Sports
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. Vikette golfers finish 4th at Benton Invite
Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette golfers competed in the 18-hole Benton Community Invitational on Saturday, finishing in 4th place. Brandi Gerber led the Vikettes with a 97.
Coach's summary from Mrs. Woodhouse:
April 22, 2017
V-S Girls Golf
Benton Community Invitational
Tara Hills Golf Course, par 36
Weather: cool, sunny, slight breeze
Team Results:
C.
Shaw, DeLong lead Viking golfers vs. Benton; team seeing improvement as season progresses
By Chad Pettyjohn, VS boys golf coach
Benton Community won a dual Thursday night in Vinton. Landon Pace and Tyler Eggert led way both posting a 2 over 37. Benton beat the Vikings 155-172. Benton's JV also picked a win beating the Vikings 182-225. Zach Brown led Benton JV shooting a 44.
Broc Shaw and Mike Delong posted a 40 and 41 to lead the Vikings.
Vinton-Shellsburg Girls Golf Dual with Benton Community
By Janet Woodhouse
April 20, 2017
Vinton-Shellsburg Girls Golf, Dual with Benton Community at the Tara Hills Golf Course, Van Horne
par 36
Weather: low 50s, overcast, blustery and cold
Team Scores:
Vinton-Shellsburg 190
Benton Comm. 198
Medalist:
Halie Engler V-S 45
Runners up:
Lillie Lamont V-S 46
Rachel Maschino 46
V-S Individuals:
Halie Engler 45
Lillie Lamont 46
Rachel Tandy 47
Emily Blake 52
Alex Maynard 52
Brandi Gerber 56
JV members played but coaches decided to discontinue due to weather.