Sports : Vikettes finish fourth in home volleyball tournament

Haley Bird (23) knocks down a big block against Waukon. (Photos by Jeff Holmes)

Chelsie Lensch goes high for a kill vs. Waukon. Also shown are Kristin Henderson (3) & Kacie Struve

Stephanie Lash eyes the ball.

Vikette Mackie Stueck goes low for a dig in the V-S win over Waukon.

Vikette Ashley Strong (2) is all concentration as she lifts a pass against Union.

Kacie Struve drills home a kill, backed by Kristin Henderson (3).

VINTON -- It was an up-and-down day for the Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball team Saturday, as Coach Steph Miller's Vikettes went 3-3 in their own invitational tournament at Garrison Fieldhouse.
Union (rated fifth in 3A), West Delaware (rated seventh in 3A) and Dike-New Hartford (rated fourth in 2A) all ended up 5-1, but D-NH won the team title on tie-breakers. The Knights fell to D-NH (21-15, 21-14), but defeated West Delaware (21-11, 21-17). West Delaware then beat D-NH (11-21, 21-14, 15-13).
The Vikettes (now 8-5 in match play for the season) picked up wins over Alburnett (21-16, 21-12), Waukon (21-11, 21-19) and Janesville (22-20, 16-21, 15-11).
On the other side of the ledger, V-S fell to the three co-champs, dropping a 21-8, 21-15 decision to Dike-New Hartford, 21-9, 21-11 to West Delaware and then closed the day on the wrong end of a 21-13, 21-9 battle with the Knights.
Union added wins over Alburnett (21-12), Janesville (21-6, 18-21, 15-5) and Waukon (21-17, 21-16).
The Vikettes get right back at it Tuesday night as they make the short trip east to take on Center Point-Urbana in WaMaC Conference action.

Below are game-by-game results submitted by VS coach Stephanie Miller:

Vinton-Shellsburg Volleyball Tournament 2011

Court 1 Results

Vinton-Shellsburg def Alburnett 21-16 21-12

LaPorte City Union def Janesville 21-6 18-21 15-5

Dike-New Hartford def Laporte City Union 21-15 21-14

West Delaware def Dike-New Hartford 11-21 21-14 15-13

Union def Waukon 21-17 21-16

Dike-New Hartford def Alburnett 21-13 21-10

Janesville def Waukon 21-10 21-11

Waukon def Alburnett 21-15 21-18

Union def Alburnett 21-12 21-9

Union def Vinton-Shellsburg 21-13 21-9

Dike-New Hartford def Janesville 21-8 21-12

Court 2 Results

West Delaware def Alburnett 21-6 21-9

Vinton-Shellsburg def Waukon 21-11 21-19

Janesville def Alburnett 21-14 21-8

Vinton-Shellsburg def Janesville 22-20 16-21 15-11

West Delaware def Vinton-Shellsburg 21-9 21-11

Union def West Delaware 21-11 21-17

Dike-New Hartford def Vinton-Shellsburg 21-8 21-15

West Delaware def Janesville 21-10 21-16

Dike-New Hartford def Waukon 21-7 21-8

West Delaware def Waukon 21-9 21-11

Vikettes lose to W. Dubuque Thursday

On Thursday, Vinton-Shellsburg lost to Western Dubuque in a close, 5-game match. Scores were: