April 11, 2023 Driftless Journal

Hundreds of volunteers gathered April 7 outside the Rushford-Peterson School in Rushford, Minn., before commencing the search for missing Winona woman Madeline Kingsbury. The City of Winona Police Department along with Winona and Fillmore County Sheriff’s Offices organized mass searches for Kingsbury Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8. Volunteers gathered at Goodview Fire Dept. in Winona and R-P School before being bussed to search locations. (Photo courtesy Kristin Burdey)

Missing Winona woman considered ‘endangered’

Police ask public to check cameras for clues

The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding the “involuntary and suspicious” disappearance of a 26-year old woman from Winona, Minn., who was last seen the morning of Friday, March 31, while dropping off her children (ages five and two) at daycare and has not had contact with family or friends since.

Madeline Kingsbury did not show up to work for Mayo Clinic that day, nor did she pick up her children from daycare that afternoon. Numerous calls and messages from friends and family went unanswered, reported to be extremely out of character for Kingsbury.

The Sheriff’s Office is conducting an investigation and has canvassed several areas for clues as to where Kingsbury or her 2014 dark blue Chrysler Town and County minivan may have traveled. Focus has been narrowed to the areas of Winona, Wilson Township and Hillsdale Township in Winona County, and eastern parts of Fillmore County including Norway Township, Preble Township, northern Newburg Township, eastern Holt Township and eastern Amherst Township.

Video is sought from security cameras, doorbell cameras or trail cameras containing footage of a dark colored Town and Country minivan traveling through these areas between Friday, March 31, at 8 a.m. and Saturday, April 1, at 4 p.m.

Officials ask property owners in these areas to search acreages, wooded property, outbuildings, vehicles and trails for signs someone passed that way, or for signs of a disturbance that may help find Kingsbury. Anyone who has searched an area should email the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office at search@co.fillmore.

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was last seen March 31. Law enforcement is seeking information regarding her disappearance, deemed “involuntary and suspicious.”

mn.us to describe the area and method used to search. Searching in pairs is encouraged and anything suspicious should not be disturbed. Contact law enforcement immediately to allow them to investigate.

During a live update on KTTC news, Winona Police Chief Tom Williams said, “It is known that Kingsbury returned to her home around 8:15 a.m. A van similar to Kingsbury’s van is believed to have been spotted travelling County Road 12 and Highway 43 in Winona County, then southbound on Highway 43 through the eastern part of Fillmore County. Later, the van travelled back toward Winona on Highway 43. This is believed to have happened between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. March 31. They believe the van remained parked in Madeline’s driveway from 1:30 p.m. on that day.”

Chief Williams said it is not believed Kingsbury travelled by foot from her home. Her phone, jacket wallet and ID were found in her residence. Officials believe the disappearance to be

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involuntary, suspicious and all are concerned for her safety. Search efforts are ongoing on foot, in vehicles and by water.

Additionally, Kingsbury’s sister spoke during the conference to share more about her sister and her children. Officials mentioned Kingsbury’s children are safe.

The family of Madeline Kingsbury has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to her location.

A new Facebook page “Finding Madeline Kingsbury” has been created as a source for ongoing search information and coordination.

Weekend search

Local organizations are supporting search efforts across counties as communities come together to locate Kingsbury.

On Friday, April 7, and Saturday, April 8, mass searches were organized with hubs in Goodview and Rushford, Minn. Nearly 2,000 volunteers turned out to search for Kingsbury, leading to a substantial amount of ground coverage in a short amount of time.

Authorities Saturday announced the end of the large organized search. The announcement from the Winona Police Department said, “As we develop new leads and new search areas, teams of law enforcement officers will do targeted searches.”

The search for Kingsbury is not ending. Agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension remain on the ground with other agencies standing by ready to assist.

If anyone has noticed anything suspicious or have video footage to share, contact the Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office at 507-765-3874 (Option1), or the Winona Police Department at 507-457-6302. Anonymous tips may be phoned in at 800-222-8477.

Winneshiek Co. Fair Board teases

Saturday night entertainment

Plans are taking shape for the 2023 Winneshiek County Fair in July. The Fair Board recently announced that they have secured entertainment for Saturday night, July 15, to include Grandstand Main Feature John Michael Montgomery. Montgomery is a seven-time number one on the Billboard charts country music artist, with sev-

eral awards for his songs and vocals.

Growing up in a musical home, Montgomery’s lifelong love affair with music began. He will bring his baritone voice and sing from the heart as the grand finale to the 2023 Winneshiek County Fair entertainment. Songs like “I Swear,” “I Love the Way You Love

Me” and “I Can Love You Like That” still resonate across the landscape, as he winds his way to Winneshiek County as part of his national tour.

While the opening act Saturday is yet to be confirmed, Montgomery is joined by Friday night headliner Easton Corbin, with opening acts by Chad Brock and Jarrod Turner.

NEIQG ‘Seed Savers Challenge’ quilt exhibit on display April 15-24

Each year the Seed Savers Exchange (SSE) catalog inspires gardeners nationwide to grow and save hundreds of unique, open-pollinated vegetable, herb and flower varieties. In 2022, the SSE catalog inspired a different but every bit as creative group — the NorthEast Iowa Quilters’ Guild (NEIQG). This April the public is invited to view the results of that inspiration at Heritage Farm, SSE’s

headquarters outside Decorah.

The NEIQG “Seed Savers Challenge” quilt exhibition will be on display daily April 15-24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at SSE’s Lillian Goldman Visitors Center located at 3074 North Winn Road near Decorah. The exhibition is free of charge; the quilts are not for sale at this time.

The exhibit will showcase 26 quilts varying in size from 12” x 12” to 72” x 81” – all made

in 2022 as part of the NEIQG’s Seed Savers Exchange challenge project. Each participant chose a photo from the 2021 SSE catalog as inspiration; entries could be based on color or shape and be as literal or abstract as the quilter wished. The exhibition will also travel to the Minnesota Quilters State Show in St. Cloud, Minn., in June 2023.

