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Decorah spikers win streak snapped at WD

Thursday, October 10, 2024 9:00 am

The Decorah volleyball team (15-9, 2-2 NEIC) was on a five-match win streak entering its final battle Saturday at the Western Dubuque tournament.
The Vikings entered their final NEIC match second against the league leader Charles City Tuesday night to finish third in the conference.

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Close finishes for Warrior harriers

Thursday, October 10, 2024 8:49 am

In the smallest meet of the season, the South Winn and Turkey Valley cross country teams competed at the Crestwood Invite Saturday morning.

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South Winn netters earn title at Viking tourney

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:19 am

Momentum was built Saturday for the South Winn volleyball team (15-10, 3-1 UIC) as the Warriors went undefeated and claimed the title at the annual Decorah tournament. The host Vikings (12-7, 3-1 NEIC) went 3-3 on the day.

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Warriors take down TV, 3-1

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:18 am

The Turkey Valley gym was rocking Tuesday night as the Trojans (10-11, 4-2 UIC) hosted South Winn volleyball team (15-10, 3-1 UIC). The Warriors earned the 3-1 win in Jackson Junction, making it eight wins in a row to move into second place in the Upper Iowa Conference.

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Decorah claims all four titles at Waukon Invite

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:17 am

The Decorah cross country teams blew the competition away last week, sweeping both the varsity and junior varsity titles at Waukon Tuesday, Sept. 24.

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Staying perfect; No. 5 Vikes top Mason City

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:15 am

The Decorah football team (5-0, 1-0) demonstrated their skills Friday night as they took on Mason City. The Vikings, who remain the top passing and rushing team in the district, ran over Mason City’s Riverhawks, who are second in passing and third in rushing touchdowns. The Viking power was there all night consuming the grid iron and the 41-7 victory.

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Vikings eighth at Cougar Invite

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:14 am

The Decorah girls’ swim and dive team faced stiff competition Saturday at the Cougar Invite, held at Cedar Rapids Kennedy and last week in a double dual in Waterloo.

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Thompson wins week three

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:13 am

There were numerous close finishes to games in week three of the Pigskin Picks football contest.
When all 40 entries were scored, no perfect entries remained. The best was two missed games by five different individuals with Elaine Thompson of Decorah scoring the win by the first tiebreaker. The most points scored by a single team was 65 by Riceville, which was also Thompson’s guess.

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Warrior offense produces 42 points in victory

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:13 am

A defensive effort that allowed just one touchdown spurred the South Winn football team (2-3, 2-1) to a 42-7 victory on the road over AGWSR (1-4, 1-3) Friday night.
“We had a great first half of football as we were able to put up a 35-0 lead going into halftime. Our defensive line answered the challenge this week and led the way to a total of eight tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks. Our defensive line was led by three seniors — Shayde Wermers, Tristen Bodensteiner and Brennan Franzen,” noted Coach Jason Ohrt. “Offensively, we were able to have great production again in the run game, but also connected on several big pass plays as well.”

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Warrior harriers continue to show improvement

Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:12 am

Times continue to drop for the South Winn cross country teams as the Warriors competed at the Panther Invite hosted by Central Springs Thursday.

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