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Olivia Walker shot a 48 to lead the V-S girls golf team to a 202-227 win at Center Point-Urbana Thursday evening.  Coach's report: V-S – CPU dual girls golf meet At Rolling Acres, Center Point par 35 Weather:  sunny, 60s   Team scores: Vinton-Shellsburg                   202 Center Point-Urbana               227   Medalist: Tonya Kula             47, CPU Runner-up: Olivia Walker       48, V-S   Individuals: V-S Olivia Walker                          48 Lauren Tandy                          51 Jessie Noren                            51 Rachel Tandy                          52 Noncounters: Kaiti Kilpatrick, Olivia Ketchen CPU Tonya Kula                             47 Natalie Cook                           56 Kelsey Rick                             62 Miriam Slaymaker                   62 Non counters: Sam Morris, Kalie Curtis-Swore JV medalist:  Lindsey Miller, V-S      54 Runners up:  Mikayla Howard  V-S   55             Danielle Reed             CPU    55 JV team scores: V-S      230 CPU    250 Our varsity had a much better night putting: Kaiti Kilpatrick had 14 and Olivia Walker 15.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team jumped from 18th to 4th in the Class 3A power rankings after its convincing win Thursday in the Viking Invitational. The Vikings scored 154 team points to win the seven-team contest. Marion was second with 121 points. Those finishing first for VS included: Joel Barnes, 200 M and 400 M (Viking Tyler Bartz finished second in each of those events); Derek Dinderman, 800 M; the 4 x 100 relay team.

Senior Payton Leonard reached one of her goals on Senior Night, setting a new school record in the 400M dash as the Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team won its own Vikette Invitational. Although she finished 1/100th of a second behind Benton Community's Shelby Hulsebus, Leonard's time of 59.08 was the fastest in Vinton-Shellsburg school history.

Freshman Rachel Tandy led the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team in Monday's meet at West Delaware. The Vikettes finished fourth in the seven-team event. Coach's report: April 27, 2015 West Delaware Invitational Pin Oaks Golf Course, par 36 Weather conditions:  sunny, cool   Team Results: Dubuque Hempstead              176 Dyersville Beckman                189 Dubuque Wahlert                    204 Vinton-Shellsburg                   211 Maquoketa                              228 West Delaware                        233 Edgewood Colesburg             274   Top Five Individuals: Brooke Klostermann               40  Beckman (won on card back) Blair Klostermann                   40  Beckman Klinsey Vanderlee                  41  Hempstead Tierney Dalsing                       44  Hempstead Lourdes Allendesalazar          44  Hempstead   V-S Individuals: Rachel Tandy              50 Kaiti Kilpatrick           52 Jessie Noren                54 Lauren Tandy              55 Noncounters: Olivia Walker, Olivia Ketchen We had better weather conditions than a few weeks ago when the dual with W.

Jenae Gustin used a pass in the final corner to earn top Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod honors Sunday night at Benton County Speedway. Tony Olson held the lead at the drop of the green in the 20-lapper before Clint Luellen took command following a lap five restart. Meanwhile, Gustin was working through the field from a fifth row start and settled into second just past the midway point.

VS golfer Lauren Tandy shot a 45 to earn the top medal, but the Benton Community team edged the Vikettes by two strokes during Thursday's dual.  Coach's report: Benton Community Dual Tara Hills Country Club (par 37) April 23, 2015 Weather conditions:  sunny and cool   Team Scores:             Benton Community                196             Vinton-Shellsburg                   198   Medalist:             Lauren Tandy  V-S                 45 Runner-up:             Maci Minor  Benton                48   V-S Individuals: Lauren Tandy              45 Kaiti Kilpatrick           50 Olivia Walker              51 Rachel Tandy              52 Olivia Ketchen            52 Jessie Noren                56   Benton: Maci Miner                  48 Alex Timmerman        49 Kenna German            49 Sydney Volz               50 Shelby Schlau             51 Briann Brown             55   Benton JV                   229 V-S JV                                    238   JV medalist: Kaylee Kruse              53   Lauren Tandy picked up another medalist honor; she is shooting very consistent scores.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School boys track teams did well at the Solon meet last Friday, April 17. The 7th grade team finished third; the 8th graders, following their undefeated 7th grade season, finished in first, 20 points ahead of the 2nd-place team. Winners included: 8th grade: Nolan Haisman, 800M and 1600M 4 x 100 (Josh Baird, Jachob Roster, Jordan Thompson, Keegan Thompson) 4 x 200 (Josh Baird, Jachob Roster, Casey Funk, Keegan Thompson) Sprint Medley (Josh Baird, Jachob Roster, Jordan Thompson, Keegan Thompson) 7th grade: Dillon Sunlin, 100M and 200 M Cameron Karr, 800 M See complete stats HERE.

It was a tough course and tough conditions, says Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf coach Janet Woodhouse. The Vikettes struggled, along with their competitors, against the cold, cloudy windy weather on a course that most had not played before. They did manage, however, to take second in the four-way meet. Coach's report: CC-Amana Quadrangular April 20, 2015 Amana Golf Course: par 36 Weather:  cold, windy, cloudy   Team Scores:             Williamsburg               203             V-S                              228             Marion                         234             CC-Amana                  250 Medalist:             Kelsa Berland             44        Williamsburg Runner up:             Olivia Meade              45 V-S Individuals:             Lauren Tandy              50             Olivia Walker              58             Kaiti Kilpatrick           59             Rachel Tandy              61             Non counters:  Brandi Gerber and Lindsey Miller This is a tough course to walk and is a challenge for golfers.

Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf coach Chad Pettyjohn is pleased with the progress of his golfers.  The Vikings have now outscored 21 of the 25 teams they have played against. Below are the summaries from Coach Pettyjohn from recent meets: V-S wins at River Ridge in Independence The Viking boys played Independence Thursday in a JV/Varsity contest at the par 36 River Ridge Golf Course.

After a difficult 5-0 loss at Western Dubuque to start the season, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls soccer team has won four straight, outscoring opponents 12-1. On Friday, six different Vikettes scored in the 6-0 win over Benton Community. “It's been a successful season so far and things are going well,” says Coach Dave Cornell. “We're not finishing as well as we need to, but in most other areas I'm satisfied with where we're at.