It was a tough course and tough conditions, says Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf coach Janet Woodhouse. The Vikettes struggled, along with their competitors, against the cold, cloudy windy weather on a course that most had not played before.

Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf coach Chad Pettyjohn is pleased with the progress of his golfers.  The Vikings have now outscored 21 of the 25 teams they have played against.

After a difficult 5-0 loss at Western Dubuque to start the season, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls soccer team has won four straight, outscoring opponents 12-1.

The members of the Vinton-Shellsburg High School girls golf team celebrated two consecutive victories in the past few days. On Thursday, the girls wore their bright yellow shirts for their home meet vs.

April 16, 2015 Vinton-Shellsburg Girls Golf Vinton Country Club: par 35 Dual meet with Independence Weather: sunny and warm   Team scores: V-S 191 Independence 211   JV Team Score: V-S 215 Independence 274   Medalist: Lauren Tandy 45 V-S Runner-up: Olivia Walker 48 V-S   Individuals” V-S Varsity: Lauren Tandy 45 Olivia Walker 48 Kaiti Kilpatrick 49 Rachel Tandy 49 Non-counters: Olivia Ketchen, Jessie Noren   V-S JV: Lindsey Miller 52 Brandi Gerber 53 Mikayla Howard 54 Abbe Wilson 56 Brittany Grendler 56 Alex Maynard 56 JV medalist: Lindsey Miller Our varsity players accomplished 4 in the 40s for the first time this season! And they weren’t satisfied with their scores; we are looking to continue to improve, especially in putting.

The Viking boy’s golf team went to Gardner Golf Course in Marion Tuesday to compete against Marion and South Tama.  The conditions were the best of the year with little wind and the temperatures were around 68 degrees.

Lauren Tandy led the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team to victory over South Tama on Monday at the par 35 Wildcat Golf Course. Coach's report: Weather: in the 60s and breezy with sunshine Team Scores: Vinton-Shellsburg 190 South Tama 251   Medalist: Lauren Tandy V-S 44 Runner-up Medalists: Kaiti Kilpatrick V-S 45 Olivia Walker V-S 45   Varsity: Lauren Tandy 44 Kaiti Kilpatrick 45 Olivia Walker 45 Lindsey Miller 56 Non counters: Jessie Noren and Olivia Ketchen   V-S JV: Rachel Tandy 51 Brandi Gerber 57 Brittany Grendler 57 Abbe Wilson 58 Noncounters: Mikalay Howard and Alex Maynard I’m very pleased with the varsity team shooting a 190.

The Viking boy’s golf team went to Gardner Golf Course in Marion Tuesday to compete against Marion and South Tama. The conditions were the best of the year with little wind and the temperatures were around 68 degrees.

The Vikings traveled to Tama Monday to compete in a JV/Varsity golf meet with South Tama. The course was in good shape and the temperatures were good though the golfers did have to compete with the gusty winds.

The Vikings went to Tara Hills in Van Horne for their first competition of the 2015 year Saturday. The conditions were windy and chilly to start the day on the course but the temperatures did improve while the wind stayed gusty.