Saturday, July 6. The Trojans will take the field against Riceville in New Albin at 5 p.m. Kee will play game two in New Albin against Edgewood-Colesburg. The winners will face each other Tuesday, July 9, in New Albin, with the game beginning at 7 p.m. The Warriors will face Clarksville to open the postseason at 7 p.m., in Calmar. The district semifinal is Tuesday, July 9, in Calmar at 7 p.m., against the winner of Nashua-Plainfield and Dunkerton. The district final is Saturday, July 13, at 7 p.m. in Calmar. The District 8 champion faces the District 7 winner Tuesday, July 16, at a location to be decided. Decorah is in Class 3A and will host Independence in the Substate 3 quarterfinal Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. A win would advance the Vikings to play either Western Dubuque or Charles City Monday, July 15, at 7 p.m. The substate final will be held Wednesday, July 17, at 7 p.m.
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July 1 – TV sb at Sumner-Fred (JV/V), 3:30 p.m.; SW sb at Clayton Ridge (V, Garnavillo), 4 p.m.; TV bb vs. Kee (V/JV), 4 p.m.; Dec bb vs. Charles City (V), 5 p.m.; SW bb at Postville (JV/V), 5 p.m.; Dec sb at Charles City (JV/V), 5:30 p.m. July 2 –TV bb vs. Oelwein (V/JV), 4 p.m.; SW bb vs. Waverly-Shell Rock (JV/V), 5 p.m.; Dec sb vs. Crestwood (V), 5:30 p.m.; SW sb vs. St. Ansgar (JV/V), 5:30 p.m. July 3 – TV bb vs. NashuaPlainfield (V/JV), 4 p.m.; Dec bb vs. North Fayette Valley (JV/V), 5 p.m.; SW bb at Newman Catholic (JV/V), 5 p.m.; TV sb vs. South Winn (V), 5 p.m. July 5 – Dec bb at Clear CreekAmana (V), 5 p.m.; SW bb at Charles City (JV/V), 5 p.m.; TV sb vs. Springville (JV/V), 5:30 p.m. July 8 – Dec bb vs. West Delaware (JV/V), 5 p.m.; Dec sb at New Hampton (JV/V), 5:30 p.m.
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4 WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP-UP Tuesday, July 2, 2024
SW alone at the top of UIC A pair of wins over Kee Wednesday put the South Winn softball team (1711, 12-0 UIC) in sole possession of the Upper Iowa Conference standings. The Warriors extended their win streak to five Thursday with a non-conference win over Oelwein in extra innings.
Thrillers It wasn’t a night for a lot of hits by the Warriors, but they did enough on the bases to get the job done as they swept Kee (15-15, 10-2 UIC) Wednesday at home. The night opened with a back-andforth battle for control with Kee leading 4-1 into the fifth frame. South Winn came back with two in the fifth and tied the game in the sixth. With one out and two runners on base, left fielder Chloe Wiltgen stepped up big time with a walk-off double for the Warrior win, 5-4. Wiltgen led the offense with a 2-for3 night at the plate including the double and a pair of RBI. Adrienne Winings, Izzy Kuboushek and Aubrey Willey also had a hit. Game two was a busy one on the bases as the UIC squads combined for 23 runs. South Winn got the ball rolling in the first with a run and added to its lead with four in the second. Kee rebounded with one in the second and three in the third to enter the fourth frame in a 4-4 tie. Each team pushed a pair of runs home in the fourth before the Hawks took a slim one-run lead in the fifth. The Warriors’ four-run sixth inning pushed them ahead again but the Hawks’ threatened in the seventh with three before South Winn recorded the third out to escape with the 12-11 victory. The Warriors combined for eight hits in the nightcap, highlighted by a triple by Willey and a double by Britney Hageman. Winings and Kuboushek had two singles a piece, while Alyssa Holthaus, Hageman and Kuboushek drove in three runs apiece. Aubree Gesing got the wins on the mound, giving up four earned runs on nine hits and ringing up nine in game one and allowing seven earned runs and strik-
ing out four in game two.
