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Riceville foils TV’s playoff bid

Friday, October 25, 2024 8:53 am

Turkey Valley had to win to get in.
That was no small task.
The Riceville Wildcats (7-1, 5-1) proved they sport a sound football squad after dismantling TV by a score of 54-6 in the regular season finale for coach Mark Scott’s Trojans on Friday night in Jackson Junction.

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Stika, Nieman earn All-UIC honors

Friday, October 25, 2024 8:52 am

The Turkey Valley Trojans didn’t have enough harriers for a team score at Thursday’s Upper Iowa Conference cross country meet, but did have four athletes on the course for the competition with a sophomore pair earning All-UIC nods for finishing in the top 15.

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First place to Norton in week 6

Friday, October 25, 2024 8:51 am

After the final tally of the week six Pigskin Picks football contest there were three entries with one incorrectly guessed game.

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State qualifying cross country meet info

Friday, October 18, 2024 11:30 am

State qualifying meet sites for cross country were announced this week.

Girls and boys run at the same site, with the Class 3A and 4A races taking place Wednesday, Oct. 23, and the Class 1A and 2A on the courses Thursday, Oct. 24. The girls race starts at 4 p.m., with the boys at 4:30 p.m.

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Vikings reign at NEIC cross country finale

Friday, October 18, 2024 11:11 am

With the future of the Northeast Iowa Conference still hanging in the wind, the cross country teams of the state’s oldest conference converged on the course at Luther College Tuesday night for what is likely the final time.
All girls ran in one race, with the boys in another. The NEIC coaches had to declare their top seven runners for varsity competition prior to the start of the race to avoid running separate junior varsity and varsity races.
At the end of the night when all the scores were tallied, Decorah swept the competition away as the Vikings claimed all of the titles, including the middle school.

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Volleyball postseason starts Monday

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:57 am

Brackets for the volleyball postseason were released last week as area teams prepare for tournament action that begins next week.

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Big match with Western Dubuque Friday

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:56 am

After the first quarter, no one could predict what was to come as the Decorah football team (7-0, 3-0) came together to dominate the gridiron at Marion (2-5, 1-2) Friday night, picking up its seventh win of the season and remaining undefeated in district play, 57-14.
The win sets up a big showdown in Decorah as the Vikings host Western Dubuque (5-2, 2-1) in what could be the link to claiming the Class 4A District 2 title.

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Streeter rushes over 300 yards for South Winn

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:56 am

A defensive stop in the red zone during the final 30 seconds ensured the Warriors’ 44-36 victory over North Tama Friday night in Calmar. The win moves the South Winn football team to 3-2 in the district and guarantees a playoff bid in Class A with one game left in the regular season.

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Bucksa earns pair of silvers

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:54 am

The season is winding down for the Decorah girls’ swim and dive team with just one regular season meet on the docket before the conference meet. The Vikings traveled to Linn-Mar Tuesday, Oct. 8, to compete in a double dual with the host and Iowa City West. Decorah fell to Linn-Mar 122 to 56 and Iowa City West 143 to 37.

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SW on a 12-match win streak

Friday, October 18, 2024 10:53 am

The momentum is there for the UIC runner-up South Winn volleyball team (19-10, 7-1 UIC) who wrapped up the regular season on a 12-match win streak.

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