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The 2022-23 SIXTH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings which are compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union was released on Thursday, January 5, 2023.In the 3A Class, Estherville Lincoln Central is holding first place with a 7-0 Record. Benton Community is holding second with a 9-1 record. Center Point-Urbana is following in the 6th position with an 8-4 record and Vinton-Shellsburg is currently in 10th position with a 5-4 record.

Once again, area students have been selected to compete for the annual Dan Gable Ms. and Mrs. Wrestler of the Year Awards. The awards are presented by Fareway Stores, Inc. and IAwrestle in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association. Nominations are received from the high school coaches in all of three wrestling classes for the men and all classes are combined for the women's award.

In the Class 3A schools, Benton Community is moving in on the first place slot with only Estherville-Lincoln Central in the way.  Estherville's record stands at 7-0, last week they were also ranked number one. Benton Community's record currently stands at 9-1 in second place, moving up from 3rd place last week. Center Point-Urbana is in 6th place moving up from 7th place last week with their record at 7-4.

The break is arriving at just the right time for the Stormin’ Viking swimmers who are looking forward to the opportunity to get healthy and put in some work. Flu, strep, COVID, injuries and other ailments have hit the team hard the past three weeks.  Several days this week a third to half of the team were out, with several unable to practice at all this week.

Shellsburg RecreationOpen Gym!Dates: Sundays Nov 6 thru Feb 26Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pmMust bring your own water bottleWatch Shellsburg Rec FB for cancellationsWe are always looking for volunteers. Please contact Brittanie Roetman at 319-560-0120 or brittroet@yahoo.com for more info.

Despite injury and illness, the Stormin’ Vikings managed to turn in a solid performance Saturday at the Tiger Invitational in Grinnell.  Down five of their 18 swimmers, and a couple others slowed by injury, VS/CPU managed a respectable 6th out of 9 teams and only four points behind Muscatine. Second-ranked Linn-Mar finished first by a considerable margin over Indianola and Ottumwa.

The third Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings of 2022 are now out. In CLASS 3A Estherville Lincoln Central and West Marshall beat out third-place Center Point-Urbana and fourth-place holder Benton Community for the top slots. Vinton-Shellsburg is now holding the 9th place.

The results from Vinton-Shellsburg's tournament in Monticello are as follows:Team: 4th place out of 7 teams Individuals:- Eli Ollinger: 1-1 (2nd place)- Aldin Swanson: 2-1 (2nd place)- Owen Mullinex: 0-2 (4th place)- Carter Lamont: 2-1 (2nd place)- Colton Behm: 0-4 (5th place)- Cooper Sanders: 3-0 (1st place)- Brant Dickinson: 2-1 (3rd place)- Max Janssen: 1-2 (6th place)- Curtis Erickson: 2-1 (2nd place)- Parker Arnold: 0-2 (6th place)Other highlights compared to the whole tournament:- Cooper Sanders: 1st I’m most pins in least amount of time- Aldin Swanson: 9th in most pins in least amount of time- Brant Dickinson: 10th in most pins in least amount of time- Brant Dickinson: 7th fastest fall in 25 seconds- Cooper Sanders: 8th fastest fall in 29 seconds- Cooper Sanders: 1st in most team pointsResults from the boys JV round-robin tournament at CPU on Monday night:- Gavin Morgan: 0-3 (4th place)- Zach Dickinson: 0-3 (4th place)- Sheldon Varner: 2-1 (3rd place)- Colton Behm: 0-3 (4th place)- Kaden Kerkman: 1-2 (3rd place)- Cole Siems: 1-2 (3rd place)- Aiden Parmater: 2-1 (2nd place)- Parker Arnold: 1-2 (3rd place)According to IAwrestle, the following area high school wrestler's rankings are listed below:160 - Connor Timm - 9th - Belle Plaine - Sr.

The VS Wrestling Cheer Squad has teamed up with Blessed Duo and is selling apparel and gift items to raise money for new mats, uniforms and camp opportunities. The online store is open until Dec 9th. Items will arrive in time for Christmas delivery. Click the link to shop online to support your cheerleaders and a local business. Thank you for your support!https://blessed-duo-llc.

The VS/CPU boys swim split on Tuesday night at Linn Mar vs LM and Waterloo. Linn Mar is going to be one of the top few teams in the state. They are absolutely loaded. We swam really well for our first meet. Ian Allsup is off to a great start in his quest to capture five team records this season. In his first swim of the year, he almost got the 200 Free record, missing by just 0.