Sports

Crestwood XC girls' team places second at Waukon

WAUKON - The Crestwood Varsity girls’ cross country team grabbed second place at the Waukon Invite on Sept. 22 with 104 points. Decorah won the girls’ team title with 52 points. In the Junior High girls’ race, Crestwood took third place with 90 points. Decorah won the team title with 68 points....

Crestwood football team annihilates Forest City

CRESCO - The Class 2A No. 7 Crestwood varsity football team proved justified in its top 10 ranking by crushing the Forest City Indians, 49-9, on Friday, Sept. 25 during its homecoming contest. The win improved Crestwood’s overall mark to 5-0 and 2-0 in Class 2A District 3. Forest City fell to 0-5...

Cadet football team rips Chickasaws, 35-0

NEW HAMPTON - After a slow start to the game, the Crestwood varsity football team marched to a 21-0 halftime lead and cruised to an impressive 35-0 win over New Hampton on Friday, Sept. 18. The win improved Crestwood’s overall record to 4-0 and 1-0 in Class 2A District 3. New Hampton dropped to 2-...

Dave Herold wins TPD FB Contest for week 2

CRESCO - Dave Herold of Cresco correctly picked 12 of 15 games to earn first place in week two of the Times Plain Dealer football contest. Jan Kreitzer picked 11 of 15 games correctly to earn second place in the TPD football contest. Herold will receive $20 in Cresco Chamber Dollars and one free A...

Cadet XC girls nab first at Osage Meet

OSAGE - The Crestwood Varsity Girls’ cross country team placed six individuals among the top 20 to help the Cadets grab first place in the team standings with 37 points. Forest City was second with 43 points. In the Varsity Girls’ race, Ava Witt of St. Ansgar took first place with a time of 20:22.5...

Starting times updated for Crestwood vs. New Hampton football games

CRESCO - There is a new updated schedule for Crestwood Freshman and Varsity football games at New Hampton on Friday, Sept. 18. * 4:45 Freshman game shortened to 6 minute quarters. The freshman game will be played on the practice field directly east of the New Hampton football stadium. If there...

Cadets rally late to edge Independence

INDEPENDENCE - An impressive second half rally by the Crestwood varsity football team allowed the Cadets to trip the Independence Mustangs, 25-21, on Friday, Sept. 11. The win improved Crestwood’s overall mark to 3-0. The Cadets will face New Hampton (2-1) on the road on Sept. 18 in the first...

Vsetecka wins TPD Football Contest for Week One

CRESCO - Quentin Vsetecka of Cresco correctly picked 13 of 15 games and was closest in the tie-breaker game to earn first place in the first week of the Times Plain Dealer Football Contest. Rebecca Caffrey of Cresco took second place. She picked 13 of 15 games correctly, but she was not as close as...

Cadets conquer Vikings, 35-7

CRESCO - Against the backdrop of a hot and humid late summer evening, the Crestwood varsity football team pillaged and plundered the Decorah Vikings for four quarters on its way to an impressive 35-7 win at home on Friday, Sept. 4. The Cadets dominated the Vikings on both sides of the ball the...

Crestwood football team trounces MFL-Mar-Mac

CRESCO - An outstanding effort on both sides of the ball helped the Crestwood varsity football team crush the MFL-Mar-Mac Bulldogs, 50-0, in the season opener for both teams on Friday, Aug. 28, at Crestwood. The Cadets cruised to a 31-0 halftime lead before adding three more scores in the third...