By Becky Walz,
The road to state for spring sports kicked off over the weekend with girls tennis at the conference meet.
Postseason soccer assignments for both boys and girls have not been released yet.
Track
The Northeast Iowa Conference meet, featuring Decorah, is Thursday, May 4, at New Hampton beginning at 5 p.m.
The state-qualifying meet is Thursday, May 11, beginning at 4 p.m.
Decorah is in Class 3A and will participate at Independence. Other teams there include Benton, Charles City, Independence, Marion, Mount Vernon, Vinton-Shellsburg and Waverly-Shell Rock.
South Winn and Turkey Valley will both be at the Upper Iowa Conference meet Thursday, May 4, at Clayton Ridge, beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The Warriors and Trojans both compete in the Class 1A state-qualifying meet at Northwood-Kensett Thursday, May 11, at 4 p.m. Along with the two area teams, and the host, competing will be AGWSR, Central Springs, Clarksville, Clear Lake Classical, Janesville, Nashua-Plainfield, Newman Catholic, North Butler, Riceville, Rockford, Saint Ansgar and West Fork.
The state track meet runs Thursday through Saturday, May 18-20, in Des Moines.
Girls tennis
The Viking girls competed in the conference tournament at Waverly Saturday (see results on page 12).
Decorah is in Class 1A. The individual regional competition will take place Wednesday, May 10, at Luther College, with the regional team competition set for Saturday, May 13.
The state individual tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. The state team tournament will be May 20 and May 30 at the Waukee Northwest High School Tennis Center in Waukee.
Boys tennis
The Decorah boys hosted the Wa-Mac/NEIC conference tournament Monday at Luther College.
Monday, May 8, the Vikes will host one of the Class 1A district individual tennis tournaments at 9 a.m. Other teams coming to Decorah will be Aplington-Parkersburg, Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Independence, Oelwein, Osage and Waverly-Shell Rock.
Individuals and doubles qualifying for state will compete at Byrnes Park in Waterloo Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24.
Team substate meets are currently set for Friday, May 12, and Wednesday, May 17, at 10 a.m. The first and second round duals will take place at one site on the first date. Substate finals will take place on the second date.
Girls golf
Decorah girls are at the Northeast Iowa Conference meet Monday, May 8, at the Waverly Municipal Golf Course at 10 a.m.
South Winn and Turkey Valley will compete in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet Tuesday, May 9, at Tri City Golf Club near Luana at 9 a.m.
Decorah is in Class 3A, and will have one lone regional meet Wednesday, May 17, at Pin Oak Links in Manchester, to earn a place at state. Other teams competing in Manchester will be Center Point-Urbana, Central DeWitt, Charles City, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Independence, Maquoketa, Marion, Solon, Vinton-Shellsburg and Waverly-Shell Rock.
South Winn and Turkey Valley are in Class 1A and will have the first-round regional Friday, May 12 and a second-round regional Wednesday, May 17. The Warriors will be at Nashua Town & Country Club with Clarksville, North Butler, Riceville, Rockford, Saint Ansgar, West Fork and the host Huskies. The Trojans will travel to Maple Hill Country Club in Tripoli to compete against Don Bosco, Dunkerton, Postville, Starmont, Tripoli, Wapsie Valley, Waterloo Christian and West Central.
State competition for Class 3A will take place at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls, while the Class 1A state meet will be at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone Thursday and Friday, May 25-26.
Boys golf
Decorah boys will be at the Cresco Country Club for the Northeast Iowa Conference meet Monday, May 8, at 10 a.m.
South Winn and Turkey Valley are at Big Rock Country Club in Fayette for the conference meet Monday, May 8, at 9 a.m.
Sectionals are Wednesday, May 10, at 10 a.m., regardless of class. Teams and individuals advancing from sectionals move on to the district meet Monday, May 15, at 10 a.m.
Decorah is in Class 3A. The Vikes will host the sectional meet at Oneota Golf and Country Club. Other teams there are Center Point-Urbana, Charles City, Clear Lake, Crestwood, Marion, Waukon and Waverly-Shell Rock. Those advancing from Decorah and from the Vinton-Shellsburg sectionals will play at Waverly Municipal Golf Course for the district meet.
South Winn will be in Class 2A, playing at Rice Lake Golf Course in Lake Mills for the sectional meet. Other teams there are Aplington-Parkersburg, Central Springs, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Dike New Hartford, Roland-Story and South Harding. Teams and individuals from Lake Mills, New Hampton and West Marshall will be at Fox Ridge Golf Course near Dike, for the district meet.
Turkey Valley is in Class 1A and will compete at the Guttenberg Country Club (hosted by Clayton Ridge) with Central Elkader, Clayton Ridge, Edgewood-Colesburg, Maquoketa Valley, Starmont and West Central. Teams from Clayton Ridge, East Buchanan, Nashua-Plainfield and Bishop Garrigan will be at Highland Park Golf Course in Mason City for the district meet.
The state meets will take place in Ames with Class 3A (Decorah) at Veenker Memorial, Class 2A (South Winn) at Coldwater Links and Class 1A (Turkey Valley) at Ames Golf & Country Club, Monday and Tuesday, May 22-23.
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