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N-P girls track moves outside, places 4th in Saint Angar

Chris Baldus

The indoor track season is over, and on Tuesday the N-P girls track and field team competed in its first outdoor meet of the season, placing 4th. The Saints placed 1st with 137 points followed by Osage (130), West Fork (82), N-P (75), Northwood-Kensett (48), North Butler (40), Newman Catholic (25) and Riceville (20). N-P’s INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 100 dash — Emily Becker, 2nd, 14.61 (8 points). 200 dash — Liz Kruckenberg, 3rd, 29.97 (6 points). Amberly Gerholdt, 7th, 31.86. 400 dash — Kadence Huck, 1st, 59.18 (10 points). Emma O-Neill, 13th, 1:28.20 800 run — Kadence Huck, 1st, 2:40.57 (10 … Continue reading N-P girls track moves outside, places 4th in Saint Angar

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N-P boys win track meet in Saint Ansgar

Chris Baldus

Every point counts. Sure, first place gets 10 team points, but that single point from a 6th place finish could make all the difference. That’s the message Nashua-Plainfield boys track and field head coach Chase Sudol imparted on his squad prior to Tuesday’s meet in Saint Ansgar. The Huskies wound up winning the meet by 3 points over the second-place Saints. N-P scored 141 team points followed by Saint Ansgar (138), Osage (121), North Butler (76), Northwood-Kensett (64), West Fork (24), Riceville (16) and Newman Catholic (8). The Huskies placed first in seven events, second in three and third in … Continue reading N-P boys win track meet in Saint Ansgar

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Huck places 1st twice as 5 Huskies notch top 10 finishes at Wartburg invite

Chris Baldus

Nashua-Plainfield’s boys and girls varsity track and field teams competed in the Wartburg High School Invitational on Tuesday in Waverly. The 30-school field ranged from Class 1A to Class 4A. The top finisher for the Huskies was Kadence Huck, who placed first in the girls 400 with a time of 58.56 and the 800 at 2:23.04. In addition, four Huskies finished in the top 10 of individual events: Relay team results: These Huskies also set personal bests: TEAMS COMPETING AT INVITE Continue reading Huck places 1st twice as 5 Huskies notch top 10 finishes at Wartburg invite

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Nashua AM Update (March 3): N-P band, stray voltage trial and weekend events

Chris Baldus

Good morning, it’s Friday, March 3, 2023. FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Saturday: A chance of flurries before 11 a.m., then a chance of sprinkles between 11 a.m. and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. COMING UP THIS WEEKEND Saturday, March 4 Sunday, March 5 N-P BANDS … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (March 3): N-P band, stray voltage trial and weekend events

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Nashua AM Update (Feb. 25): Rain coming Sunday night; Community Calendar updated

Chris Baldus

Good morning, it’s Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST Today; Sunny, with a high near 33. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Heavy rain likely after 9 p.m. in the evening. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, March 2 Saturday, March 4 Sunday, March 5 To add your events to this calendar email details to editorbaldus@gmail.com, … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Feb. 25): Rain coming Sunday night; Community Calendar updated

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Rinkens bring home two state wrestling championships, 3 others place

Chris Baldus

Nashua-Plainfield is home to two 2023 Class 1A state champions. Senior Garret Rinken completed an undefeated season, 51-0, by beating Wapsie Valley senior Dawson Schmit (40-8) by a 4-1 decision in the 126-pound championship match on Saturday at the State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines. His younger brother, sophomore Jayden Rinken (47-2), defeated Wilton freshman Mason Shirk (47-4) by an 8-2 decision in the 106-pound championship match. The Rinkens were two of the 13 N-P wrestlers that competed this year in the tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Competition began Wednesday and wrapped up Saturday night. Three other Huskies placed … Continue reading Rinkens bring home two state wrestling championships, 3 others place

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Nashua AM Update (Feb. 17):

Chris Baldus

Good morning, it’s Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST Today: Sunny, with a high near 27. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 19. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 6 to 9 mph. SPORTS N-P boys hoops team hangs tough in loss to WV Thursday’s playoff game in Fairbank was tied at 17 after one quarter … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Feb. 17):

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7 Huskies advance to Friday session of Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament

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Seven Nashua-Plainfield wrestlers have survived the first two days of the State Tradition Tournament in Des Moines. Four remain in contention for first-place finishes. Huskies Jayden Rinken (106), Nic Brase (113), Garrett Rinken (126) and Titus Evans (170) have advanced to the semifinals on Friday. Huskies advancing to Friday in the consolation bracket are Kendrick Huck (132), Kaden Wilken (138) and Alden Sullivan (195). The tournament is over for Hayden Munn (120), Jackson Carey (152), Eli Kalainoff (160), Tate White (182), Jackson Zwanziger (220) and Landon Pratt (285). As a team, Nashua-Plainfield is in second with 74 points. Don Bosco … Continue reading 7 Huskies advance to Friday session of Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament

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Nashua AM Update (Feb. 16): Husky boys basketball in playoff action tonight, wrestlers chasing state championships

Chris Baldus

Good morning, it’s Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST Today: A 60% chance of snow, mainly before noon.. Less than a 1/2 of accumulation possible Cloudy, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a north wind 11 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -7. Blustery, with a north wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 28. Wind chill values as low as -5. Northwest wind 6 to 13 mph … Continue reading Nashua AM Update (Feb. 16): Husky boys basketball in playoff action tonight, wrestlers chasing state championships

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Huskies in 3rd after day 1 at the State Wrestling Tournament

