Sports : Pink Night for Vikettes; V-S girls defeat CCA

Vikettes wore pink ribbons in their hair to honor breast cancer survivors.

Brian & Suzanne Robinson wore pink hair to honor Brian's mom.

Makenzie Westendorf looks to pass to Mackenzie Stueck.

Makenzie Westendorf takes a shot; Allison Emrich gets in position for a rebound.

Makenzie Westendorf pulls down a rebound vs. CCA.

Westendorf takes another shot at the basket.

Makayla Westendorf attempts a jump shot.

Makayla Westendorf passes to a teammate.

Sophomore Makayla Westendorf goes to hoop.

Allison Emrich passed the 1,000 milestone for career points Friday. She began the game with 999.

Allison Emrich leaps for the ball while playing defense.

Erika Hammar fights her way inside...

Erika Hammar gets fouled while trying a lay-up.

Erika Hammar scores two for the Vikettes

Paige Kreutner gets fouled while trying to shoot.

Paige Kreutner adds to the VIkette lead early in the game vs. the Clippers.

Paige Kreutner attempts a shot.

Emrich passes the ball.

Ashley Strong takes a shot during the Vikettes' win Friday.

Ashley Strong goes up for a layup after a steal.

Players on both teams wore pink in their hair, and the Vinton-Shellsburg girls wore black and pink warm-up suits Friday when they hosted Clear Creek-Amana on the basketball court at VSHS.

Continuing a tradition, the Vikettes are raising money again this year to fight breast cancer. The pink basketball used for tipoff was raffled; raising $200. T-shirt sales and other fund-raisers are also contributing to the effort. The Vikings are also involved in the effort; next week's game vs. Solon also has the Pink theme.

The Vikettes beat the Clippers, 52-27, and Senior Vikette center Allison Emrich passed the 1,000-point career milestone early in the game.

Dozens of area breast cancer survivors were introduced to the crowd during halftime.

VS cheerleader Suzanne Robinson and her father, Brian, both wore red in their hair (and Brian in his beard) to honor Brian's mom and Suzanne's grandmother, Mary, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Scores of Vikette fans wore pink.

Boys game

As the girls were celebrating their win and their successful pink campaign, word arrived via phone that the Vikings lost at CCA, by two points, in ovetime.