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Trojans claim UIC title, SW’s Becker medalist

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:35 pm

The Turkey Valley Trojans claimed the UIC girls’ golf championship on Tuesday, May 11 at the Tri-City Golf and CC near Luana, surviving a grueling 18-hole test. It was 2008 when TV last won the conference golf title under the coaching of Bob Huinker.

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TV linksters play with skeleton crew

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:23 pm

The Turkey Valley boys’ golf team were down to few linksters Friday at Crestwood as players were pulled in numerous directions. The result was the Trojans coming up short 189 to 236 versus the Cadets.

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Friest fires hole-in-one

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:20 pm

Jim Friest nailed his seventh career hole-in-one Friday, May 7 at Oneota Golf & Country Club on hole No. 11. He used an 8 iron from the green tee to send the ball 105 yards.

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Registrations due for track championships

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:20 pm

The Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships local track meet will be held Monday, May 17 at the Decorah High School track at 4:30 p.m.

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Decorah Vikings sweep NEIC titles

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:44 pm

It was one for the record books Thursday as the Decorah girls’ and boys’ track and field teams not only hosted, but won, the Northeast Iowa Conference meet.
The top four girls’ teams were separated by just 24 points as the Vikings took their 16th consecutive title with 128 points. New Hampton finished second with 116, while Charles City rounded out the top-three with 110.
The Decorah boys ran away with 179 to win their fifth straight conference title, ahead of Waverly-Shell Rock (136) and Charles City (99).

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SW boys, NFV girls capture UIC titles

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:42 pm

Area teams converged on West Union Thursday to compete in the annual Upper Iowa Conference meet, with the South Winn boys collecting 170 points. North Fayette Valley was the runner-up with 154, followed by MFL MarMac with 129. Turkey Valley garnered 74 points to finish fourth.
By one point it was the NFV claiming the girls’ title with 122 points over Central Elkader. The Trojans’ 106 points earned them sixth, followed by South Winn with 97 points.

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Rooney’s goals lift Vikes to win

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:41 pm

Thursday’s match between the Decorah girls’ soccer team (5-3) and Union (2-6) was a tale of two halves as the Vikings dominated the first and the Knights took control of the second. When the clock rang out for the final time it was Decorah winning 2-0.

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Vikes claim conference title, beat No. 5 Columbus

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:38 pm

The second NEIC-WaMac boys tennis conference meet was held at the Luther College tennis complex Wednesday, with Decorah claiming the team title. The Vikings followed the victory up with another, besting Class 1A No. 5 Waterloo Columbus at home Thursday, …

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Triangular for Decorah

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:36 pm

The Decorah girls’ golf team finished its three-meet week at a triangular at New Hampton Thursday. The Chickasaws posted 385 strokes to win the meet. Oelwein toured the course with 514, one stroke ahead of the Vikings’ 515.

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W-SR swings past Viking linksters

Monday, May 10, 2021 5:35 pm

After picking up a big win over Caledonia earlier in the week, the Decorah boys’ golf team circled the Waverly Municipal Golf Course with the Go-Hawks of Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday. When the last ball fell into the cup it was the hosts coming out with the win 312 to 384.

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