• Article Photo. AJ Wygle, now an assistant VS coach, played for the Pink Team.
    AJ Wygle, now an assistant VS coach, played for the Pink Team.
  • Article Photo. Dustin Roster (Class of 2001) scores for the Pink Team.
    Dustin Roster (Class of 2001) scores for the Pink Team.
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  • Article Photo. Nick Cory, now an 8th grade assistant basketball coach at Linn Mar, played for the Pink team.
    Nick Cory, now an 8th grade assistant basketball coach at Linn Mar, played for the Pink team.
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  • Article Photo. Larry Gardemann played for the White Team, which included players from 2000.
    Larry Gardemann played for the White Team, which included players from 2000.
  • Article Photo. Players line up for a photo during the first-ever Viking Alumni Basketball game Saturday afternoon.
    Players line up for a photo during the first-ever Viking Alumni Basketball game Saturday afternoon.
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  • Article Photo. Former Viking basketball players could see their old yearbook photos at the alumni event.
    Former Viking basketball players could see their old yearbook photos at the alumni event.
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  • Article Photo. The Black Team won the tournament with this winning shot by co-captain Matt Sima.
    The Black Team won the tournament with this winning shot by co-captain Matt Sima.

The best part of an event such as Saturday's Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Basketball game, said Viking coach Joe Johnson, is seeing his former players again. It's also great, he said, meeting former Vikings who played before his arrival at VSHS.

Johnson, in his eighth year of coaching, said he hopes the alumni game can become a regular or even annual event for Vinton-Shellsburg.

Approximately 70 players from 1984 through 2013 formed eight teams which competed in a double-elimination tournament. 

Johnson thanked Dan and Myra Kearns for the work they put into organizing the event. 

Champions from classes of 2006-2007

The winning team Saturday was the black team, consisting of members of the classes of 2006 and 2007. Ross Timmermans and Matt Sima were captains. Teammates included Dylan Rickels, Kam Winsor, Cody Johnson, Michael Lee, Alan Bentley, Doug Laughridge, David Urlaub and Brady Randall. 

Both players and relatives watching them play said it was "like old times," playing again with former teammates.