Lanesboro Christmas Inn Tour gives back Community helps the people of Ukraine

Innkeepers of Lanesboro, Minn., strive to take care of their guests with warm hospitality, spotless rooms and delicious breakfasts.

Recently, a group of innkeepers also assisted in caring for Ukrainian refugees. A portion of each ticket sold from the Dec. 4, 2022, Lanesboro Christmas Inn Tour, totaling $1,000, was donated to Alight (wearealight.org), a Minnesota-based humanitarian aid and disaster

relief organization.

Early in the planning, the innkeepers agreed to continue their tradition of benefiting those in need. In 2022, various Lanesboro organizations donated over $12,000 to Ukrainian aid, so it made sense to support this mission again. Seven inns (Scandinavian Inn, Cottage House Inn, Stone Mill Hotel and Suites, Grandma’s, Anna V’s B and B, Root River Inn and Suites and

the James A. Thompson House B and B) opened their doors for the December tour, which featured local artists and authors, live music, festive decor and treats.

The Lanesboro innkeepers are grateful for tour attendees who made this gift to Alight possible. With this contribution, the total Ukrainian relief donation from Lanesboro organizations to now over $13,000.

Kingsbury, 26, of Winona, Minn.,

Locust School benefit and reunion

The annual “One-room School Reunion” usually held at Locust School has been moved to the Winneshiek Wildberry Winery Sunday, April 23, from 2:30-4 p.m. This year’s program will be a tribute to the one-room schoolteachers and their contribution to the community. Those attending will be entertained by live music by Little Dale’s Memory Band, presentations of memories from teachers’ interviews and of course, the very popular pie auction with Steve Darrington.

TV Trojanbots conclude season as strong competition

Turkey Valley Robotics Team, the Trojanbots, competed in its second year at the Iowa Regional Event at the Mcleod Center in Cedar Falls March 22-25. The team record was 3-7-0 in official play this season, earning rank 50.

Robotics Team Coach Cameron Amos stated, “Our students did a fantastic job at man-

ufacturing and programming their robot this year to get it ready for competition. During the build season, students broke up into different committees working on marketing, design, mechanics, electrical wiring and programming. The different committees collaborated together to build a successful robot that could complete all tasks

within the competition: autonomous, grabbing inflated cubes and cones, placing these game pieces on shelves and pegs and balancing on the Charge Station (teeter-totter). We showed great growth and improvement from last year, and we are looking forward to preparing for next year’s competition.”

The Locust School, 1640 Big Canoe Road, Decorah, will be open for tours until 5 p.m. that day. The 1854 Locust School is on the National Register of Historic Places and was in continuous use for over 108 years – a record for one-room schools in Iowa. The Locust School Committee of the Winneshiek County Historical Society are caretakers of the property and host elementary school student field trips each year, as well as touring social groups looking for pioneer history. Beginning June 1 through Labor Day, the school is open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each weekend day, and is located on the Driftless Trail.

The group has recently completed rebuilding the outer east wall of the school to ensure the building remains stable and accessible for generations to come. This project was funded in part from a State Historic Preservation Cultural and Entertainment District Tax Credit, and donations in addition to the funds raised through events like the benefit and reunion.

Proceeds from this event will be used for the restoration of the wall unit and eight large world maps used to teach children about the world in which they lived.

Women learning about corn plant spacing and planting depth at an Agronomy in the Field Session. (photo courtesy Elyssa McFarland)

‘Agronomy in the Field’ series to be held in Northeast Iowa

Agronomy in the Field is a multi-session and handson workshop being offered to women landowners, farmers, conservationists and other women who are interested in learning more about agronomy. This series of workshops will be held during the 2023 growing season. The goals of the Agronomy in the Field series are to strengthen agronomic skills for women that allow for better decision-making, provide a better understanding of inputs for crop production, see and understand different conservation

practices and increase confidence in communication with their spouse, farming partner, ag retailer or tenant.

In order to provide this opportunity to as many women throughout northeast Iowa, these workshops will be delivered at two locations. The first location will be centered around the Postville area in order to adequately serve attendees from Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek counties. The second location will be centered around the Manchester area in order to adequately serve at-

tendees from Buchanan, Delaware and Dubuque Counties. Sessions are designed to be hands-on and conducted in the field to see real-time conditions.

These five Agronomy in the Field sessions will be offered once a month in May, June, July, August and September.

Please check with local Iowa State University Extension and Outreach county office for more information and updates as the dates and times for these sessions are still being coordinated.

New DNR payment options available

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is modernizing payment options in state parks, recreation areas and forest campgrounds by discontinuing the use of on-site self-payment collection boxes and expanding electronic payment options. This includes deploying an app for mobile devices called “Yodel.”

Yodel is currently available for some transactions in state parks, recreations areas and forest campgrounds. For information about Yodel, and a guide to the full suite of payment options available, visit the Parks and Trails payment options page (mndnr.gov/

state_parks/payment-options. html). Products available to purchase via Yodel will expand throughout the summer camping season. Yodel is an addition to current payment options, which include in-person transactions at park offices and the online reservation system (mndnr.gov/reservations).

The DNR is modernizing payment systems to reduce risk of theft of payment envelopes collected on site, improve data security and improve safety of visitors and DNR staff.

Campsites in state forest campgrounds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Campgrounds in state forests

do not have staffed offices. Visitors should follow instructions on signs in campgrounds to pay camping fees via Yodel, or by mailing in the fees if payment via Yodel is not possible. As always, vehicle permits are not required for visitors to state forest campgrounds. For more information, visit the DNR’s Parks and Trails payment options page at mndnr.gov/state_parks/payment-options.html or contact the DNR Information Center by emailing info.dnr@state. mn.us or by calling 888-6466367 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Lanesboro receives water safety grant

The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) awarded over $211 million in the second half of 2022 and early 2023. The awards will fund 25 projects to improve water quality and infrastructure in 21 communities statewide.

Locally, Lanesboro, Minn., was the recipient of $4,035,311 in September 2022. The funding is for replacement of aging sanitary sewer and watermain

in the area of Kirkwood Street and Rochelle Avenue.

