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Vikes clash with Riverhawks in district opener
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 1:19 pm
It continues to be a see-saw of wins and losses for the Decorah football team (2-3, 0-1) as the Vikings fell to Mason City (3-2, 1-0) to open district action Friday night on the road 13-7.
“It was a very hard-fought, competitive game and we came up just short. We made many great plays, and our defense was excellent. Offensively we moved the ball well at times, but just could not come up with a score,” said Coach Pat Trewin. “We see our team as a family, we win together and lose together. We have worked very hard and will continue to do so.”
Vikes stun CC; Comets held to 42 total yards
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:20 pm
A defensive effort that allowed just 42 yards of total offense spurred the Decorah football team (2-2, 0-0) to a 28-0 homecoming victory Friday over Charles City (0-4, 0-0).
“We are very proud to get this victory on homecoming for all our fans. Our team worked very hard this week and it paid off. We played pretty well in all phases of the game,” said Coach Pat Trewin.
SW spikers capture first UIC win
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:19 pm
The South Winn volleyball team (3-12, 1-0 UIC) began Upper Iowa Conference action with a win last week before going 0-3 at the Nashua-Plainfield tournament Saturday.
SW downs Stars in district action
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:17 pm
Early touchdowns by the offense, combined with the defense provided the South Winn football team (2-2, 2-1) all the ingredients for a win over Starmont (0-4, 0-3) Friday night on the road, 48-20.
The Warriors scored 35 first-half points.
Strong showing for Warriors at Central
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:16 pm
It was an all-out race Thursday night in Elkader as the South Winn cross country teams competed at the Central Invite. There were no junior varsity races, everyone raced against the clock, with the top-five from each school comprising the team score.
The girls’ team wrapped up the easy win with just 21 points over host Central Elkader’s 70. The boys finished third behind Charles City and Clayton Ridge with 86 points.
Trojans tame Riceville 62-14
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:14 pm
Coming off two week’s rest, the Turkey Valley football team (2-1, 1-0) was clicking on all cylinders Friday night, besting Riceville (0-5, 0-3) on the road, 62-14.
“This was a good game to come off of a week off. Some minor errors in the first quarter showed we were a little rusty from the two week layoff. But the players settled in and controlled the game after the first few minutes,” said Coach Mark Scott. “On defense, except for two plays, we dominated the Riceville offense.”
Weis leads Vikings in CF
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:12 pm
The Decorah cross country teams laced up their sneakers Thursday to compete at the Rich Engel Classic, held in Cedar Falls.
The varsity boys squad finished ninth overall with 258 points, with an average time of 18:21.9 and a spread of 41.2 seconds. Cedar Falls won their own meet with 54 points, posting an average time of 17:04.4 and a spread of 1:01.7.
Fourth-ranked Vikings fall to W-SR, 3-1
Friday, September 16, 2022 2:50 pm
In a battle for the early lead in the Northeast Iowa Conference standing, the fourth-ranked Decorah volleyball team (10-2, 1-1 NEIC) traveled to No. 9 Waverly-Shell Rock (13-8, 2-0 NEIC) Tuesday falling 3-1.
The Go-Hawks opened up set one to a 7-3 lead over the Vikings; however, little-by-little Decorah got back in the contest and eventually took a slim 11-10 lead when Dahlyn Headington went on a five-serve run. The rest of the game was a back-and-forth pendulum with neither NEIC squad leading by more than two with Waverly-Shell Rock coming out on top 27-25.
A couple great meets for Viking swim team
Friday, September 16, 2022 2:49 pm
With the season well under way, the Decorah girls’ swim and dive team took to the water for an invite and dual recently with good results.
Third place
The Vikings collected 387 points Saturday at the Waterloo West Wahawk Invitational to claim third place.
“I am proud of how the team swam on Saturday. We placed third overall as a team, only 40 points out of winning the meet. We are making great progress, swimming lots of yards, hoping it all pays off once the championship season comes around,” said Coach Loran Storts.
Decorah won three golds for the day including Katerina Kovarik in the 200-yard individual medley. The senior made waves in the pool to touch the wall first in 2:29.73.
Trojans stretch their legs at Starmont
Friday, September 16, 2022 2:47 pm
Back in action Tuesday, the small Trojan cross country teams competed in the Starmont invitational without fielding a team.
Junior Russell Nieman continued to improve his time on the 5K course, crossing the finish line in 18:35.24, to take 33rd overall varsity boys’ race.
Bode Balk was on the course in junior varsity action, stopping the clock at 21:14.92, good for 27th place.
South Winn goes 2-3 at Jesup
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:19 pm
The South Winn volleyball team (2-9, 0-0 UIC) captured their first two wins on the season on Saturday at the Jesup tournament. In a busy day of action, the Warriors defeated Alburnett (2-14) and West Central (2-4).
In the first match of the day, the Warriors picked up a first set win against the eventual tournament champion, Jesup (5-6), but the J-Hawks rallied to win the final two sets to win 2-1. Set scores were 21-18, 11-21 and 11-15.
