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Close finish again for Trojan linksters

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:38 pm

With the rain holding off the Turkey Valley boys’ golf team had a picture-perfect night for a competition Thursday as the Trojans lost by two strokes 204 to 202 to West Central. It was a boys’ only meet as the Blue Devils does not field a girls team.
Friday, the Trojans were back in action in the regular season finale at Cresco.

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Decorah girls break losing streak at W-SR

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:37 pm

After a rough stretch in its schedule, the Decorah girls’ soccer team (3-11) picked up a critical win over the weekend at Waverly-Shell Rock tournament.

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Viking boys go 2-1 at W-SR

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:36 pm

It was a total team effort given by the Decorah boys’ soccer team (8-3) as they played a trio of games at Waverly-Shell Rock Saturday with the Vikes going 2-1.
“We played well the whole day and are really happy with the guys’ effort. We tried to get a bunch of guys some time, and make this day about a total team effort. With another four games in the next eight days, we’ll learn from it what we can and keep plugging away at the regular season games,” said Coach Julie Simiele.

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Vikes down Charles City, fall to W-SR

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 3:32 pm

A couple good days of weather and competition is exactly what the Decorah boys’ golf team needed to prepare for the fast-arriving postseason.

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Stowe breaks nearly 100-year-old record

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:13 pm

A record that has stood since 1929 finally was broken Monday as Decorah senior sprinter Haywood Stowe flew down the track in the 100-meter dash in 11.11 seconds.
“It has been a goal of Haywood’s, so it was great to see the 1929 record finally go down. We had many outstanding efforts from our athletes as we head into conference and state qualifying meets,” said Coach Joel Rollinger.

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Local teams shine at South Winn invite

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:12 pm

The South Winn track teams hosted the Warrior Invite Monday night.
The boys posted 165 points for the win, with Turkey Valley claiming second with 115 points. The Decorah junior varsity squad was also on the track finishing with 43 points in fifth place.
In the girls’ team race, it was Crestwood taking the top spot with 137 points. The Trojan girls also took the runner-up spot with 110 points, while Decorah was third with 87, followed by South Winn with 81.

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Decorah girls’ tennis dominates conference tourney

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:09 pm

The Decorah girl’s tennis team competed in the North Central Tennis Conference Tournament at the Luther College courts Monday, with Charles City, Clear Lake, Decorah, Osage and Waverly-Shell Rock competing. A day later, the Vikings were back on the court at Waverly-Shell Rock and returned home with a 6-3 win.

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Vikes crowned champs of NEIC/WaMaC

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:08 pm

It has been a successful start to the final week of the regular season for the Decorah boys’ tennis team as they captured the conference title Monday.

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Decorah boys shut out Wahlert

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:07 pm

The Decorah boys’ soccer team (6-2) put another notch in the win column Monday as the Vikes shut out Dubuque Wahlert (3-6) at home 3-0.
Leading scoring for the Vikes in the first minute of play was senior Ryan Johanningmeier on an unassisted goal.

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Warriors carve out victories over TV

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 5:05 pm

The Turkey Valley golf teams were left with a skeleton squad due to a myriad of reasons when they played South Winn at the South Winn Golf and Country Club near Calmar in a rescheduled meet from earlier in the season Tuesday. This allowed the Warrior boys the opportunity to come through with a win 188 to 214, while the SW girls were victorious 238 to 260.

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