Chris Baldus

Nashua-Plainfield is in third place as a team after Day 1 of Class 1A wrestling at the 2023 State Traditional Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines. Don Bosco has the team lead with 55 points, followed by Wilton with 43 and Nashua-Plainfield with 38. All 13 of Nashua-Plainfield’s wrestlers will return to action on Thursday. Five Huskies remain in contention for individual state championships: Jayden Rinken (106), Nic Brase (113), Garrett Rinken (126), Kaden Wilken (138), and Titus Evans (170). Eight others can still make it to the podium through wrestle backs. JAYDEN RINKEN (1-0, 4 pts) Sophomore Jayden Rinken (43-2), seeded no. … Continue reading Huskies in 3rd after day 1 at the State Wrestling Tournament

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First round matchups announced for N-P wrestlers at State

Chris Baldus

Thirteen Nashua-Plainfield wrestlers will begin their pursuit of state championships on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Class 1A first round begins at 9 a.m. Here are their opening matches: Sophomore Jayden Rinken (43-2), seeded no. 1 at 106, gets a bye in the first round. He then will take on no. 17 Kanaan Delagardelle (21-12), a sophomore at Don Bosco or no. 16 Caleb Wisecup (30-10), a junior from Ogden. Sophomore Nic Brase (40-6), no. 6 at 113, gets a first round bye. He then will face the winner of no. 11 Caleb Swedin (37-3), a … Continue reading First round matchups announced for N-P wrestlers at State

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Vance’s State Tournament run ends

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Nashua-Plainfield sophomore Kylie Vance’s run at the State Girls Wrestling Championships ended after two matches to higher seeded wrestlers. Vance (16-10), who was seeded 25th, lost by fall in 56 seconds to Spencer junior Kalee Nachtigal (38-6), who was seeded 8th, in their first round 190-pound match at Xtreme in Coralville. In her first match in the Consolation bracket, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley ninth-grader Kaylee De Jong (13-6), who was seeded 24th, defeated Vance by fall late in the second period. Tied at 2-2 after one period, De Jong got a reversal on Vance 7 seconds into period two, and secured the … Continue reading Vance’s State Tournament run ends

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N-P boys qualify for state duals tournament

Chris Baldus

Nashua-Plainfield is going back to the boys State Dual Team Wrestling Tournament. N-P handily defeated Lake Mills 50-15 in Tuesday (Jan. 31) night in Husky Gym to win the Region 1A Championship and qualify for State. N-P 50, Lake Mills 15 113: Nic Brase (N-P) over Geraldo Vazquez (LM) (MD 10-2) 120: Hayden Munn (N-P) over Hayden Helgeson (LM) (Dec 3-2) 126: Garret Rinken (N-P) over Royce Peterson (LM) (Fall 3:26) 132: Kendrick Huck (N-P) over Carter Christianson (LM) (Fall 0:51) 138: Kaden Wilken (N-P) over Steve Brandenburg (LM) (MD 14-4) 145: Cody Cox (LM) over Devon Blanchard (N-P) (Dec … Continue reading N-P boys qualify for state duals tournament

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N-P wrestlers put on dominating performance at home

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield boys wrestling team won every individual varsity match last night in its home quad against South Winneshiek, Starmont and Postville. The girls varsity was 3-1 in its matches against North Butler-Clarksville. See results below. GIRLS: N-P vs. NORTH BUTLER-CLARKSVILLE 100: Sara Babu (N-P) over Addy Johnson (NB-C) (Fall 2:34) 135: Savannah Pierce (NB-C) over Amy Goerke (N-P) (Fall 1:14) 135: Makinzey Brannon (N-P) over Savannah Pierce (NB-C) (Fall 0:29) 190: Kylie Vance (N-P) over Sydney Lovrien (NB-C) (Fall 1:47) BOYS: N-P vs. STARMONT 120: Hayden Munn (N-P) over Zach Taylor (STAR) (Fall 0:50) 132: Kendrick Huck (N-P) over … Continue reading N-P wrestlers put on dominating performance at home

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N-P boys rocket past Rockford

Chris Baldus

ROCKFORD — The countdown stands at 16. Nashua-Plainfield’s Bo Harrington led all scorers Tuesday night in Rockford with 19 points as the Huskies won 65-29. Nic Goven led Rockford with 15 points. While Harrington’s performance helped the Huskies collect their sixth conference win of the season, it also put him within 16 of scoring his 1,000th career point. He will have two more chances to reach that milestone this week. N-P will host Postville at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday and Northwood-Kensett at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Overall, eight players including Harrington scored for the Huskies on Tuesday. Matthew Malven dropped … Continue reading N-P boys rocket past Rockford

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N-P girls compete at Osage wrestling tournament

Chris Baldus

The Nashua-Plainfield girls wrestling team competed Monday at a 19-team tournament in Osage. Huskies Sara Babu and Ryan Reams place 4th and 7th, respectively, in their weight classes. At 100, Sara Babu went 2-2 and received a bye. She finished 4th. She pinned Annabelle Rohret of Cedar Falls at 5:45 and won a 15-11 decision over Hailey Peterson of Perry. She received one bye and lost to Gable Heman of Osage by fall and Mia Kurth of Waukon by pin at 43 seconds. At 115, Ryan Reams went 3-1 and placed 7th. She lost to Kamina Munson of Mason City … Continue reading N-P girls compete at Osage wrestling tournament

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Nashua noon report (Oct. 17) : Band, volleyball and business news

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Hello Nashua area readers. Here is what’s happening: 1. Windy and cool today, tonight will be below freezing — The National Weather Service forecast mostly sunny skies today with a high near 40 and a north wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tuesday should be sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. 2. N-P marching … Continue reading Nashua noon report (Oct. 17) : Band, volleyball and business news