Official Publication for the Norwalk Community School District [
, Norwalk Warriors
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Warrior Fans: I hope that the weather has not been
as impactful to your schedules as much as they have
been to ours. As a reminder when changes are made
to schedules please refer to the Little Hawkeye
Conference website and click on the Norwalk link to
view all schedules and changes.
Bowling: The Warriors traveled to Oskaloosa to
take on the Indians in a dual match. In the boys
match, the Indians came out hot and never trailed
in the match. Freshman Dalton Stoffel led the
Warrior charge by bowling a 371 series. Dalton also
led the Warriors in the baker's games by throwing 8
strikes and spares out of 10 frames. Norwalk: 2,341,
Oskaloosa: 3,272.
The Norwalk girls kept the match close in the first
round, but Oskaloosa used a good baker round to pull
away for the win. Senior Tori Johnson led the Warrior
efforts with a nice 331 two game series. Tori also led
the Warriors in the baker games by going 5 strikes
and spares out of 13 frames. Norwalk: 1,962,
Oskaloosa: 2,310.
Boys Basketball: The Warriors schedule was a
bit disrupted due to the weather resulting in only
one game last week, but what a game it was as the
Warriors welcomed LHC rival Pella to town in a game
that would allow the victor to take sole possession of
first place in the Little Hawkeye Conference
standings. The #3 ranked Pella Dutch and #4 ranked
Warriors played yet another classic with Jr. Bowen
Born leading the Warriors with 47 points in an 83-
76 victory. Born's 47 points set a new school record
for total points in a game as he filled it up going 15-
21 from the field including 8-11 from beyond the arc.
Jr. Tyler Johnson had 16 points. The Warriors trailed
through most of the first half when the teams headed
into the locker room at the half with the Dutch
leading 40-33. But the 3rd quarter was a different
story as Born and the Warriors outscored the Dutch
23-12 and would add on to that four point advantage
in the 4th quarter for the final margin of victory. The
victory moves Norwalk into sole possession of first
place in the rugged Little Hawkeye Conference
standings with that first place standing to be tested
quickly as they travel to Oskaloosa for another top
five ranked matchup with the #5 Indians. Oskaloosa
currently sits in second place in the conference with
a 5-2 record and are 9-4 overall. The Warriors 8-1 in
conference play raised their overall record to 12-3on the year.
N/Warren Town and County News
NHS Activities ]
By Al Lammers, Athletic Director
Post season District Tournament assignments have
been released and those schools in Norwalk's district
include ADM, Boone, Clarke, Osceola, Dallas Center-
Grimes, Gilbert, North Polk, Alleman, and Saydel.
District brackets will be determined this week.
Girls Basketball: Norwalk played several games
this past week with a conference matchup with Pella
and then hosted the #1 ranked Class 3A North Polk
Comets in a matinee game. The young Warriors
continue to improve each and every game thanks in
large part to a great senior group of players who have
displayed tremendous leadership. The continued
improvement was very noticeable especially in their
matchup with the Dutch as Norwalk played their best
three quarters of the year holding the lead the entire
game including an eight point lead as the start of
the 4th qtr 34-26, only to unfortunately see the Dutch
outscore the Warriors 26-11 in that final stanza and
hand the hard luck Warriors a 52-45 loss. Senior
Gianna Bell!zzi led the Warriors with a game high
15 points vhile Sophomore Jayden Lammers
contributed 13. The Warriors faced another uphill
challenge as the #1 ranked Class 3A North Polk
Comets visiled the Warriors for a non-conference
game. The C mets' red hot shooting was too much to
overcome as North Polk was 10-19 from beyond the
arc and 24-47 from the field. Norwalk played well as
they trailed 14-9 at the half and 31-16 at the half
before eventually falling 60-40. Freshmen Jo Jo Bice
led the Warriors with 13 points.
Swim milg: The Norwalk Swimmers and DSM
Lincoln swin team traveled to Ottumwa for the
CIML Central Conference Swim Meet and finished
in 2nd place. They will now look forward to their state
qualifying meet which will be held in Indianola. Best
of luck to the Swim Team.
Wrestling: The Warriors had a huge week in
relationship to two conference championships in
which they 1,oked to repeat last year's success with
a regular s son dual conference championship
against Indimola and then the LHC meet at Grinnell.
