Sports : Vikings improve to 6-6 on golf course after win at CPU

Austin Bohnsack

Austin Carolus and Brandon Geiger

Brandon Geiger and Austin Carolus

Brian Stainbrook

Brian Stainbrook and Caleb Bendull

Cole Smith

Dylan Rippel and Daniel Janssen

Grant Noren Tyler Stueck coach Chad Pettyjohn

Kyle Jorgensen

Grant Noren Tyler Stueck

Tyler Stueck lines up his putt.

Tyler Stueck

The Vinton-Shellsburg golf team improved Monday to 6-6 as they defeat the Center Point-Urbana squad 174 to 193. The Viking struggled a bit with their short game and a few injuries but was able to gain the victory on another windy day at Rolling Acers Golf Course. Tyler Stueck led the Vikings with a 41 and won the medalist for the meet. Ross VanderVort from CPU was the runner-up medalist with a 43.

The Viking JV squad also won their meet carding a 187 to CPU’s 226. Kyle Jorgenson led all JV scores with a 44 and Brandon Geiger was the runner-up medalist for the Vikings with a 47. Other Viking scores were: Bryce Shaw 44, Austin Bohnsack 44, Dylan Rippel 45, Daniel Janssen 45 and Grant Noren 48. JV scores were: Cole Smith 48, Brian Stainbrook 48, Austin Carolus 49, and Caleb Bendull 49.

The Vikings will be in action in a varsity meet Thursday at Union.

VS. vs. Williamsburg/Independence

The Vikings hosted Independence and Williamsburg last week on one of the nicer days for golf this year. The meet turned out to be a close one with Williamsburg winning by two strokes shooting a 159. The Vikings shot 161 while Independence carded a 174. The course was pretty full of golfers as Williamsburg and Vinton-Shellsburg also had their JV squads playing. Williamsburg shot 170 and the Viking squad shot 180.

The varsity medalist was Zach Buch from Williamsburg shooting a 36. Tyler Stueck was the runner up medalist beating teammate Grant Noren on a card back with 39. Austin Bohnsack was the JV medalist shooting 40. Other Viking scores were: Daniel Janssen 40, Dylan Rippel 43, Bryce Shaw 45, Brandon Geiger 49, Kyle Jorgenson 44, Austin Carolus 46, Cole Smith 50, Brian Stainbrook 50, and Caleb Bendull 55.