The Warriors went on to win their next two matches before losing to Central Elkader (6-15) and North Linn (10-4) to finish the day. South Winn defeated Alburnett by sets of 21-18, 19-21 and 15-10 and West Central in two sets, 24-22 and 22-20. Facing Upper Iowa Conference foe Central Elkader, South Winn dropped the match by sets of 14-21 and 6-21, with the day ending with North Linn 8-21 and 15-21.
Unstoppable; Warriors pound Eagles 53-19
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:16 pm
It was raining touchdowns in Guttenberg Friday night as the South Winn football team (1-2, 1-1) crushed Clayton Ridge (1-2, 0-1), 53-19.
The Warriors scored 32 points in the first quarter alone en route to their first victory this season.
“The coaching staff made some adjustments this week and the players responded well. We played our best game to this point on offense, defense and special teams,” said Coach Jason Ohrt. “Keagen Streeter, Brady Ohrt and Parker Timp all ran the ball very well and our offensive line had their best night led by Jordan Baumler, Carlos Macario and Landon Garcia. Assistant coaches Payton Haynes and Mike Wenthold put together a solid game plan that the kids worked really hard on in practice this week.”
Area athletes run through rain and mud in All-American Saturday
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:15 pm
It was far from the perfect day for a cross country meet Saturday as Luther College played host to the All-American cross country meet. The event featured teams from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, competing in middle school, junior varsity, varsity and collegiate courses. Locally, Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley all competed.
No. 4 Vikes take down Indee for first time
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:12 pm
The Vikings proved how much tenacity they have as the Decorah volleyball team (10-1, 1-0 NEIC) defeated Independence (6-7) for the first time in school history at home Thursday, 3-1. Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, 24-26 and 25-12.
“We passed the ball very well against Independence which allowed our setters to move the ball around. We had a lot of good things happen but still have some things to tighten up,” said Coach Gina Holthaus. “We are looking forward to traveling to Waverly on Tuesday.”
Hawks speed overwhelms Decorah gridders
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:10 pm
Coming off a big win over Waukon a week ago, the Decorah football team (1-2) were hoping to keep rolling in non-district action as it hosted West Delaware Friday night. However, the speed of the Hawks proved to be a challenge as the visitors scored in each quarter for the 42-6 win.
“West Delaware is a big and talented team. Their play and physicality were excellent,” said Coach Pat Trewin. “We did not play our best. They mixed some things up within both their defensive and offensive schemes and we did not adjust well. We plan to learn from this and work hard to improve.”
Trojans fall on hard times
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 3:09 pm
It was a rough day on the court as the Turkey Valley volleyball team (1-4) fell in four matches at the Kepros Invite hosted by Crestwood Saturday.
The day began versus Crestwood (4-5) where the Trojans lost 12-21 and 18-21. Facing Class 2A No. 6 Lisbon (14-1) were unable to get the momentum going, ultimately losing 8-21 and 11-21. Next up was Waukon (8-5) where the Red and White fell in two sets, 17-21 and 7-21.
First half scoring gives Vikes edge over Waukon
Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:10 pm
Four touchdowns in the first half was just enough for the Decorah football team (1-1) to escape with a 27-24 win over Waukon (0-2) on the road Friday night.
“We are proud of the way our team came out to play and how they competed for the whole game. We still have many areas to improve in and we can still play more physically,” said Coach Pat Trewin. “We had a few penalties and turnovers that could have cost us, and we need to make sure we execute our assignment correctly. However, it was great progress from game one to game two.”
Dons limit Trojans offense
Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:08 pm
The Turkey Valley football team (1-1, 0-0) simply couldn’t keep the ball moving down the field against Don Bosco (2-0, 0-0) Friday night at home, falling 48-8.
“Don Bosco dominated the game on both sides of the ball, and we struggled to get any offense going to move the ball. The defense was on the field most of the night,” said Coach Mark Scott. “I hope we learned what it takes to play at the level we need to play at to make a run in the postseason.”
Mistakes costly in Warrior loss to Maq. Valley
Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:07 pm
Friday night it was clear that Maquoketa Valley was the better team as the South Winn football team (0-2, 0-1) hosted the Wildcats (2-0, 1-0) in a district contest.
“We had a few mistakes on both sides of the ball to put us down 12-0 at the half. Maquoketa Valley blocked and tackled well all night and they have a special talent at the tailback position,” said Coach Jason Ohrt. “Despite the loss we had some bright spots. Kyle Kuboushek was very impressive transitioning this week to the defensive line. Parker Timp played well defensively despite dealing with a lower back injury and Keagen Streeter ran hard on offense and tackled well on defense.”
No. 4 Decorah takes on Caledonia, Crestwood
Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:05 pm
It came down to the wire last week as the fourth-ranked Decorah volleyball team (8-1, 1-0 NEIC) went out of state to take on Caledonia before opening the conference season with a win over Crestwood Tuesday night at home.