Norwalk Boys and Girls Place 1st, at Coed Home Meet
Norwalk’s boys’ and girls’ track and field squads placed first in their home meet Monday night.
The Warriors’ boys had three first-place finishes and a school record broken. Norwalk had 126 team points, 4.5 points ahead of second-place Carlisle. Will Chase placed 1st in the 3200 meter run with a time of 9:56. The 4×800 relay squad of Brody Lucas, Ben Hanson, Luke Geyer, and Henry Groos placed first with a time of 8:25, a season-best. Jacey Hutson placed first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 51.85 seconds. The school record that was broken came from Brody Lucas, who placed second in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:59.19.
The Warriors’ girls placed first with 133.5 team points, a point and a half ahead of second-place Dallas Center-Grimes. Norwalk had four first-place finishes and a school record broken. Claire Farrell placed first in the 100 meter dash again, this time with a time of 12.46 seconds. The 4×100, 4×200, and 4×400 meter relay squads all placed first for the Warriors. The 4×200 squad of Farrell, Raegan Levi, McKenzie Koerselman, and Marin Randall broke the school record with a time of 1:44.69.
Both teams will be back in action Thursday with the boys up at Perry, while the girls will be at Waukee Northwest.
Norwalk Tennis Begins Conference Play at Grinnell
Both of Norwalk’s tennis squads will begin Little Hawkeye Conference play with a match against Grinnell today.
The Warriors’ boys will be competing in their first lone match of the season after finishing fourth in their quad Saturday at Johnston. Norwalk’s had three matches postponed thus far this season, including matches with Little Hawkeye Conference foes Indianola and Oskaloosa. The Warriors will be looking for their first match win of the year.
The Warriors’ girls will be looking for their second match win of the year, with their first coming against Knoxville March 29. Norwalk’s had their last two matches postponed against Little Hawkeye Conference foes Oskaloosa and Indianola due to inclement weather. The Warriors will have their first match in a week and a half.
The matches get underway at 4:15 PM.
Norwalk Girls Golf Has First Little Hawkeye Conference Match Against Grinnell
Norwalk’s girls’ golf squad will have their first Little Hawkeye Conference match of the season against Grinnell.
The Warriors will be on their home course for the second time in ten days. Norwalk placed first in their home invitational on the 2nd, placing 39 strokes ahead of Carlisle. In their last meet, a triangular at Perry, the Warriors also placed first, ahead of the host, Ballard, and Bondurant-Farrar. This will be the first match against a Little Hawkeye Conference foe this season for Norwalk.
The match at the Norwalk Country Club gets underway at 4:00 PM.
Norwalk Soccer Squads Battle With Pella
Norwalk’s soccer squads will go toe-to-toe with Little Hawkeye Conference foe Pella, which will be the first time the two squads will be playing the same team on the same night.
The No. 1 in Class 2A Warriors’ girls will be looking for their fifth straight win to begin the season. Norwalk has beaten ADM, Pella Christian, No. 12 in Class 2A Bondurant-Farrar, No. 13 in Class 3A Ames, and Des Moines Lincoln. The Warriors will be looking for the second Little Hawkeye Conference win this season. Norwalk will be looking for their second consecutive victory over Pella after defeating them 2-1 last year. Coach Andrew Messer says the key to victory will be to maintain consistent play.
“We have to be consistent. We gotta come out and play our game. We can’t let them dictate how it’s going to be played. We gotta come out and play our game.”
The Warriors’ boys will be looking for their first win of the season after losing to Dowling Catholic, Ames, and Ankeny Centennial to begin the year. The Warriors have struggled to put goals on the scoreboard, putting up just two in their first three matches. Norwalk has split the last four matches with Pella, including defeating them 2-0 back in April 2019.
Both matches will get underway at 7:00 PM.