Funding for the sanitary sewer work comes from a $461,728

Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan and a $1,846,912

Water Infrastructure Fund grant.

Funding for the watermain replacement project comes from a $345,334 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loan and a $1,381,337 DWSRF Principal Forgiveness grant.

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“The work done by the PFA is integral to the health and safety of Minnesota communities,” said PFA Chair and Temporary Commissioner of the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Kevin McKinnon. “The service they provide will continue to protect the health of Minnesotans and supply clean water for years to come.”

Pictured are members of the Turkey Valley Robotics Team, the Trojanbots. (submitted photo)

The second annual Master Conservationist Program offers hands-on interaction with the diverse natural resources in Winneshiek County. (submitted photo)

Second annual Iowa Master Conservationist Program offered in Winneshiek County

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will offer the Iowa Master Conservationist Program every Thursday morning starting May 4 and ending June 15. The program will take place around Winneshiek County, providing participants with hands-on interaction with the diversity of the area’s natural resources. The program teaches about Iowa’s natural ecosystems and the diversity of conservation challenges and opportunities that exist in the region. Graduates of the course learn to make informed choices for leading and educating others to improve conservation in Iowa.

The program consists of approximately 12 hours of online curriculum and seven faceto-face meetings. The online modules will include lessons and resources by Iowa State subject-matter experts to be reviewed at the participants’ own pace at home or at the ISU Extension and Outreach Winneshiek County office. Module topics include conservation history and science, understanding Iowa ecosystems, implementing conservation practices in human dominated landscapes and developing skills to help educate others about conservation practices. Each face-to-face meeting

Pinterest Projects Class at Waukon Library

Pinterest Projects Class will be held Thursday, April 13, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the lower level of Robey Memorial Library. The featured project is Rope Basket.

Pre-registration is suggested to guarantee needed supplies. PPC is a bi-monthly class featuring a project found on Pinterest and materials will be provided by the library. For more information, contact the library at www.waukon. lib.ia.us or 563-568-4424.

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will be led by local subject-matter experts to demonstrate how the principles covered in the online curriculum and play out locally. Presenters are from ISU Extension, Winneshiek County Conservation, Iowa DNR and Luther College. Refreshments will be provided at each class.

Registration is required and payment for the course is due at the time of registration. Contact ISU Extension and Outreach Winneshiek County Office at 563-382-2949 or alliemc@ iastate.edu by to register by Friday, April 28. Visit www.nrem. iastate.edu/wildlife/master-conservationist-program for more information.

Public invited to provide input on Upper and Lower Dam Mitigation

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is exploring options for mitigation of the Upper and Lower Upper Dams on the Upper Iowa River northeast of Decorah.

A preliminary public informational session will be held on Thursday, April 20, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at Baker Commons at Luther College. All are welcome to learn more about the project and contribute their input on factors that are import-

ant to them. The meeting will be an open house format, so attendance for any part of the meeting is welcome.

Mitigation of the Upper and Lower Dams is being explored under a plan developed by the Iowa DNR in 2010 to respond to the state’s aging low head dam infrastructure. The plan prioritizes local interests and concerns while striving to reduce dam-related hazards and balance ecological, recreation-

al, navigational, and economic benefits.

Numerous partners are involved in the project, including the Iowa DNR Land and Waters and Fisheries Bureaus, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, LT Leon Associates, and Northeast Iowa RC&D. For more information, please contact Paul Berland of Northeast Iowa RC&D at (563) 8647112 or visit www.northeastiowarcd.org/upperlowerdams.

‘Spring into Employment’ job fair

An upcoming career fair at Northeast Iowa Community College in Cresco will feature representatives from over 20 employers and will be one of the larger career events held this year.

The career fair, presented by

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Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services and IowaWORKS, will be held Monday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at NICC, 1020 2nd Ave. SE in Cresco. No registration required. Fat T’s Café Food Truck will be on site. For more information, con-

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Kaylee Jo Harting, 38, of Aurora, was arrested April 6 at 1:40 p.m., at the Black Hawk County Jail, and was booked into the Winneshiek County Jail on an arrest warrant for aggravated misdemeanor prostitution. The arrest warrant was from an incident/investigation from Jan. 24, 2023, in Fort Atkinson. This is an active and ongoing investigation with additional arrests/charges forthcoming. An Oelwein woman had been arrested Feb. 2 on similar charges stemming from the investigation.

Winneshiek County Sheriff and Decorah Police reports are published regularly in the Public Opinion newspaper on Thursdays.

After 35 years with local manufacturer Gemini, Bob Mincks is retiring.

Bob has been an integral part of the Pattern Shop within Gemini, most recently serving as a Robotic Pattern Rigger.

Throughout his career, Bob was known for his punctuality – always arriving well before his shift to gather information and meet with team members on the earlier shift. He has a great sense of humor that was subtle and sometimes unnoticed, but beloved by those close to him.

Gemini thanks Bob for his 35 years of service, all his contributions, and for being a great representative of Gemini!

“Bob has been a stable and steady presence in our Pattern Shop for 30+ years,” said Casey McKone, Gemini Cast Metal Letters Plant Manager. “He has always been willing to learn new equipment and help support team members around him to evolve the department.” GeminiMade.com |

Spring

Women’s Weekend Out in Decorah

The 21st annual Women’s Weekend Out brought shoppers to Decorah March 31-April 2. A full calendar of events included retail bargains throughout town, line dancing, spring brunch events, a Saturday morning style show, comedy shows, a drag show, market and food fair, cocktail class, craft and vendor show, morning meditations and yoga, live music, a barn quilt workshop and more. Pictured clockwise from top- Posing for a photo at Agora Arts during Women’s Weekend Out are, from left: Linda Blodgett, Cathy Dolash and Deb Paulson. A shopper stopped for a visit with “Angelic Readers with Joan” at Magic Morpho. Out-of-towners shopping in Decorah over the Women’s Weekend Out were, from left: Lisa Wedo of Hiawatha, Laura Mellick of Waukon, Tina Cooper of Waukon, Nicole Lemke of Waukon and Carley Mellick of Waukon. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Roz Weis)

Monthly Faith & Fellowship Potluck Community Supper

April 16 • 5:30 pm at the Decorah Lutheran Church social hall

Speaker Jim Martin-Schramm will be talking about the Decorah Sustainability Commission and the work that is being done here.