R H E Kee 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 0 SW 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 5 5 0 Aubree Gesing (WP) – 7IP, 4R, 6H, 1BB, 9K 2B – Chloe Wiltgen 2; 1B – Adrienne Winings 1; Izzy Kuboushek 1; Aubrey Willey 1; RBI – Wiltgen 2; Britney Hageman 1; Kuboushek 1; SB – Addison Timp 1; Winings 1 R H E Kee 0 1 3 2 2 0 3 11 20 4 SW 1 4 0 2 1 4 x 12 8 4 Gesing (WP) – 7IP, 11R, 15H, 1BB, 4K 3B – Willey 1; 2B – Hageman 1; 1B – Winings 2; Kuboushek 2; Ad. Timp 1; Wiltgen 1; RBI – Alyssa Holthaus 3; Hageman 3; Kuboushek 3; Ad. Timp 1; Winings 1; Willey 1; SB – Winings 3; Ad. Timp 2; Addie Conway 2; Kuboushek 1; Willey 1
Long game South Winn followed up the comefrom-behind wins the night with a nine-inning non-conference marathon at home Thursday versus Oelwein (8-16). Putting up a run in the second, the Warriors gave up two in the third allowing Oelwein to snag the lead. The Huskies extended their lead to 4-1 in the fifth before South Winn got the bats rolling in the bottom half of the same frame to push three runs home to tie it up. Then the defenses stood tall, as neither squad buckled under the pressure until the bottom of the ninth when the Warriors got the 5-4 win. Bailey Kuennen threw six innings for the win, giving up one earned run and striking out six. Gesing was also on the mound for three frames and rung up five. Holthaus highlighted the night with a shot over the fence with three RBI, as the six Warriors scattered 10 hits in the game. Avery Humpal smacked out a double, while Winings was 3-for-4 and Addison Timp collected two singles. R H E Oel 002 020 000 4 7 4 SW 010 030 001 5 10 2 Bailey Kuennen (WP) – 6IP, 2R, 2H, 2BB, 6K; Gesing (SP) – 3IP, 2R, 2H, 5K HR – Holthaus 1; 2B – Avery Humpal 1; 1B – Winings 3; Ad. Timp 2; Holthaus 1; Hageman 1; Addisen Kuennen 1; RBI – Holthaus 3; Kuboushek 1; SB – Ad. Timp 2; Holthaus 1
LEFT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM: Adrienne Winings makes a move toward home as a pitch is delivered. Chloe Wiltgen had the walk-off double in game one to lift the Warriors over Kee. Aubrey Willey kicks up the dust as she slides in ahead of the tag. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Becky Walz) Additional coverage of Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley Sports can be found in the Public Opinion Newspaper print & digital editions SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT DECORAHNEWSPAPERS.COM OR CALL 563-382-4221
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Busta’s slam lifts TV over WarEagles
Logan Busta was a staple on the bases Thursday, connecting for five hits, including a grand slam and two doubles. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz) As the season winds down the Turkey Valley baseball team (9-14, 8-9 UIC) picked up a pair of wins last week at home. Friday’s preview of the first round postseason district game with Riceville was cancelled due to the weather.
issued to Jayden Rausch turned out to be the Indians’ downfall as the freshman stole second and scored on Russell Nieman’s single in the bottom of the eighth. “We got great pitching from Hunter Kruse and Alex Hanson and the defense was solid once again,” said Coach Dan Stepan. Hunter Kruse worked the mound for seven innings, giving up one earned run on five hits and rung up seven. Alex Hanson got the win as he threw for the final frame. Kurtenbach had two of the Trojans’ six hits, while Nieman, Busta and Hanson came through with one apiece.
