Warhawks cap wild week with 5-3 loss to St. Ansgar
West Fork’s Kyle Rooney dives back to the first base bag on a pick-off attempt against St. Ansgar on Friday, June 23. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – What a week it was for the West Fork baseball team. The Warhawks went from upsetting then top-ranked Mason City Newman to start the week, […]
West Hancock tops West Fork in sub-state final
West Fork’s Thomas Nuehring and Nathan Meinders go for a loose ball rebounds on the floor during the Warhawks district final win over St. Ansgar on Thursday, Feb. 23. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon CLARION – More than a minute remained in this Class 1A sub-state final and the score was tied at 42-all. […]
Rockwell holds community planning meeting for 2017 RAGBRAI
By Caitlin Ware Members of the Rockwell community came together to start preparing for the 2017 RAGBRAI — which will pass through the town this year — during a planning meeting at the city hall on April 27. The last time the annual seven-day-long bike ride across Iowa passed through Rockwell was in 2010. This […]
Martinek voted to INA Class 1A all-state second team
West Fork’s Zach Martinek shoots over a defender during a home game this season. Martinek, a sophomore, was voted second team utility player by the Iowa Newspaper Association. (File photo) By Staff Report DES MOINES – West Fork sophomore Zach Martinek was voted to the Iowa Newspaper Association Class 1A second team, announced Tuesday morning. […]
West Fork wins third straight
West Fork’s Cole Hall works around the outside as Rockford’s Weston Engels closes in during the second half on Friday, Oct. 14. (Ryan Harvey/Hampton Chronicle) By Staff Report SHEFFIELD – Cole Hall had a big offensive night for the West Fork football team which won its third game in a row for the first time […]
Warhawks can’t look past Saints
West Fork’s Travis Fekkers elevates to make a pass inside to teammate Cole Hall in the second quarter of the Warhawks Class 1A District semifinal win over Lake Mills. (Kristi Nixon photo) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – Travis Fekkers remembers what happened when West Fork may have looked past an opponent. With a chance at […]
Warhawk duo put West Fork on wrestling map after 2017 state meet
West Fork’s Jarel Arbegast wrestles Taylan Entriken in the Class 1A state final at 170 pounds on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Arbegast became the first Warhawk to wrestle in the state final, finishing state runner-up. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon DES MOINES – More firsts for West Fork’s […]
Warhawks rout Bulldogs after third loss
Hampton-Dumont’s Wyatt Sutter (20) defends against Travis Fekkers of West Fork on Saturday afternoon. The Warhawks, ranked last week at No. 9 in Class 1A, defeated H-D 67-25. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon HAMPTON – It is never good to face a West Fork boys basketball team after a loss. This was particularly so […]
Second half surge by senior sparks Warhawks
Rylan Fleshner of West Fork fakes a pass to a teammate before going up for a lay-up during the Warhawks’ 61-56 win over Rockford. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD — Down early and facing a pure shooter in Rockford’s Zach Bushbaum, who was hitting everything in the first half, West Fork senior Rylan […]
Warhawks grow as team facing top-ranked Saints
A host of West Fork tacklers stop Saint Ansgar running back Parker Hendrickson for a loss on fourth down in the final seconds of the first half to keep the score 14-7 at the break. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle) By Kristi Nixon SHEFFIELD – Sometimes things in life are bigger than football. As West Fork head […]