Bring a friend and a dish to pass

Join us for a delicious potluck supper

All are welcome to attend.

Iowa adds third provider to Medicaid Coverage

Medicaid is introducing a third managed care organization (MCO) as an option for managing Medicaid benefits, joining Amerigroup and Iowa Total Care. This new option is called Molina Healthcare of Iowa.

Some current Amerigroup and Iowa Total Care members received a letter recently, stating they would automatically be transferred to this new MCO, unless they send back the enclosed form requesting to remain on their current MCO. The deadline to return this form is May 18, or the transfer will automatically happen and become effective July 1.

Anyone who does get automatically transferred to the Mulina Healthcare of Iowa plan will have until Sept. 1 to switch back to their previous plan of Amerigroup or Iowa Total Care. For more information, call Iowa Medicaid Member Services at 1-800-338-8366.

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Massage Therapist

Winneshiek Medical Center is seeking to hire a Massage Therapist to work in our Home Health and Hospice department. The massage therapist provides massage therapy care and services as well as directing and supervising support staff in providing these services to both patients and clients/customers. The massage therapist utilizes appropriate patient care procedures and protocols to meet the physical and psychological needs of infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients. Care is coordinated in cooperation with the patient, family, physicians, peers and other healthcare providers.

Requirements:

• Graduate of a massage therapy education program required.

• Licensed to practice in the State of Iowa required.

• Previous massage experience preferred.

• Healthcare background or training preferred.

Winneshiek Medical Center offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, IPERS Pension, and Generous PTO accrual.

Please visit https://www.winmedical.org/careers/ for additional information, and to apply. Pre-employment drug screen and background screen required. Influenza and COVID-19 vaccine required upon hire.

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Applications accepted thru May 5, 2023.

Bachelor’s

training, or

Experience

support and at least two years’ experience in a people facing role, ideally with some experience working with college students. Luther College offers an excellent benefit package including competitive health insurance premiums, generous retirement contribution, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and tuition benefits for employee, spouse and dependents. Additionally, Luther College offers an outstanding PTO program. New full-time employees can earn up to 30 days of PTO per year, in addition to time off for holidays which includes a full week of holiday pay between Christmas and New Years’ Day.

Luther College seeks to build a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. Luther College is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. We value the input of multiple viewpoints and perspectives to create an academic community rich with cultural, social, and intellectual diversity. Candidates are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences that will contribute to this goal. To view the complete job description and apply for this position and all current openings, please go to the employment website at www.luther.edu/offices/hr/careers

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Program Manager and Career Coach

Luther College is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Program Manager and Career Coach. The Program Manager and Career Coach reports to the Director of the Career Center and will provide programmatic support to engage students and faculty with alumni and employers. This position will also provide career coaching for students and alumni, to support and empower them as they build awareness of their strengths, competencies, barriers, and drivers so that they have the confidence to build connections and experiences to inform their next step toward a well-designed, purposeful, and dynamic life. Additionally, this position will occasionally provide classroom presentations and workshops across campus, continuing to build the career ecosystem.

Bachelor’s degree is preferred or equivalent combination of experience, training, or education. Strong coaching skills with the ability to understand college student needs and concerns is required as well as two years of experience as part of a student-facing program, preferably at a private residential liberal arts college. Experience in career counseling, experiential learning and/or program development and implementation strongly preferred.

Luther College offers an excellent benefit package including competitive health insurance premiums, generous retirement contribution, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and tuition benefits for employee, spouse and dependents. Additionally, Luther College offers an outstanding PTO program. New full-time employees can earn up to 30 days of PTO per year, in addition to time off for holidays which includes a full week of holiday pay between Christmas and New Years’ Day.

Luther College seeks to build a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students. Luther College is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply. We value the input of multiple viewpoints and perspectives to create an academic community rich with cultural, social, and intellectual diversity.

Candidates are encouraged to identify their strengths or experiences that will contribute to this goal. To view the complete job description and apply for this position and all current openings, please go to the employment website at www.luther.edu/offices/hr/careers

Warriors eying big season on the greens

Finding the right line-up may be a challenge for the South Winn boys’ golf team, with a mix of experience and first-time players looking to contribute to the Warriors’ success this season. Looking to put together a solid squad come postseason in May, is seventh-year head coach Mike Wenthold.

Making some noise

The 2022 Warriors looked to its three letter winners to lead the way, with newcomers cracking the varsity line-up during the season. At times, South Winn gelled during the season, despite having limited time outdoors due to a wet spring.

During a wind-blown affair with sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, it was a matter of survival at the Upper Iowa Conference meet at Tri City Golf Course near Luana. The Warriors combatted the windy conditions and had a trio of golfers snag all-conference honors including senior Shaun Klimesh in 10th (49-50-99), sophomore Brady Lensing in 11th place (49-51100) and Jordan Baumler in 14th place (49-54-105). Others competing for South Winn included Jackson Goltz (51-54-105), Jacob Bohr (54-54-108) and Martin Horstman (56-58-114).

The Warriors missed advancing as a team to districts as the fifth place team at sectionals with a 409. Klimesh kept his season alive as he tied for second in the field among golfers on non-qualifying teams with a 93 (46-47) and was 10th overall. He concluded his high school career at the district meet in 58th place with a 100 (49-51).

When the season concluded, the Warriors graduated four seniors — Shaun Klimesh, Jacob Bohr, Martin Horstman and Brady Jaster.

