Petersen becomes third Warhawk wrestler to medal
West Fork’s Kale Petersen wrestles in the consolation semifinal match in front of his coaches, Jarel and Jared Arbegast. Petersen was injured in the match and eventually finished sixth. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES – Kale Petersen’s sixth-place finish in the Class 1A 106-pound state wrestling meet made him only the third […]
Petersen becomes third Warhawk wrestler to medal
West Fork’s Kale Petersen wrestles in the consolation semifinal match in front of his coaches, Jarel and Jared Arbegast. Petersen was injured in the match and eventually finished sixth. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES – Kale Petersen’s sixth-place finish in the Class 1A 106-pound state wrestling meet made him only the third […]
Warhawks pass opening district test
West Fork’s Colin Martinek defends as Clarksville’s Ethan Schmidt brings the ball up the court during the Class 1A district quarterfinal at Sheffield last week. (Dick Fridley/Mid-America Publishing) By Dick Fridley SHEFFIELD — West Fork’s fifth-ranked Warhawk cagers passed their opening boys’ postseason test in style with last Thursday’s 93-34 Class 1A district quarterfinal win […]
Warhawks pass opening district test
West Fork’s Colin Martinek defends as Clarksville’s Ethan Schmidt brings the ball up the court during the Class 1A district quarterfinal at Sheffield last week. (Dick Fridley/Mid-America Publishing) By Dick Fridley SHEFFIELD — West Fork’s fifth-ranked Warhawk cagers passed their opening boys’ postseason test in style with last Thursday’s 93-34 Class 1A district quarterfinal win […]
West Fork freshman gains first state berth
West Fork’s Levi Janssen, right, wrestles Riceville’s Chris Eastman in the third-place match during the Class 1A District 1 meet at Denver on Saturday, Feb. 15. (Curran McLaughlin/Mid-America Publishing) By Staff Report West Fork freshman Kale Petersen earned his first state trip by finishing runner-up at 106 pounds in his third straight weekend of dropping […]
Warhawks advance two to district
West Fork heavyweight wrestler Levi Janssen picks up AGWSR’s Tate Miller during the Class 1A Sectional 2 meet at Nashua on Saturday, Feb. 8. Janssen advanced as the runner-up in his weight class. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon NASHUA — Both of West Fork district qualifiers reached it in different ways, but the thing […]
Warhawks advance two to district
West Fork heavyweight wrestler Levi Janssen picks up AGWSR’s Tate Miller during the Class 1A Sectional 2 meet at Nashua on Saturday, Feb. 8. Janssen advanced as the runner-up in his weight class. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon NASHUA — Both of West Fork district qualifiers reached it in different ways, but the thing […]
Bench play keeps spark going for No. 3 Warhawks
West Fork’s Ian Latham drives around the Central Springs defense. Latham scored 13 points in the first quarter alone en route to a 16-point night. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – Once the starters have exited, there is no let-down for Class 1A No. 3 West Fork. The bench picks up where the […]
Tempers flare in final placing match for Warhawks
West Fork 106-pounder Kale Petersen is in on a shot he earned his only takedown against Nashua-Plainfield’s Garret Rinken in the championship final of the TIC meet at Osage. Petersen was the conference runner-up. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon OSAGE – Wrestling the final match of the day at the Top of Iowa Conference […]
Strategy fizzles out for Bearcats against third-ranked Warhawks
West Fork’s Jakob Washington passes the ball in front of a trio of North Butler defenders during the No. 3 Warhawks’ 58-22 rout of the Bearcats. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon GREENE – It was a simple, straight-forward plan, really. And it worked for a while as North Butler (2-16, 2-12 Top of Iowa […]