Sports

       Wes Burnside of Union has been named the captain of the Iowa Newspaper Association's Class 3A All-State Football Team.      Joining Burnside on the Class 3A All-State First Team are Union teammates Trev Hadachek (defensive back) and Josh Clark (offensive lineman).      Benton Community offensive lineman Robert Rathje, a senior, was also named to the First Team.

  Vinton Parks and Recreation Department 2011-12 Adult Volleyball Standings November 25, 2011   This Week's Results     Coed Division Fareway / Tharp Design 17--1 Ron-Da-Voo 15--6 PHHF 11--7 Dominant Dingoes 10--8 Diggers 9--9 Hummel's / Iron Shed 8--7 Team Truax 8--10 Coots Materials 3--15 Meet The Robinsons 0--18   Sunday, November 20 Coots Materials 23--8--23 vs Team Truax 25--25--25 Ron-Da-Voo 25--25--25 vs Meet The Robinson's 6--14--12 Diggers 18--19--21 vs Fareway / Tharp Design 25--25--25 Hummel's / Iron Shed 25--25--18 vs Dominant Dingoes 14--18--25   Bye Week:  PHHF     Men's Division Ron-Da-Voo 12--3 Neve's PFC 8--7 Blockheads 9--6 Terry's Gutter Service 1--14   Monday, November 21   Neve's P.

    The Union Knights brought home their first State Championship trophy Saturday evening, winning the class 3A title with a 21-14 defeat of Decorah.        Senior Wes Burnside led the Union offense, running for 142 yards, including a 33-yard-touchdown.        Down by a point at the beginning of the third quarter, the Knights went to the air to take the lead and the title of State Champion.

  Vinton Parks and Recreation Department 2011-12 Adult Volleyball Standings November 18, 2011 This Week's Results   Coed Division Fareway / Tharp Design 14--1 Ron-Da-Voo 12--6 PHHF 11--7 Diggers 9--6 Dominant Dingoes 9--6 Iron Shed / Hummel's 6--6 Team Truax 5--10 Coots Materials 3--12 Meet The Robinsons 0--15   Sunday, November 13 Ron-Da-Voo 25--25--25 vs Team Truax 10--16--9 PHHF 25--16--22 vs Dominant Dingoes 18--25--25 Coots Materials 11--14--14 vs Fareway / Tharp Design 25--25--25 Hummel's / Iron Shed 25--25--25 vs Meet The Robinson's 5--5--10   Bye Week:  Diggers     Men's Division Ron-Da-Voo 9--3 Neve's PFC 7--5 Blockheads 7--5 Terry's Gutter Service 1--22   Monday, November 14   Ron-Da-Voo 22--25--27 vs Blockheads 26--15--18 Neve's P.

     The Union Knights will end their 2011 football season this Saturday against the team they defeated when the season began.      But this game against Decorah will have much more at stake: The Class 3A Championship.      Union earned its first-ever berth in the State Championship Game by defeating previously unbeaten ADM-Adel, 42-28.

The 'Parent/Child Turkey Shoot Free Throw Contest' was held at the Vinton Recreation Center on Sunday, November 13th. Three divisions, which are figured by combining the age of the child and parent competed. Each person on each team shot 15 free throws and the highest combined total in the division was the winner. The winning team of Division I (44 & Below) was Hanna and Kevin Timmerman (pictured on left).

       Union advanced to tonight's Class 3A semifinal by finding a way to contain the arm and legs of Maquoketa QB Chase Coakley, who had led the Cardinal offense to five touchdowns against Union earlier in the season.      Tonight they face an even tougher QB challenge: ADM-Adel senior Gavin Glenn.

  November 11, 2011 This Week's Results   Coed Division Fareway / Tharp Design 11--1 PHHF 10--5 Diggers 9--6 Ron-Da-Voo 9--6 Dominant Dingoes 7--5 Team Truax 5--7 Iron Shed / Hummel's 3--6 Coots Materials 3--9 Meet The Robinsons 0--12   Sunday, November 6 PHHF 29--25--25 vs Team Truax 27--14--23 Ron-Da-Voo 25--25--17 vs Diggers 21--23--25 Dominant Dingoes 25--25--25 vs Meet The Robinsons 14--15--16 Hummel's / Iron Shed 15--14--25 vs Fareway / Tharp Design 25--25--27   Bye Week:  Coots Materials     Men's Division Ron-Da-Voo 7--2 Neve's PFC 5--4 Blockheads 6--3 Terry's Gutter Service 0--9   Monday, November 7   Neve's P.

Pictured above, are the class champions from each hour in archery in physical education.

     Two words. Jay Scheel.      The sophomore sensation put on a show tonight in a 21-13 Knight victory, beating the 10-1 Maquoketa Cardinals who beat Union earlier this year, 35-15.      On the Cardinals' opening possession, the game resembled the last matchup very closely. QB Chase Coakley started off a perfect 7-of-7 passing and drove the Cardinals down the field before completing a TD pass to an uncovered receiver.