Strong team

Members of the 2023 South Winneshiek boys’ golf team include (front, l-r) Aiden Rothmeyer, Cale Kleppe, Aiden Feickert, Jackson Goltz; (middle) Matthew Horstman, Cody Meyer, Carson Straube, Carver Wenthold, John Donovan, Carson Streeter, Braiden Todd; (back) Eli Higgins, Carson Wenthold, Shaun Barta, Eric Kriener, Dawson Wenthold, Jordan Baumler, Matson Winings and Brady Lensing. Missing from photo are Henry Willey and Jamison Zweibahmer. (Photo courtesy of Zak Kriener/Ossian Bee)

Warriors.

However, South Winn will have to replace several of their varsity linksters with many names on the list to choose from. Other returning members include senior Dawson Wenthold; junior Aiden Feickert and sophomores Aiden Rothemeyer and Shaun Barta.

Warriors set to lead during the 2023 include returning letter winners (l-r) Jackson Goltz, Jordan Baumler and Brady Lensing. (Photo courtesy of Zak Kriener/Ossian Bee)

Wenthold. “There is a lot of youth on this team and with youth comes inconsistencies. It will be important for our younger players to understand that there will be ups and downs early in the season and to just focus on progress.”

Get in shape

Celebrity sighting

Josey Jewell fans were in for a treat Saturday morning (April 1) at The Landing and Root 43 Juicery in west Decorah when the Denver Bronco’s linebacker made a personal appearance. The Decorah native, and former Iowa Hawkeye standout, signed autographs for a large group waiting in line. Josey and his wife, Micole (Lansing) Jewell, are pictured at Root 43 Juicery. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Roz Weis)

South Winn golf schedule

All meets are co-ed and start at 4 p.m., unless noted otherwise

April 5 at North Fayette Valley/ Clayton Ridge (Fayette), 12 p.m.

April 10 at Waukon/Crestwood (boys only in Waukon)

April 13 vs. Clayton Ridge (Ossian)

The Warriors have a strong nucleus in which to build the team around, beginning with four past letter winners — Carson Wenthold, Jordan Baumler, Brady Lensing and Jackson Goltz. Wenthold returns for his senior campaign after missing the 2022 season with a shoulder injury. As a sophomore, he was received all-UIC honors and was a district qualifier for the Talent and experience will rule the course for the South Winn girls’ golf team in 2023.

They are joined by new members juniors Eric Kriener and Cody Meyer; sophomores John Donovan, Carson Straube; freshmen Cale Kleppe, Matthew Horstman, Carver Wenthold, Carson Streeter, Braiden Todd, Eli Higgins, Matson Winings, Henry Willey and Jamison Zweibahmer.

“We should have a number of players who are capable of putting together low rounds and competing for hardware in every meet,” said Coach

The coach believes South Winn, North Fayette Valley and MFL MarMac will all be pushing for the top spot in the conference. However, weather could cause all three teams trouble and allow anyone a chance to win the title.

“This team has a very high ceiling. It may take a little time to get everybody where they need to be, but we are very excited about this group’s potential,” concluded Coach Wenthold.

SW will mix veteran talent with exciting youth

The Warriors return four letter winners who were able to contribute low scores for the team a year ago.

They will be coached by Glenna Munuswamy, who is in her fifth year leading the women.

Looking back at 2022

With just one senior and a total of three letter winners, the Warriors were a young squad in 2022, looking to gain experience on the course. Mother Nature interrupted much of the season, causing reschedules and shortened meets. During the rainy season, the Warriors went 13-11.

In conference action, South Winn finished fourth out of seven, shooting a 474. The Warriors had three linksters on the

all-conference list — Katrina Hageman fired a 107 (58-49) in a three-way tie for second; Elizabeth Bohr carded a 119 (62-57) to take 13th while Ruthie Frana fashioned a 120 (56-64) to take 15th place. Paige Jaster rounded out the scorecard with a 128 (64-64). Other golfers on the course at South Winn were Annie Ondrashek (66-64-130) and Brooke Steffans (66-66-132).

At the regional competition at Tri City Golf Course near Luana, the Warriors combined for a tally of 478, finishing fourth in the eight-team regional and bowed out of the postseason. Bohr led the way for South Winn with a 111 (56-55) while Frana had a 114 (57-57). Coming through with a 126 (66-60) was Steffans, while Hageman was one stroke back at 127 (6265). Jaster put up a 148 (80-68) and Ondrashek concluded the season with a 151 (72-79).

The big four

The Warriors have four returning letter winners. At the top of the list back is junior Katrina Hageman. She was the Upper Iowa Conference runner-up last year and is a two-time letter winner. She averaged 60.39 strokes per nine holes. Fellow junior Brooke Steffans is another two-time letter winner and put up a 63.50 strokes per nine hole average. Elizabeth Bohr earned a letter as a freshman last year, averaging 62.00 per nine holes, while Annie Ondrashek carded an average of 61.17 for the Warriors as a sophomore a season ago.

April 14 at Waukon/Decorah (girls only in Waukon)

April 17 at MFL MarMac

April 18 vs. Turkey Valley/ Decorah (Calmar)

April 20 vs. Turkey Valley (Ossian)

April 22 at New Hampton tnmt. (boys), 9 a.m.

April 24 at North Fayette Valley

May 1 vs. West Central (Calmar)

May 2 vs. Postville (Calmar)

May 4 at Central Elkader

May 8 at UIC boys’ tnmt. (Fayette), 9 a.m.

May 9 at UIC girls’ tnmt. (Luana), 9 a.m.

ABOVE: Competing for the Warrior girls’ golf team this spring are (front, l-r) Bailee Frana, Avery Luzum, Kali Kleve, Kendra Elsbernd, Megan Henning; (back) Aubrey Hageman, Kylee Tieskoetter, Katrina Hageman, Paige Jaster, Annie Ondrashek, Julia Carnesi, and Grace Zweibohmer. Missing from photo are Liz Bohr and Brooke Steffans. RIGHT: Returning to the courses with a letter for the South Winn girls’ golf team are (l-r) Katrina Hageman, Annie Ondrashek, along with Liz Bohr and Brooke Steffans who are not pictured. (Photos courtesy of Zak Kriener/Ossian Bee)

They will be joined by fellow returnees Julia Carnesi, Bailee Frana, Avery Luzum, Megan Henning, Aubrey Hageman, Kylee Tieskoetter and Paige Jaster. New team members include Kali Kleve, Kendra Elsbernd and Grace Zweibohmer.

