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Viking wrestling wins Dan Guilford InvitationalMONTICELLO – The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking varsity wrestling team traveled to Monticello High School in Monticello for the Dan Guilford Invitational and earned a championship.  The Vikings had five champions, one runner-up, two fifth places and one sixth place.For results go to https://www.

Knights defeat Vikings 58-46VINTON – The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking varsity basketball team (0-1) took on the Union Knights (2-0) in Garrison Fieldhouse on Dec. 2.  The Knights defeated the Vikings, 58-46.Cam Dunbar led the Vikings with 17 points, Benett Rickels scored nine, Austin Kemp scored six, Kaden Kingsbury scored five, Gunnar Moen scored four, Max Vasquez scored two, and Alontae Wilson and Ryan Sivola hit one free throw each.

No. 11 Vikettes defeat Hawks 48-35MANCHESTER – The No. 11-ranked Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette varsity basketball team (4-0) took on the West Delaware Hawks (0-3) in Seedorff Gymnasium in Manchester and earned a 48-35 victory over the Hawks.Alyssa Griffith led the Vikettes with 15 points, Julia Johnson scored 10, Ashlie Meyer scored eight, Sophia Kreutner scored seven, Brylee Bruce scored five, Abby Davis scored two, and Kalie Burke scored one.

The following is the latest IAwrestle.com high school rankings for Belle Plaine area wrestlers. All three wrestlers are Juniors.In the 106-pound weight class, Brayden Petersen Ranks 7th.The 126-pound weight class brings Ethan Argo in at 10th place.Connor Timm competing in the 160-pound weight class places 8th.

Storming Viking Swimming is off to a strong start as the team looks to build on last year’s highly successful season.  On Tuesday, the team split a double dual defeating host Waterloo 94-73 while falling to Cedar Rapids Kennedy 95-74.The Medley Relay – returning three of four swimmers from last season’s state qualifying team – started the night out with a dominating win.

No. 14 Vikettes defeat Knights 70-17VINTON – The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette varsity basketball team took on the Union Knights in Garrison Fieldhouse on Nov. 29 and earned a 70-17 rout of the Knights.Sophia Kreutner and Alyssa Griffith scored 15 points each, Julia Johnson scored 11, Abby Davis and Kalie Burke scored six each, and Tess Erickson, Peytin Clemensen and Grayce McClintock all scored four each.

No. 14 Vikettes defeat Wolves 52-49CEDAR RAPIDS – The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette varsity basketball team (2-0, 0-0 WaMaC West) took on the Marion Wolves (1-1, 0-0 WaMaC East) at Johnson Hall in Cedar Rapids and earned a 52-49 win.The Wolves led 23-17 going into the halftime locker room and then the Vikettes outscored the Wolves 35-26 in the second half to win the ballgame 52-49.

No. 14 Vikettes defeat Cardinals 57-50VINTON - The No. 14-ranked Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette basketball team (1-0, 0-0 WaMaC West) took on the Maquoketa Cardinals (0-1, 0-0 WaMaC East) in Garrison Fieldhouse on Nov. 23. The Vikettes overcame a 42-29 deficit in the third quarter and won the game 57-50. Brylee Bruce led the Vikettes with 14 points, Alyssa Griffith had 13 points, Abby Davis scored 12 points, Sophia Kreutner scored 10 points, Ashlie Meyer and Julia Johnson scored four points each, en route to a 57-50 Vikette victory on Opening Night in Garrison Fieldhouse.

Cedar Rapids Gazette sports reporter Jeff Linder posted on Twitter this morning that "according to WaMaC Conference sources", the Grinnell Tigers will be joining the league as early as the fall of 2022.The WaMac is currently a 13-team conference since the departure of Central DeWitt after the 2019-20 school year and both Dyersville Beckman and Maquoketa will leave at the end of the current school year, leaving the league with 11.

Vikette volleyball loses to Hawks, 3-0 in Regional FinalCEDAR FALLS – The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette volleyball team (19-18) took on the West Delaware Hawks (40-5) at Cedar Falls High School for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) Class 3A Region 8 Championship match and defeated 3-0 (25-14, 25-9, 25-8).  This was their first Regional Championship match since 2007, when they lost to the Mount Vernon Mustangs.