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Trojans take two from WarEagles

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 11:00 pm

The Turkey Valley baseball team (2-3, 2-0 UIC) put two tallies in the win column Tuesday, after falling twice at the New Hampton tournament Saturday.

Luzum leads Class 3A in strikeouts

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:00 pm

Opening conference play, the Decorah baseball team (5-0, 3-0 NEIC) swept New Hampton (1-5, 0-4 NEIC) on the road Friday night, 5-0 and 20-10. Tuesday night, the Vikings defended their own field against Waverly-Shell Rock (3-1, 0-1 NEIC) with a 3-1 victory.

Cadets limit Warrior bats

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 9:00 pm

Playing at home for the first time in 2021, the South Winn softball team (0-2) hosted Crestwood (2-0) Friday night and struggled to get the offensive momentum in the 13-2 loss.

All players back for Viking softball

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 5:13 pm

Good pitching, solid defense and timely hitting will be keys to the success for the Decorah softball team this season. One week into the season, the Vikings look like the veteran squad they are, with a 3-0 record in the young season.
Leading the way is Head Coach Jill Boyd, who is in her fifth season with the program.

Viking wins keep coming

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 5:09 pm

With home games Monday and Tuesday, the Decorah softball team moved to 3-0 in the young season with wins over MFL MarMac and Waverly-Shell Rock.

Viking tennis duo finishes third at state

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 5:06 pm

Decorah boys’ tennis doubles team Gabe Anderson and Caden Branum put an exclamation point on the 2021 season with a third-place finish at the individual state tournament over the weekend.

Vikes advance to second round

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 5:06 pm

The Class 2A Region 6 first-round game of the girls’ state soccer playoffs was a rematch of an early-season game between Independence (4-14) and Decorah (9-5) Friday night with the Vikes getting the win 4-0.

Get hooked on fishing during free fishing weekend June 4-6

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 4:48 pm

Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 4, 5 and 6 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place.

Mission in mind; Warriors aim for third straight trip to state

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:00 pm

After back-to-back trips to the state tournament, the South Winn baseball team will once again have high expectations entering the 2021 season.
With eight returning letter winners, the Warriors have the cast to make another run to the state tournament.

Trojans open season at S-F

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:00 pm

The Turkey Valley baseball team (0-1) opened the 2021 season on the road at Sumner-Fred (2-0) Wednesday with the game ending in six innings, 16-6.

Sixth inning trips up Warriors

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:00 pm

The South Winn softball team (0-1) had a close contest with Saint Ansgar in the works, before the Saints rattled off seven runs to close out Wednesday’s contest, 14-4.

Streeter strikes out 14 for South Winn

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 4:00 pm

It was a dominating pitching performance by Keagen Streeter Wednesday as the South Winn baseball team (2-0, 0-0 UIC) squeezed by Waukon on the road, 3-2.

Decorah takes two from Hawks in opener

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:05 pm

Getting into game mode, the Decorah baseball team (2-0) claimed a pair of non-conference games over perennial powerhouse Kee High (0-2) Tuesday night, 8-4 and 11-1.

Buchheit strikes out seven for Warriors

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:04 pm

The Class 1A No. 6 South Winn baseball team (1-0) opened the season at New Hampton (0-1) on Tuesday night with a 14-5 victory. 

Viking sb starts with victory

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:03 pm

Strong base running and hot bats made for a fun night at the ballpark for the Decorah softball team (1-0) in New Albin Tuesday night. The Vikings needed just five innings to wrap up the 14-3 win over Kee High to open the 2021 season.

W-SR bounces Vikes for substate

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:02 pm

The Decorah boys’ soccer team concluded the 2021 season in the second round of substate action at the hand of Waverly-Shell Rock (12-6) Monday, 4-0.

Decorah to open regionals Friday

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:01 pm

Taking to the pitch for the final regular season, the Decorah girls’ soccer team (8-5) faced a formidable opponent in Waverly-Shell Rock (14-2) Monday on the road, dropping the contest 10-0 by the walkover rule.

Hoffert finishes 24th at regional final

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 5:00 pm

Turkey Valley senior Ali Hoffert closed out her high school golfing career with an appearance at the Class 1A Regional Golf Final held Monday, May 24, at the Mason City Country Club. The hot, humid weather was compounded by windy conditions throughout much of the day. 

Xavier stops Viking netters shy of state final four

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 4:59 pm

The Decorah girls’ tennis team fell short in their bid to reach the final four in this year’s state tourney on Monday in Independence. With rackets at the ready, the girls gave the Xavier Saints as much as they wanted but just could not win enough of the closely contested points to come away with a win, falling 5-0.

Vikings hit links for final time

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 4:58 pm

The Decorah girls’ golf team played their final golf meet of the season at Waverly Golf Course Monday in Class 3A Region 5 action. The 12-team regional final sends the top two teams to the state tournament as well as the top six individuals and ties.