“We have several girls who will be competing to round out our varsity team,” said Coach Munuswamy. “This year should prove to be highly competitive, which should result in player improvement and gains for our team.”

Coach Munuswamy added the team is a great bunch of young women who are willing to work hard to improve.

“They believe there is success in store for us and will work to achieve that. We also have some great leadership and experience in our returning varsity girls. Our mindset is our real strength,” the coach noted.

In the UIC

As in the past, Clayton Ridge and North Fayette Valley look to be the teams to beat according to Coach Munuswamy who also believes the Warriors could be in the mix for the top three.

“We have some talented girls with good experience and I see them using that to put our team in good position to earn a topthree spot in conference play. I would like to see us get a little more competitive in our regular season dual meets. If we put pressure on ourselves throughout the entire season, the postseason pressure won’t feel so insurmountable,” said the girls’ coach.

Due the Easter weekend, events which took place Saturday, April 8, will be posted online for viewing when results become available.

Events impacted include the Decorah girls’ tennis team at the Columbus Catholic tournament, the Decorah girls’ soccer match at Dubuque Senior and the Decorah boys’ tennis meet versus Mounds Park Academy.

Warriors second, TV boys fifth at Postville

Foster Kiesau Relays team scores

1. Waukon 165; 2. South Winn 103; 3. MFL MarMac 78.50; 4. Tripoli 75; 5. Turkey Valley 69; 6. West Central 37; 7. Central Elkader 30.50; 8. Kee High 22; 9. Postville 5

LEFT: Decorah’s Lani Hubka (right) and Hayley Stowe (left) went 1-2 in the 100-meter dash Thursday, Turkey Valley’s Morgan Wenthold (center) finished third. ABOVE: Picking up speed before taking the baton is South Winn Josie Tollefsrud (left) as Morgan Kriener finishes the first leg of the sprint medley relay. (Driftless Multimedia photos by Becky Walz)

Winners of the oval; Vikes win own invite

Decorah Invite team scores

1. Decorah 174; 2. Waukon 88;

3. New Hampton 76; 4. WaverlyShell Rock 73; 5. South Winn 65;

6. Crestwood 59; 7. Kee High 27; 8. Turkey Valley 26

The Decorah girls’ track and field team hosted the Viking Invite Thursday night, featuring eight teams from across the area.

The Vikings won the meet with 174 points, South Winn took home fifth with 65 points, while Turkey Valley was eighth with 26 points.

Viking gold

Decorah had nine gold medals Thursday night.

In the field events, Chloe Reiser took home the shot put title with a toss of 39 feet 8 inches.

Julia Alberts was crowned the discus champion with the best throw of 131 feet 5 inches.

Lani Hubka swept the shortest sprints, winning the 100-meter dash in 12.61 seconds and later the 200-meter dash in 26.18 seconds. Sydney Kipp captured gold in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.82 seconds and was a member of the winning shuttle hurdle team with Renae Wilson, Autumn Schaller and Leslie Campbell. They had the best time of 1:10.32.

In 5:07.48, Bridget Bentley, Dahlyn Headington, Paige Werner and Danielle Losen won the distance medley. The final two events were also captured by Decorah. Speeding around the track in 51.24 seconds in the 4x100 relay were Reiser, Kailyn O’Gara, Brinley Krivachek and Hayley Stowe. In the 4x400 relay, Hubka, McKenzie Riley, Sami Mount and Lily Sandhorst punched the clock at 4:21.16.

“It was great to compete in an outdoor meet. We have been practicing hard but this helped the girls see what their hard work has been for and we are proud of their efforts,” said co-

head coach Cristy Nimrod.

Top 3 for Warriors

South Winn had just one first-place finish Thursday, coming from Billie Wagner in the 800-meter run. The senior broke the tape in 2:32.47, with teammate Josie Tieskoetter claiming silver in 2:34.54. B. Wagner was also the runner-up in the 3,000-meter run, crossing the finish line in 11:17.21.

Two other events claimed silver for the Warriors. In the high jump, Abby Wagner was the runner-up after clearing the bar at 4’10”. Joining forces in the 4x400 for second were Tieskoetter, Maddy Jansen, Katie Shimek and Megan Hageman. The quartet posted a time of 4:30.28.

Small but mighty

The relays showed promise for the Trojans led by the 4x100 with a third-place finish. Makinley Lutgen, Olivia Snyder, Jenna Throndson and Morgan Wenthold raced around the track in 54.42 seconds. Also garnering bronze was Morgan Wenthold in the 100-meter dash, sprinting down the track in 13.45 seconds.

Senior Jacqlyn Schmitt heaved the shot put 33 feet even and sent the discus 91 feet 8 inches to finish fourth in both events and score points for Turkey Valley.

The 4x800 relay of Layni Schuchhardt, Addison Steinlage, Haylee Hanson and Karstyn Lukes finished fifth in 11:50.72. Also in fifth was the distance medley relay in 5:07.48. Members of that quartet included Snyder, Throndson, Steinlage and Schuchhardt.

Coming up

Today, Tuesday, April 11, the Decorah squad is split between meets at Hudson and Waukon. South Winn is also competing

at Hudson at 4:30 p.m. today. The Vikings will host another invite Thursday, April 13, with the Warriors scheduled to compete there at 5 p.m. Turkey Valley will be at Nashua-Plainfield tonight (Tuesday, April 11), then compete at New Hampton Thursday, April 13. Both meets are co-ed and are set to begin at 4:30 p.m.

