It wasn’t the ultimate trophy South Winn baseball was dreaming about, but they were able to raise the Participation Trophy for being one of just eight teams in Class 1A to make the State Baseball Tournament in Des Moines. It was the first back-to-back trips to the State Tournament in school history. Helping to raise the trophy are the five seniors (l-r) Noah Tieskoetter, Seth Greve, Carter Wenthold, Kody Kleve, and Jaron Todd. The five have combined for 54 wins over their Warrior careers (Marie Conway)

Dream over, 3-1

By Jerry Wadian
Contributing Writer

The South Winn baseball team entered the 2020 season with a dream of becoming the first team in school history to make back-to-back appearances at the State Baseball Tournament in Des Moines.

They achieved that dream Tuesday, July 21, in Cresco when they beat Saint Ansgar, 3-0, to avenge their only regular season loss.

However, the dream of becoming the first group of Warriors to advance in a State Tournament died Friday when they fell to Don Bosco, 3-1, in the opening round.

“We knew coming in it would be a close, low-scoring   game,” stated SW head coach Alex Smith. 

The Dons of Gilbertville were making its sixth visit to Des Moines in the past eight years.

The game started with a bang as Don Bosco’s leadoff hitter clubbed a home run on a 0-2 count. 

Undaunted, SW leadoff hitter Noah Tieskoetter singled and Jaron Todd followed with a double. However, Tieskoetter was cut down at the plate on a perfect throw and relay.

Calf show competitors included (right to left) Parker Willoughby, 1st Place, Jaylee Nesvik, Second Place, Levi Nesvik, Third Place, Tyler Fels, fourth place, and Kinleigh Fels.

"The Smallest Fair" ended up being big in the hearts of the participants

By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com

When Marcia Nesvik heard on June 1, that the 2020 Winneshiek County Fair was going to be postponed until next year, her heart sank.

She knew how much her grandchildren had been waiting for this year’s fair since participating in the Pee Wee Show at last year’s Fair. There wasn’t a day that went by when one of them wasn’t asking her about getting an animal to show from her and her husband Rick’s dairy herd. Their farm is located a few miles outside of Ossian.

Marcia said she knew she was going to have to “get creative.” With encouragement and help from her daughter, Debbie Waterlander, from New Hampton, they came up with a plan to have “The Smallest Fair.”

NFV FB camp next week

NFV football camp will run Monday, Aug. 3 through Friday, Aug. 7.

The camp for students in grades 5-12, will run from 8 a.m.-11 a.m.

For further information or to access registration forms, go to the NFV football page on Facebook.

Brenda Earles

 Brenda Lee (Hurd) Earles, formerly of Maynard, died on July 16, 2020, in Tulsa, OK. Brenda was born on March 30, 1940, daughter of Harold and Nodah (Cue) Hurd. She graduated from West Central in Maynard in 1958.

 There will be a family graveside service at the Long Grove Cemetery in Maynard with Pastor Dennis Frank officiating.