ton Ridge-Central (8-15, 8-9 UIC) which ended in a split conference twinbill. Leading off game one with a double, the WarEagles scored the first run on a pass ball in the top of the first. Clayton Ridge-Central added a second tally in the third, while limited the Trojans’ opportunities on the bases. On the Trojans’ final atbat, back-to-back-to back singles by Jordan Kriener, Hanson and Nieman loaded the bases to set up Logan Busta for the game-winning grand slam and the TV win, 4-2. Nieman and Busta combined for the seven innings with Nieman earning the win. With the bats warmed up, game two saw more offense, base runners and scoring. Once again Clayton Ridge-Central scored a run before the Trojans countered with a pair of their own in the first. A WarEagle run in the second and third led to six in the fourth and a 9-2 lead. The Trojans began to climb their way out of the hole with one run scored by Kriener on a sac fly by Hanson in the fourth and three more runs in the fifth. Trailing 10-7 into the bottom of the seventh, TV was looking
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to shock the WarEagles and fans again; however, the Trojans managed just two runs before running out of steam to fall, 10-9. Climbing the hill for the Trojans were Oliver Schmitt, JD Kruse and Byrne. TV rapped out 17 hits in the contest with Busta going 3-for-4, including a double and one RBI. Kurtenbach was 3-for-4 as well, while Byrne had two hits and one RBI. Hanson had a multi-hit game and drove in two runs. R H E CR-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 TV 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 1 Nieman (WP) – 1IP, 1H; Busta (SP) – 6IP, 2R, 6H, 2BB, 7K HR – Busta 1; 2B – Busta 1; 1B – Nieman 1; Hanson, Jordan Kriener 1; RBI – Busta 4; SB – Hanson 1 R H E CR-C 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 10 13 3 TV 2 0 0 1 3 1 2 9 17 3 Oliver Schmitt (LP) – 3-2/3IP, 9R, 9H, 2BB, 3K; Braylen Byrne (RP) – 1-2/3IP, 1H, 1BB, 1K; JD Kruse (RP) – 2IP, 1R, 3H, 1K 2B – Busta 1; Kriener 1; 1B – Kurtenbach 3; Busta 2; Byrne 2; Hanson 2; Nieman 1; Schmitt 1; Aidan Holthaus 1; JD Kruse 1; H. Kruse 1; Kriener 1; RBI – Hanson 2; Busta 1; Holthaus 1; JD Kruse 1; H. Kruse 1; Kriener 1
Non-conference Wednesday night the Trojans were locked into a defensive battle with Clarksville (1-17-1) at home with only a handful of players on the base paths. It took an extra inning, but Turkey Valley came away with the 2-1 victory. Turkey Valley had just two base runners in the first four innings as Logan Busta and Caleb Kurtenbach R H E were left on base on singles. The Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 Trojans got a run in the fifth after TV 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 0 Kurtenbach knocked out his second Alex Hanson (WP) – 1IP, 1BB; Hunter hit of the game, stole second and Kruse (SP) – 7IP, 1R, 5H, 2BB, 6K 1B – Caleb Kurtenbach 2; Russell moved to third on Braylen Byrne’s Nieman 1; Logan Busta 1; Hanson 1; RBI bunt. A single by Alex Hanson drove – Nieman 1; Hanson 1; SB – Kurtenbach Kurtenbach in to score and give the 1; Hanson 1; Jayden Rausch 1 Trojans the slim 1-0 lead. It was the top of the seventh when Clarksville UIC split evened the playing field on a walk, Thursday was an exciting night Throwing for just one frame, Russell Nieman earned the win in pair of stolen bases and a sacrifice of competition in Jackson Junc- game one against the WarEagles Thursday. (Driftless Multimedia hit forcing the extra frame. A walk tion as the Trojans hosted Clay- photo by Becky Walz) Additional coverage of Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley Sports can be found in the Public Opinion Newspaper print & digital editions SUBSCRIBE ONLINE AT DECORAHNEWSPAPERS.COM OR CALL 563-382-4221
6 WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP-UP Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Vikes continue to battle on the diamond
