Sports
Vikette golfers win C.R. Prairie Invitational; defeat teams from several large schools
Medalists included VS golfers Rachel Tandy and Halie Engler (center two in photo).
Led by 82s from Hailey Engler and Rachel Tandy, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team defeated opponents from some of the largest eastern Iowa schools to win the Prairie Invitational on Thursday.
Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse:
May 11, 2017
Prairie Invitational
Airport National Golf Course, par 63
Weather: pleasant, partly sunny, high 60s
Team Scores:
Vinton-Shellsburg 333
Iowa City West 338
C. Vikings achieve best 18-hole score of season, place second at the South Tama Invitational
By VS Golf Coach Chad Pettyjohn
The Vikings pulled together their best 18-hole score of the year Saturday placing second carding a 342. The place was secured going to the 5th score to beat Marion who also came in with a 342. Mike DeLong led the Vikings with a 4th place finish carding 80. Several other Vikings turned in their best 18-hole scores in competition:
Tanner Cummings 87, Davis Bray 87, Broc Shaw 88, Barett Shaw 91, and Jace Rake 99. WaMaC Champs! Vikettes win conference Supermeet at Wildcat
Brandi Gerber's 83 led the VS Vikette golf team to the championship in the 2017 WaMaC Girls Super Meet on Monday.
Although she lost the one-hole playoff and had to settle for the silver medal, Gerber's 83 tied forbest among the 88 players who competed in the event at the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg. Playing on one of their two home courses, the Vikette edged 2nd-place Central DeWitt by seven strokes. Wolf Creek defeats champion SE Polk 28-7, Heads to state tournament to compete for 2nd title
By Joe Hadechek
Wolf Creek sophomore Kalb Roach does a great job with a rugby style tackle Friday night at the Newton football field as Wolf Creek defeated SE Polk 28-7. (photo by John Vaughan, Sr.)Wolf Creek rugby has been only in existence for three years. The club has 18 athletes from Union Community (Dysart/LaPorte City) and one from Don Bosco. Little Vikes Invitational: 7th graders 2nd, 8th graders finish 3rd
C.J. Rickels won the 8th grade 100M hurdles event at the Little Viking Invitational.
Tuesday's Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School's annual Little Viking Invitational included hundreds of seventh and eighth grade athletes from seven area schools.
The VSMS 7th graders finished 2nd in team scoring; the 8th grade team was third.
VS winners included:
7th:
Max Vasquez, 100M. Vikings 3rd at home meet
Even with several of their leading runners and throwers in Des Moines for the Drake Relays, the Vinton-Shellsburg Viking track team finished third at its annual home meet, the Viking Relays, on Thursday evening.
Varsity winners for VS included:
Wes Edwards, 110 hurdles, 17.24
4 x 200 (Seth Lazenby, Josh Witham, Keegan Thompson, Will Dudley) 1:35.
Vikettes take third at home track meet
Vikettes Carley Kenney, Amelia Birker and Grace Horst each placed in the 1500M, and won another event, in the Vikette Invitational.
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team competed in its home meet, the Vikette Invitational on Tuesday, finishing third.
Winning first-place medals for the Vikettes were:
Amelia Birker, 400M, 1:05.44;
Grace Horst, 800M, 2. DeLong wins VS/WD Invitational medal after play-off; Vikings 5th in team scoring
Mike DeLong played the back nine one under to force a playoff against Chris Cooksley of East Buchanan. The sudden death playoff ended on the second hole when Mike made a tap in par putt to win. Cooksley is a two time individual champion in class 1A. Mike posted a one over 72 to force that playoff.
The Vikings finished 5th in the team race carding a 364. Wolf Creek (UNION Community) Rugby dominates to go (7-0-1) WITH TWO WINS
Isaiah Vaughan continues on his scoring frenzy this year!
WOLF CREEK RUGBY rolled up two wins last Friday in Dysart, IA. The firstwin was a dominating (70-0) vs. Johnston. In the second matchup Wolf Creekwon (56-0) over Mason City. This Friday the team goes on the road to Iowa City.
Scrum down vs. Johnston (white) and Wolf Creek (red)
Kaleb Roach (Wolf Creek, red) has to find the ball carrier from Johnston as the referee is sandwiched in between
(photos courtesy of John Vaughan, Sr. Vikettes finish 2nd at WD Invitational; Tandy is runner-up medalist
After struggling at the Benton Invite, the VS girls golf team played well at the West Delaware Invitational, where Rachel Tandy finished as individual runner-up, and the Vikettes finished 2nd in team scoring.
Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse:
April 24, 2017
V-S Girls Golf
West Delaware Invitational (8 teams)
Pin Oaks Golf Course, par 35
Weather: partly sunny, warm, breezy
Team Scores:
Brandi Gerber led VS at the Benton Invite, and was 2nd among Vikettes at WD.