A dual win ecer Indianola would have guaranteed
the Warrior an outright dual season conference
championshi) as the Warriors were 5-0 in conference
duals while :ndianola and DCG were both tied for
second with- 1 records. In a very exciting dual the
Indians bestd the Warriors 38-29 forcing a three way
tie for the regular season dual conference
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championship. Winning by fall for the Warriors: 126-
Austin Brenizer and 120- Grant Harbour. On
Saturday at the LHC meet Norwalk showed that it
was the most dominant team in the conference as
the Warriors had 13 of 14 wrestlers place 4th or better
on the day. The following are Saturday's results: 195-
Jason Kriztler finished 4th place. 3rd place finishers
for the Warriors: 106-Travis McCombs, 170-Tristen
Duncan, 182-Connor Vroegh, 285- Bryce Kohls, 2nd
place finishers: 120-Keaton Moret, 126-Austin
Brenizer, 132-Landon Card, 138-Cade Schmidt. 4
Warriors finished as LHC Champions: ll3-Grant
Harbour, 152-Carter Schmidt, 160-Anthony Huse,
220-Nate Heckart.
Norwalk will travel to Council Bluffs TJ for their
final meet of the year in a quad which also will include
Boone and Carroll. After that the Warriors will
wrestle in the Regional Dual Tournament at WDSM
Valley when they face off against Lewis Central with
the winner then meeting with Valley for the right to
advance to the State Dual Tournament.
Additional Warrior Activities: The Norwalk
Jazz Bands had another successful weekend at the
Iowa High School Music Association Jazz Festival. Jazz
I earned a Division I rating for the 16th consecutive
year earning straight division I ratings from the judges.
Large Group Speech had a very successful
performance last week as 8 out of 11 varsity groups
are moving on to state competition while two out of
four freshmen groups will also advance. This is a big
deal! Participants include: Mime: Adam Serck,
Trystin Heinold, Emma Chase, Will Reeves; One Act
Callan Randall, Kilian Farrell, Eva Newland,
Natalie Martin, Trystin Heinold, Emma Chase,
Karsyn Bunnell, Patrick Foster, Rebecca Wigg, Will
Reeves; Short film: Noah Schumacher, August
Mulvihill, Asa Schuemann, Alex McGinnis, Ben
Topliff, Alex Rodriguez, Rachel Adams;
Im prov: Josh Nelson, Joe Puente, Jakob DeLong,
Evan Voogd, Laura Stefan, Molly Cook, Noah
Schumacher, Billy Thompson, Christian Smith,
Lyndsey Torgerson, Laurynn Lovan, Caelyn Ward-
Loffredo, Colton McKitrick, Jacob Puente, Eli
Newland, Olivia Adams; Ensemble Acting: Caelynn
Ward-Loffredo, Mackenzie Donald, Rebecca Wigg,
Kilian Farrell; Musical Theatre: Andy Phillips, Kayla
Workman, Colton McKitrick, Hannah Goodson,
Emma Gullion, Milan Hale.
2019 Robert D. Blue Scholarship
The application for the 2019 Robert D. Blue
Scholarship is available online at rdblue.org. Graduates
of any Iowa high school who plan to attend college in
Iowa for the 2019-2020 school year are eligible to apply.
Awards are based on financial need, an original essay,
academic achievement, and written recommendations.
"These scholarships not only help Iowa students
financially, but also honor the achievements and
potential of the young people of our state," Fitzgerald
stated. '%ast year, nine $500 scholarships were awarded
to nine outstanding students. Each of the recipients
represents a different community from across our state
and all of them went on to attend an Iowa college or
university."
The Iowa Centennial Memorial Foundation awards
the Robert D. Blue Scholarship to Iowa students
attending college in Iowa. Governor Blue created the
foundation in 1949 to commemorate the one hundredth
anniversary of Iowa's acceptance into the union. At that
time, a scholarship fund was established to encourage
the youth of the state to attend Iowa's fine colleges and
universities. In 1990, the foundation officially named
the scholarship to honor the late Governor Blue.
Robert D. Blue Scholarship applications are only
accepted online through May 10th at rdblue.org. The
winners will be announced during the summer. Those
who would like more information on the Robert D. Blue
Scholarship should visit the website or call the
treasurer's office at 515-281-7003.
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