Offense remained elusive for on the mound for the Vikes, giving the Decorah softball team (8-14, up three earned run and striking out 5-5 NEIC) last week in a trio of seven. non-conference games that included a tournament at Dubuque Wahlert R H E D-H 0 0 1 5 0 4 x 1012 0 over the weekend. Dec 0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 4 5 At home Wednesday Dike-New Hartford (18-8) pounded out 12 hits in a 10-0 six inning non-conference win over Decorah Wednesday. The Vikes kept the Wolverines in check through the first two frames before giving into the power of D-NH on back-to-back doubles in the third. The visitors frequented the bases in the fourth that saw the Wolverines score five, including a solo homer. D-NH ended the game in the sixth after a three-run homer by junior Madde Buskohl, retiring the Vikes in order in the bottom half of the frame. Decorah managed just four hits in the game, all singles by Liz Bucksa, Jasera Tweten, Lauren Luzum and Dylin Thompson. Clara Hjelle was
Clara Hjelle (LP) – 6IP, 10R, 12H, 1BB, 7K 1B – Liz Bucksa 1; Jasera Tweten 1; Lauren Luzum 1; Dylin Thompson 1
Final tourney After the rains departed from northeast Iowa, the Vikes were able to get on the diamond at Wahlert Catholic’s tournament in Dubuque Saturday, dropping a pair of games. Game one pitted Decorah against Davenport North (16-15) with the Vikings coming up with just three hits in the 10-0 loss. Connecting with the ball were Tweten, Thompson and Lillian Olson, while Hjelle suffered the loss on the mound. The sophomore pitcher struck out nine. Class 3A No. 3 Wahlert Catholic (22-8) dominated game two, ending the game in three frames, 13-1. Tweten was the lone Viking to score as she singled in the first inning was roamed the bases, eventually crossing home plate on a Hjelle single. Decorah had numerous players on the bases as the Vikes collected seven hits including a double by Bucksa. Lauren Luzum was 2-for-2 with a stolen base, while Tweten, Olson, Hjelle and Ava Steine all tagged the ball for hits. Combining to throw for Decorah were Sydney Kipp and Regional softball pairings for all Tweten. five classes were released last week. Decorah is in Class 4A. The Vikes R H E will be at Charles City Thursday, Dec 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 3 5 DN 0 0 0 4 3 3 x 10 9 1 July 11, at 7 p.m., in the first round Hjelle (LP) – 5-2/3IP, 10R, 9H, 1BB, 6K of Region 7 action. The winner will 1B – Tweten 1; Thompson 1; Lillian face Clear Creek-Amana Saturday, Olson 1 July 9, at 7 p.m., in Clear Creek. R H E The regional championship is TuesDec 1 0 0 x x x x 1 7 3 day, July 16, at 7 p.m., at the highest Wahl 2 0 11 x x x x 13 12 0 remaining seed. Sydney Kipp (LP) – 2IP, 8R, 7H, 1BB; South Winn is in Class 2A Region Tweten (RP) – 2/3IP, 5R, 5H, 1K 2B – Bucksa 1; 1B – Lauren Luzum 2; 7 and hosts Postville in round one Tweten 1; Olson 1; Hjelle 1; Ava Steine 1; Monday, July 8, in Calmar at 7 p.m. RBI – Hjelle 1; SB – Luzum 1 The winner advances to the regional quarterfinal at Wapsie Valley against the Warriors Wednesday, July 10, at 7 p.m. The regional semifinal will also be at Wapsie Valley Friday, July
The Decorah softball team sported replica North Winn jerseys at Wednesday’s non-conference game versus Dike-New Hartford last week. ABOVE: Liz Bucksa gets set to lead off second base. LEFT: Clara Hjelle sends the ball to home. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Becky Walz)
Softball pairings released
Decorah sophomore Lauren Luzum refrains from a swing as she watches the ball drift over the plate Wednesday. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)
12, at 7 p.m., with the regional final scheduled for Monday, July 15, at 7 p.m., at the highest remaining seed. Turkey Valley is in Class 1A Region 7 and will play the first round Monday, July 8, at 7 p.m. The Trojans will be at West Central. The winner of the Turkey Valley/ West Central game will face Edgewood-Colesburg in Edgewood in the regional quarterfinal Wednesday, July 10, at 7 p.m. Semifinal games will be held at Edgewood-Colesburg. The regional finale are Monday, July 15, at 7 p.m., at the highest remaining seed. State softball will be held in Fort Dodge July 22-26.
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