Sports

Players of the Week: Def line:  Josh Clark Def skill:  Dylan McLaughin Def scout:  Christian Gray Off line:  Logan Sallee, Justin Murphy Off skill:  Wes Burnside, Jay Scheel Off scout:  Tedd Schmitz Special teams:  Trev Hadachek, Reid Monroe, Jay Scheel Union played lights out on a night where the lights also went out at the stadium and entire community of Epworth for just over an hour.

       A hush fell over the Vinton-Shellsburg crowd late in Friday’s game vs. Center Point-Urbana.      The Vikings were down by a touchdown and Gunner Tranel had carried the ball to the CPU two yard line. But when the other players got up to return to their huddle, Tranel remained on the ground gesturing to his injured left knee.

       The Vinton-Shellsburg boys cross country team won the Iowa Mennonite Cross Country Invitational Monday night.  Back Row; Nolan Sagan, Wyatt Lyons, Parker Oltrogge, Jordan Evans.   Front Row: Sam Martin, Ricky Jeray, Brandt Corcran 

     The Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Football team raised $800 for Vinton-Shellsburg athletic programs during its July game at Center Point Urbana. Captain Randy Scheel and several players attended the Friday Homecoming game and presented donations of $300 to the football program and $500 to the cheerleading program. The cheerleaders joined alumni cheerleaders at the July event.

By Cheyne Reiter This past Friday night, the Union Knights hosted the 3A District 5 leading Maquoketa Cardinals for homecoming. Union came in at 4-1 (2-1) while Maquoketa was 4-1 (3-0), so a win for the Knights would have spoiled any chances that Maquoketa had of running the table in District 5. Led by quarterback Chase Coakley, halfback Craig Johnson, and a huge defensive line, Maquoketa didn't have much trouble vs.

     Down 10-0 halfway through the second quarter, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings used several big offensive plays, a bruising running game by Gunner Tranel and three interceptions by Kelyn Rickels to rally to a 41-17 Homecoming win over Anamosa Friday night.      The game began with miscues by both teams. Holding penalties on scoring plays kept both the Vikings and the Raiders off the scoreboard early.

Everyday this week in PE there was a different activity. At the end of the week. the points were totaled and these are the champions from each hour! Congratulations!

    VINTON-SHELLSBURG VIKING-VIKETTE HALL OF FAME     PLEASE JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION HONORING THESE 2011 VIKING-VIKETTE HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES:   Don Faris - 1927 Jack Fry - 1950 Sylvia Froning Mundt - 1957 Thera Froning Cavin - 1962 Gabe Wyckoff - 1993 Bill Zenk - 2000   FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 9:00 P.

     The Vinton Shellsburg-Union Swim Team met last week to compete against Waterloo East. VSU won, 77-11.     Winners for VSU included the 160 medley team (Summer Stephenson, Mara Jessen, Jessie Dickerson, Kami Kirchner); Katie King in the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle; Abby Getz in the 160 IM; Mara Jessen in the 60 freestyle; Karissa Davis in the 100 butterfly; Javannah Jensen in the 100 freesytle; the 160 freestyle relay (Karissa Davis, Abby Getz, Jessie Dickerson and Savannah Davis); Madison Elwick in the 100 backstroke; Abby Getz in the 100 breaststroke; and the 320 freestyle relay team of Kersten King, Savannah Jensen, Katie King and Madison Elwick.