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Rapid Recap: Knights overpower Vikings, 51-0
Defensive POW: Cole Hinders, Trev Hadachek, and Dylan McLaughlin
Def Scout POW: scout offense unit
Special Teams POW: Kickoff Coverage team
Offensive POW: Reid Monroe, Logan Sallee, Brad Gallup
Offensive Scout POW: scout defense unit
Rapid Recap: Knights overpower Vikings, 51-0
By Cheyne Reiter
The Union Knights manhandled the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings tonight by a final of 51-0.
Baseball history echoes with Pujols homers
On my first visit to the old Busch Stadium in 2002, I was walking around before the game, observing all of the pre-game rituals: The grounds crew. The fans. The historical displays. Batting practice.
Along with the ever-present music blasting from speakers, and the growing crowd noise, there is a another pre-game noise continually echoing through the stadium: The crack of the bat hitting the ball as the players take batting practice.
High School football playoffs: Union, CPU advance
Center Point-Urbana joined Union among the area football teams that qualified for post-season play with a win Friday night, while a win by Benton Community was not quite enough to get the Bobcats to the playoffs.
The Stormin' Pointers, who had defeated Vinton-Shellsburg 28-27 two weeks earlier, earned the fourth playoff spot in Class 3A District 5 with another 1-point win.
The triumph of apathy: 'Don't Care' wins VPRD flag football championship
The Vinton Parks and Rec Department Adult Flag Football League championship game recently took place.
The winning team, "Don't Care," had a 5-1 record in the regular season and won the championship game against the "Clickstop Raiders" with a final score of 32-0.
The members of "Don't Care" are: Front (l-r): Cody Robertson, Nic Cory, Brady "Mullet Island" Fisher, Joel Winsor. 'Inside the Huddle' - Knights roll past Marion Indians on Senior Night, 45-14
The Knights are starting to regain their rhythm.
After a 35-15 defeat to 3A District 5 leaders in the Maquoketa Cardinals two weeks ago, the Knights pounced on the Bobcats of Western Dubuque, 42-17, and followed that win with a 45-14 drubbing of Marion this past Friday night on Senior Night.
Things looked promising from the very beginning for Union as the Indians muffed the opening kickoff and were forced to start inside their own 5-yard line.
Horst, Gerber lead WAMAC MS girls cross country event; take 2nd,3rd at State
For most of the year, Vinton-Shellsburg eighth grade students Lily Horst and Bristi Gerber have finished first and second in middle school cross country meets.
The two finished first and second again at the Oct. 10 WAMAC middle school 8th grade girls race, leading the VS girls to second place.
The two girls train together, both at practices and other events such as the Bring the Noise 5K in August. VS varsity boys finish 5th at N. Linn meet
Wyatt Lyons led the Vinton-Shellsburg boys to a 5th place finish in the North Linn Lynx Invite last week.
V-S results are below. See complete results HERE.
5. Vinton-Shellsburg
7 Wyatt Lyons, 10 16:34 5:20
21 Ricky Jeray, 11 17:16 5:33
35 Sam Martin, 10 17:39 5:41
VS girls finish 12th at North Linn cross country meet
The Vinton-Shellsburg varsity girls finished 12th at the North Linn cross country meet last week. VS results are below:
Vinton-Shellsburg 328 53 64 66 69 76 78 83 18:22 1:41
12. Vinton-Shellsburg
53 Danisha Pladsen, 12 17:40 7:06
64 Olivia Oltrogge, 9 18:08 7:18
66 JV WaMaC Girls Cross Country
Below are the JV girls results from last week's North Linn Cross Country meet.
TEAM
PLACE SCORE FINISHER TIME PACE TEAM
Top
1 1 Anna Kosek, 12 16:54 6:48 Solon 2 2 Molly Walkner, 9 16:55 6:48 Solon 3 3 Carlyn Haas, 9 16:56 6:49 Solon 4 4 Tarrah Wentzien, 10 17:0 JV WaMaC Boys cross country 10/14
Led by Wyatt Meyer, the Vinton-Shellsburg cross country boys JV team finished 10th at the North Linn event last week.
VS results are below:
10. Vinton-Shellsburg
41 Wyatt Meyer, 10 20:35 6:37
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