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TV’s Blazek breaks tape at Waukon; Decorah boys champs

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:38 pm

Once again, the Decorah boys were crowned the champions of the Waukon cross country invite, sweeping both the varsity and junior varsity titles. The varsity girls were the runners-up, while the JV topped the five-team field.

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Vikes knock off New Hampton

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:37 pm

The Decorah volleyball team (13-2, 2-1 NEIC) continued its win streak Tuesday night defeating New Hampton (16-4, 2-1 NEIC) on the road, 3-0. Set scores were 25-11, 25-12 and 25-22.

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Decorah to host VB tournament Saturday

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:37 pm

The Decorah volleyball team is hosting a 9-team tournament Saturday, Sept. 24.
Action begins at 8:30 a.m. Teams competing at the invite are the Vikes, Kingsland (Minn.), Clayton Ridge, South Winn, Central Elkader, Jesup, Postville, Riceville and MFL MarMac.

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Schmitt wins week one

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:34 pm

In a week that saw some tough choices in the contests, it was a Fort Atkinson resident that came out on top in the first week of the Pigskin Picks football contest.
Kevin Schmitt of Fort Atkinson picked all 15 games correctly to take the highest prize.

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Trojans thrash WC on the road

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:34 pm

Opening the conference portion of the season, the Turkey Valley volleyball team (7-7, 1-0 UIC) bested (West Central (3-7, 0-1 UIC) Tuesday night on the road. Set scores were 25-20, 25-17 and 25-18.
“It was a good night for us as we took the first three games for the win.  The first game we had an 8-point deficit at one time, it was awesome to watch the girls keep their composure and fight back for the win,” said co-coaches Tammy Vrzak and Jackie Novotny. “Clare Courtney did a great job digging tonight as Kourtney Schmidt was hot on the serving line to bring us victory.”

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Warrior netters battle CR

Wednesday, September 22, 2021 4:33 pm

An exciting conference opener for the South Winn volleyball team (4-11, 0-1 UIC), unfortunately, went the way of Clayton Ridge (7-12, 2-1 UIC) Tuesday night. 
In the five-set battle, the Eagles jumped out with a dominating first set win 14-25, before the Warriors responded with two big set wins in a row, 25-18 and 25-15. Clayton Ridge picked up the final two sets, including a 16-14 in set five to secure the victory.

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Trojans run over Riceville despite penalties

Monday, September 20, 2021 2:03 pm

Although the score doesn’t indicate it, the Turkey Valley football team (4-0, 2-0) faced a battle Friday night. The Riceville Wildcats gave the Trojans a hard time, but so did the officials as TV compiled nearly 20 penalties for 150 yards.
“Our own mistakes hurt us the most,” said Coach Mark Scott. “Defensively we continued to dominate the line of scrimmage and our DBs did a great job of not giving up many big plays. Offensively we only punted once and that was early in the game. We did turn the ball over twice and had several loose balls that we recovered but cost us yardage.”

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Second half propels Warriors over Starmont

Monday, September 20, 2021 2:01 pm

A second-half defensive effort pushed the South Winn football team (2-2, 2-2) over the top of Starmont (1-3, 1-2) Friday for the homecoming victory, 34-26.

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First five possessions lead to scores for Vikes

Monday, September 20, 2021 1:55 pm

It was time to get back in the win column Friday as the Decorah football team (2-2, 0-0) scored in each of its first five possessions to defeat an old conference rival, Charles City on the road 35-6, 
“We played well in the first half and executed in our passing game and on defense well,” said Coach Pat Trewin.

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Viking spikers net Waukon tourney title

Monday, September 20, 2021 1:53 pm

After a disappointing back-to-back losses during the week, the Decorah volleyball team (12-2) rebounded to win the title at the Waukon tournament Saturday.

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