Varsity results

High jump – 2. Abby Wagner, SW, 4’10”; 7. Alyssa Holthaus, SW, 4’4”; 10. Brynn Storhoff, Dec, 4’2”;

11. Lauren Holthaus, Dec, 4’2” Long jump – 3. Hayley Stowe, Dec, 15’11”; 6. A. Wagner, SW,

15’4” 8. Jerikah Dodd, Dec, 14’4”;

11. Holthaus, SW, 13’9” Shot put – 1. Chloe Reiser, Dec, 39’8”; 4. Jacqlyn Schmitt, TV, 33’0”;

5. Lauren Luzum, Dec, 32’2.5”; 10. Kalissa Schmelzer, SW, 26’10.5”;

13. Aubrey Hoffert, TV, 24’1.5”; 15. Autumn Schmitt, SW, 22’7.5” Discus – 1. Julia Alberts, Dec, 131’5”; 3. Sally Laybourn, Dec, 92’3”; 4. J. Schmitt, TV, 91’8”; 8. Kelsey Timp, SW, 76’6”; 11. A. Schmitt, SW, 71’10”; 16. Hoffert, TV, 65’1” 100m – 1. Lani Hubka, Dec,

12.61; 2. Stowe, Dec, 12.80; 3. Morgan Wenthold, TV, 13.45;

11. Olivia Snyder, TV, 13.85; 13. Holthaus, SW, 14.97

200m – 1. Hubka, Dec, 26.18; 3. Brinley Krivachek, Dec, 27.51;

Olson, Dec,

6. Paige Werner, Dec, 1:16.99; 7. Izzy Kuboushek, SW, 1:20.10; 9. Hanson, V, 1:24.29

Shuttle hurdle – 1. Kipp, Renae Wilson, Autumn Schaller, Leslie Campbell, Dec, 1:10.32; 5. J. Hageman, Becker, Kuboushek, Timp, SW, 1:26.15

4x100 – 1. Reiser, Kailyn O’Gara, Krivachek, Stowe, Dec, 51.24; 3. M. Lutgen, Snyder, Jenna Throndson, Wenthold, TV, 54.42; 5. Morgan Kriener, Josie Tollefsrud, A. Wagner, Holthaus, SW, 55.97

4x200 – 2. Ava Holthaus, O’Gara, Krivachek, Britann Metille, Dec, 1:54.63; 5. Kriener, Tollefsrud, A. Wagner, Maddy Jansen, SW, 1:57.62; 8. Ryann Schmitt, Laynia Schuchhardt, Karen Ventura, A. Lutgen, TV, 2:09.24

4x400 – 1. Hubka, Riley, Mount, Sandhorst, Dec, 4:21.16;

2. Tieskoetter, Jansen, Shimek, M. Hageman, SW, 4:30.28; 6. Schuchhardt, Reicks, Hanson, Addison Steinlage, TV, 5:03.01

4x800 – 2. Werner, Olson, Sandhorst, Madison Tollefson, Dec, 10:49.75; 4. Wenthold, Dietzenbach, Ella Willey, Ivey Franzen, SW, 11:49.79; 5. Schuchhardt, Steinlage, Hanson, Lukes, TV, 11:50.72

Sprint medley – 2. Reiser, Stowe, O’Gara, Mount, Dec, 1:58.67; 5. Kriener, Tollefsrud, Tieskoetter, Jansen, SW, 2:03.84;

6. M. Lutgen, Throndson, Snyder, Wenthold, TV, 2:05.81

Distance medley – 1. Bentley, Dahlyn Headington, Werner, Losen, Dec, 4:42.83; 5. Snyder, Throndson, Steinlage, Schuchhardt, TV, 5:07.48

Getting out on a nice night for a meet, the South Winn and Turkey Valley boys’ track teams competed at the Postville Foster Kiesau Relays Thursday night.

The Warriors finished the meet with 103 points, taking the runner-up spot in the team standings behind Waukon who tallied 165 points. The Trojans were fifth with 69 points.

The run for the gold

South Winn captured four first place medals Thursday night. Kaden Barton-Franzen claimed the high jump title, clearing 5’8” to take the crown.

Keagen Streeter sent the discus 117 feet 11 inches to win another field event for the Warriors.

Also winning gold was Lukas Weiss in the 110-meter hurdles, with his time of 17.24 seconds.

The shuttle hurdle relay was also golden in 1:12.31. Members of the winning team were Weiss, Carlos Macario, Kaden Bullerman and Streeter.

Three other events won silver for the Warriors, including Bullerman in the long jump (18’6”), Parker Timp in the shot put (43’0”) and the 4x800 relay of Abe Conway, Brad Dahl, Eric Greve and Hunter Wagner (10:13.20).

Trojan winners

Turkey Valley had two events take first. Senior Noah Hanson was the champion of the 200-meter dash in 23.09

seconds and took silver in the 100-meter dash in 11.55 seconds.

Hanson also teamed up with Troy Schmitt, Chase Hayek and Ryan Franzen in the sprint medley to break the tape in 1:39.52. That same quartet were the silver medalists in the 4x100 relay in 46.12.

In the 4x400 relay, it was Burke Busta, Oliver Schmitt, Logan Busta and JD Kruse taking second in 4:02.42.

Coming up

South Winn was on the track Monday, April 10, at Decorah and will wait another week to compete in Decorah on Monday, April 17, at 5 p.m.

The Trojans are at Nashua-Plainfield Tuesday, April 11, then New Hampton Thursday, April 13, in co-ed meets set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Varsity results High jump – 1. Kaden BartonFranzen, SW, 5’8”; 6. Irving Flores, SW, 5’4” Long jump – 2. Kaden Bullerman, SW, 18’6”; 3. Lukas Weiss, SW, 17’10” Shot put – 2. Parker Timp, SW, 43’0”; 11. Chandler Riehle, SW, 32’5”; 12. Logan Busta, TV, 31’7” Discus – 1. Keagen Streeter, SW, 117’11”;

Second place for Vikings in Waverly

Dave Sage team scores

1. Waverly-Shell Rock 161; 2. Decorah 152; 3. Waterloo West 102; 4. North Fayette Valley 83; 5. Wapsie Valley 79; 6. New Hampton 76; 7. Crestwood 74

The Decorah boys’ track and field team got a chance to size up area competition Thursday, competing at the Waverly-Shell Rock Dave Sage Relays.

