Sports

The Wolf Creek Knights finished the regular season 12-0 with wins over Winterset 28-14, and Boone 35-0. The games were played on the road near Mason City.  Friday the Knights will play with an opportunity to bring home a state title in the clubs second year of existence.   ---- Don't forget that Vinton Today is still acception donations to help with the news website.

Vinton-Shellsburg hosted the Middle School girls Wamac West track meet on Friday in Vinton. The 8th graders won big, with 131 team points; Benton Community was 2nd with 95. In the 7th grade meet, VS was third, with 80 points. Clear Creek-Amana won with 136 total points All of the VS winners on Friday were 8th graders. First place finishers include: Lauren Upmeyer, shot put (32 feet, 2 inches) 4 x 100 relay team (57.

Led by a 2nd place finish by its 4 x 800M relay team, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team finished in 10th place at the Wamac Super Meet in Tiffin on Thursday.  The 4 X 800 team of Lily Horst, Grace Horst, Annika Schmidt and Bristi Gerber set a new VS school record with a time of 9:45.11. Freshman Grace Horst also set a new VS record for the 1500M run with a time of 5:01.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team won first place in Thursday's Wamac Conference Super Meet hosted by Clear Creek-Amana at Tiffin. The Vikings scored 99 team points; Mount Vernon was second with 95. V-S won two events. Tyler Bartz was first in the long jump (21 feet, 6 inches) and the 4 x 400 relay team (Nick Hyland, Tyler Bartz, Blake Bohnsack, Joel Barnes) finished first with a time of 3:24.

Senior Lauren Tandy led the V-S girls golf team to a dual victory at Center Point-Urbana on Tuesday. Coach's summary: May 3, 2016 Dual with Center Point-Urbana Wildcat Golf Course, Shellsburg par 35 Weather conditions: cool, breezy, mostly cloudy   Team Results: Vinton-Shellsburg 183 CP-Urbana 212   Medalist: Lauren Tandy, V-S 41 Runner-up Medalist: Rachel Tandy, V-S 43   Individual Scores: Lauren Tandy 41 Rachel Tandy 43 Olivia Walker 46 Brandi Gerber 53 non counters: Alex Maynard, Halie Engler   JV Results: Vinton-Shellsburg 202 CPU 267   JV Medalist: Anna Sagan, V-S 49   Individual JV Scores: Anna Sagan 49 Abbe Wilson 50 Olivia Ketchen 52 Lindsey Miller 52 Emily Blake 55 It was a great night to close out our varsity/JV season; Wildcat was our girls' best friend! 2016 personal bests were shot by the Tandy sisters, Abbe Wilson, Lindsey Miller, Anna Sagan, and Emily Blake.

The Vikings shot a 159 Monday at Rolling Acres Golf Course to place second at the WaMaC West Divisional. Williamsburg placed first carding a 154. Other scores were: 3rd Marion 169, 4th Benton 172, 5th Independence 173, 6th Clear Creek-Amana 178, 7th Center Point-Urbana 179, 8th South Tama 187. Spencer Touro of Benton Community won the medalist honor in a playoff against Isaac Knock of Williamsburg both coming in with a 37.

Senior Lauren Tandy led all golfers as the V-S Vikettes hosted the Wamac West Divisional event at the Vinton Country Club. The Vikettes finished in 2nd place, 6 strokes behind Independence. Coach's summary: May 2, 2016 WAMAC West Girls Divisional Vinton Country Club, par 35 Weather conditions:  partly sunny, 60s   Team Results: Independence             189 V-S                              195 Benton                                    204 Williamsburg               205 CPU                            213 CC-Amana                  223 Marion                         224 So.

The Viking went to Center Point-Urbana Friday to play in a Varsity and JV dual. The Vikings were led by medalist Tyler Stueck who carded a 38 and by runner-up medalist Austin Bohnsack recording a 39. Grant Noren also turned in a 39 and the team score was finished with Bryce Shaw’s 41. Tanner Cummings and Mike DeLong both carded a 42. The Vikings posted a team score of 157 while Center Point-Urbana turned in a 170.

Benton Community won the Vikette Invitational girls track meet in Vinton on Tuesday evening. V-S was third in team scoring. Vikette winners included: LaDorshae Mull: 100M Dash (12.95) and 200M Dash (27.29). Bristi Gerber: 800M Run (2:31.12) Grace Horst: 1500 Run (5:15.69) Amanda Dedrick: Discus (123-01) 4 x 800 Relay: Bristi Gerber, Annika Schmidt, Grace Horst, Lily Horst (10.

It was a beautiful day and the course looked great as the Vikings picked up a win against Clear Creek-Amana Monday shooting 170. Clear Creek Amana shot 195. Tyler Stueck won the card back against Grant Noren to be the medalist carding a 41, which gave Grant the runner-up medal. Mike DeLong shot 43 and Austin Bohnsack carded a 45. Bryce Shaw and David Bray both turned in a 48 for the Varsity.