Sports

Despite coming in behind their opponents on the tough course at Williamsburg, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team put in its best performance of the season Tuesday afternoon.  Coach's Summary: Dual with Williamsburg Stone Creek Golf Course, par 36 April 29, 2014 Weather conditions: overcast, damp, no wind   Team Results: Williamsburg               177 V-S                              198   Medalist: Brette McKown          39 Runner-up: Kaiti Kilpatrick           44  (tied but won in the card back)   V-S individuals:   Kaiti Kilpatrick           44 Lauren Tandy              49 Mara Jessen                 50 Jessie Noren                55 Non counters: Olivia Ketchen and Lindsey Miller   JV medalist: Brittany Grendler  V-S           59 Also playing JV:   Sierra Goodell and Abbe Wilson The V-S ladies scored their best round of the year tonight on the challenging Williamsburg course!  (It has over 30 sand traps.

The Iowa State USBC Youth Association Tournament continues throughout next weekend in Davenport, where more than 1,300 youth bowlers from Iowa -- including several from Vinton -- are competing in individual, team and doubles events. Bowlers competed every weekend in April (except for the Easter weekend) and will finish this weekend. Several Vinton bowlers have done well enough to place, although the final standings will not be known until after all of the competition ends.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters Trap Team competed against Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School's Trap Club at a home event Saturday at the Red Cedar Izaak Walton League trap range, and finished with 4 of the top 6 squads for the day.   Senior Drake Tilson was the overall top individual scorer with a 44/50 for the day.

It was a rough day for the Vikettes Saturday at the Benton Invitational. However, Kaiti Kilpatrick turned in two solid rounds and it was her first time to be medalist for the V-S girls. Mara Jessen bounced back nicely from her first round to break 50. and she had low putts: 31 for 18 holes. As a team, we had some putting issues and problems with sand bunkers.

Benton Community improved its record to 4-3 with a 3-0 win over Vinton Shellsburg in high school soccer action Friday in Vinton.  The Vikings are still looking for their first win of the year. See stats HERE.

LaPorte City Golf Club was a wet place to be Thursday. That did not stop the Vikings from playing well and figuring out how to play in adverse conditions. The golfers made adjustments and came away with a victory over Union and Hudson. Vinton-Shellsburg shot 167 to distance themselves from Hudson 177 and Union 179. Not many players have experience playing in a constant rain, so we were able to have good conversations and suggestions throughout their round as the players made their adjustments both with thought process and swings.

Vinton-Shellsburg High School girls track team members Ladorshae Mull, Payton Leonard, Dawne Schmike and Sydney Robertson will compete in the Drake Relays this weekend. The four are members of the VSHS 4 x 100 team. 

The Vinton-Shellsburg golf team improved Monday to 6-6 as they defeat the Center Point-Urbana squad 174 to 193.  The Viking struggled a bit with their short game and a few injuries but was able to gain the victory on another windy day at Rolling Acers Golf Course.  Tyler Stueck led the Vikings with a 41 and won the medalist for the meet.

It was a rough night for the VSHS girls golf team Monday in Jesup, where the Vikettes finished third in a triangular against Jesup and Waterloo Columbus.  Coach's Report: V-S Girls Golf April 21, 2014 Triangular at Jesup Golf Course: Par 36 Weather: 60s and overcast   Team Scores: Columbus Catholic 221 Jesup 224 V-S 246   Medalist: Cassidy Boe (Columbus) 47 Runner-up: Rachel Leibold 53   V-S Scores: Kaiti Kilpatrick 55 Olivia Walker 62 Lauren Tandy 64 Alyssa Bunge 65 Non counters: Olivia Ketchen, Jessie Noren, Lindsey Miller It was a tough night for our V-S girls, although Kaiti Kilpatrick had the third best round of the meet.

A few weeks ago, a stranger walked up to an Iowa military veteran (so identified by the cap he was wearing) and handed him a note from a Vinton-Shellsburg High School student. The unsigned note thanked the anonymous vet for his service to our country years ago. It moved him to tears. Many Iowa veterans have received such notes – all unsigned – from Vikette golfer Lauren Tandy this year.