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Medalist Rachel Tandy's 91 led the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette golf team to victory at the Regional contest in Clinton on Monday. The next Regional contest is the state qualifier. Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse VS Girls Golf Regional May 15, 2017 Clinton's Valley Oaks Golf Course, par 72 Weather: partly sunny, 80s   Team Results: (Top two teams advance to Regional #2) Vinton-Shellsburg 396 Anamosa 400 West Liberty 407 Solon 414 Camanche 418 Davenport Assumption 420 Williamsburg 424 Northeast 463   Individuals: (Top five advance.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team came home from Waverly with the District Championship banner and plans to prepare for next week's State Track Meet. "It was a great night for the Vikings," says Coach Aric Chvala. "We have preached all year that our depth is what makes us a good team and it certainly showed tonight. Our kids performed extremely well.

Medalists included VS golfers Rachel Tandy and Halie Engler (center two in photo). Led by 82s from Hailey Engler and Rachel Tandy, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team defeated opponents from some of the largest eastern Iowa schools to win the Prairie Invitational on Thursday. Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse: May 11, 2017 Prairie Invitational Airport National Golf Course, par 63 Weather: pleasant, partly sunny, high 60s Team Scores: Vinton-Shellsburg 333 Iowa City West 338 C.

By VS Golf Coach Chad Pettyjohn The Vikings pulled together their best 18-hole score of the year Saturday placing second carding a 342. The place was secured going to the 5th score to beat Marion who also came in with a 342. Mike DeLong led the Vikings with a 4th place finish carding 80. Several other Vikings turned in their best 18-hole scores in competition: Tanner Cummings 87, Davis Bray 87, Broc Shaw 88, Barett Shaw 91, and Jace Rake 99.

Brandi Gerber's 83 led the VS Vikette golf team to the championship in the 2017 WaMaC Girls Super Meet on Monday. Although she lost the one-hole playoff and had to settle for the silver medal, Gerber's 83 tied forbest among the 88 players who competed in the event at the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg. Playing on one of their two home courses, the Vikette edged 2nd-place Central DeWitt by seven strokes.

By Joe Hadechek Wolf Creek sophomore Kalb Roach does a great job with a rugby style tackle Friday night at the Newton football field as Wolf Creek defeated SE Polk 28-7. (photo by John Vaughan, Sr.)Wolf Creek rugby has been only in existence for three years. The club has 18 athletes from Union Community (Dysart/LaPorte City) and one from Don Bosco.

C.J. Rickels won the 8th grade 100M hurdles event at the Little Viking Invitational. Tuesday's Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School's annual Little Viking Invitational included hundreds of seventh and eighth grade athletes from seven area schools. The VSMS 7th graders finished 2nd in team scoring; the 8th grade team was third. VS winners included: 7th: Max Vasquez, 100M.

Even with several of their leading runners and throwers in Des Moines for the Drake Relays, the Vinton-Shellsburg Viking track team finished third at its annual home meet, the Viking Relays, on Thursday evening. Varsity winners for VS included: Wes Edwards, 110 hurdles, 17.24 4 x 200 (Seth Lazenby, Josh Witham, Keegan Thompson, Will Dudley) 1:35.

Vikettes Carley Kenney, Amelia Birker and Grace Horst each placed in the 1500M, and won another event, in the Vikette Invitational. The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team competed in its home meet, the Vikette Invitational on Tuesday, finishing third. Winning first-place medals for the Vikettes were: Amelia Birker, 400M, 1:05.44; Grace Horst, 800M, 2.

Mike DeLong played the back nine one under to force a playoff against Chris Cooksley of East Buchanan. The sudden death playoff ended on the second hole when Mike made a tap in par putt to win. Cooksley is a two time individual champion in class 1A. Mike posted a one over 72 to force that playoff. The Vikings finished 5th in the team race carding a 364.