• Article Photo. Tyler Stueck led the Vikes with a 68 at the Sectional Tournament.
    Tyler Stueck led the Vikes with a 68 at the Sectional Tournament.
  • Article Photo. Viking golfers pose with medals after winning the Sectional event.
    Viking golfers pose with medals after winning the Sectional event.

The VS Viking golfers advanced to district play by winning their sectional tourney Friday carding a season best 298 edging Mount Vernon by 1 stroke as they came in with a 299. 

Benton Community also advances to districts with Mount Vernon and the Vikings as they turned in a 313 for third place.  Other scores were: 4th Center Point-Urbana 321, 5th Marion 323, 6th Central Dewitt 328, 7th Anamosa 337, 8th Maquoketa 346.

Mount Vernon’s Connor Hermann was the medalist shooting a 67.  Tyler Stueck led the Vikings and was the runner-up medalist with a 2 under 68.  Landon Pace of Benton Community was 3rd with a 74 and Marion’s Trey Clifton was 4th also with a 74.  The Vikings has strong scores with 3 more in the 70’s: Grant Noren 75, Mike DeLong 77, and Austin Bohnsack 78, Bryce Shaw 83, and Tanner Cummings 84.

District play starts Wednesday at the Amana Colonies.