The Vikings finished second in the team standings with 152 points. Waverly-Shell Rock took first with 161 points.

In total, Decorah had eight events take first. Kaiden Quandahl swept the jumps, clearing the high jump bar at 6 feet even and leaping 21 feet 2 inches in the long jump. Kelley Gates was the champion in the 100-meter dash in 11.42 seconds while Trevor Kuennen bested the 400-meter dash field in a time of 54.27 seconds.

Four relays were also the top of the fields. Joshua Adam, Tommy Sexton, Gavin Groux and Dakota Johnson had the winning time of 1:04.88 in the shuttle hurdle relay. Decorah won both the regular 4x100 relay and the 4x100 weightman relay. Combining talents on the normal 4x100 in 44.01 seconds were Johnson, Gates, Ben Wymer and K. Quandahl. Cashton Riehle, William Hahn, Henry Brynsaas and Fisher

Tweten posted a winning time of 51.08 seconds in the weightman event. In the 4x800 relay it was Cade Olson, Brayden Hartl, Thomas Hammel and D’Mitry Lesser breaking the tape in 8:45.80 for gold.

Three events took second. Johnson was the silver medalist in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.12 seconds. B. Wymer, Groux, Olson and K. Quandahl clocked in at 1:34.20 in the 4x200 relay. In 3:34.37, Groux, Olson, Kuennen and Hartl were second in the 4x400 relay.

Earning third was Gates in the long jump (20’7”), B. Wymer in the 100-meter dash (11.60), Ashton Saltou in the 200-meter dash (24.72), Garrett See in the 1600-meter run (4:57.00) and the distance medley of Peyton Webb, Garrett Waskow, Landon Quandahl and Grant Zilka (4:02.08).

“The team continues to work for improvements in technique and conditioning. While the boys did several very good things in this meet and had some lifetime bests from some athletes, they need to understand personal bests don’t happen every meet. Sometimes our youth is going to experience inconsistent performances,” said Coach Joel Rollinger.

The Vikings hosted an invite Monday and will be at West

Delaware

High

21’2”;

42’6.5”;

Varsity

100m – 1. Gates 11.42; 3. Ben Wymer 11.60 200m – 3. Ashton Saltou 24.72; 10. Garrett Waskow 26.11 400m – 1. Trevor Kuennen 54.27; 4. Carter Dlhy 56.45 800m – 6. Thomas Hammel 2:13.42; 8. D’Mitry Lesser 2:17.91 1600m – 3. Garrett See 4:57.20 3200m – 6. Max Grimstad 11:43.23; 7. Carson Bohner

hurdles – 2. Dakota

hurdles – 8. Joshua Adam

10. Sexton 1:04.46

hurdle – 1. Adam, Sexton, Gavin Groux, D. Johnson,

4x100 – 1. D. Johnson, Gates, B. Wymer, K. Quandahl, 44.01

weightman – 1. Cashton Riehle, Hahn, Henry Brynsaas, Tweten, 51.08

4x200 – 2. B. Wymer, Groux, Cade Olson, K. Quandahl, 1:34.20 4x400 – 2. Groux, Olson, Kuennen, Brayden Hartl, 3:34.37

– 1. Olson, Hartl, Hammel, Lesser, 8:45.80 Sprint medley – 7. Adam, Waskow, Kaiden Youngblood, Landon Quandahl, 1:46.99 Distance medley – 3. Webb, Waskow, L. Quandahl, Grant Zilka, 4:02.08

Warrior Chandler Riehle races down the track in the 100-meter dash from a meet earlier last week in Decorah.

(Driftless Multimedia file photo by Becky Walz)

SW, 27.38

Omar Flores, SW,

Burke Busta, TV,

7. Hunter Wagner, SW,

10. Kyle Hageman, SW,

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Abe Conway, SW,

– 6. Hageman, SW,

8. Nathan Davis, SW,

110m hurdles – 1. Weiss, SW,

3. Oliver Schmitt, TV, 17.76; 4. Streeter, SW, 18.00 Shuttle hurdle – 1. Weiss, Carlos Macario, Bullerman, Streeter, SW, 1:12.31; 4. O. Schmitt, Dairean Keyes, Tucker Reicks, L. Busta, TV,

1:25.14 4x100 – 2. T. Schmitt, Hanson, Hayek, Franzen, TV, 46.12;

5. Streeter, Sabelka, Weiss, Bullerman, SW, 48.06; 9. Kyle Kuboushek, Landen Schnuelle, Eric Greve, Barton-Franzen, SW, 51.35 4x200 – 3. Riehle, Sabelka, Timp, Bullerman, SW, 1:41.50; 7. Macario, Greve, Conway, Barton-Franzen, SW, 1:52.94; 9. L. Busta, Kruse, Reicks, Keyes, TV, 1:53.64 4x400 – 2. B. Busta, O. Schmitt, L. Busta, Kruse, TV, 4:02.42; 3. Timp, Dahl, Brody Tieskoetter, Brennan Franzen, SW, 4:02.94 4x800 – 2. Conway, Dahl, Greve, Wagner, SW, 10:13.20 Sprint medley – 1. T. Schmitt, Hayek, Hanson, Franzen, TV, 1:39.52; 7. Kuboushek, Schnuelle, Tieskoetter, Sabelka, SW, 1:52.97 Distance medley – 4. Kuboushek, Schnuelle, Franzen, Tieskoetter, SW, 4:23.93

Decorah grabs win over NFV

The Decorah girls’ soccer team (1-1) picked up its first win Thursday, defeating North Fayette Valley (0-1) on the road, 2-1.

After a scoreless first half where both teams had some good opportunities to score, Decorah came up with two early goals in the second half, which was enough to keep a spirited NFV side at bay.

two minutes left in the game on a penalty kick, awarded when a Viking defender, trying to clear the ball, ran into a NFV forward on her follow-through.

In all, the Vikings had eight shots on the goal by five different players. Leading the way with three was Neal while Dixon had two. With one apiece were Ella Grouws, Isabella Bishop and Kylie O’Hara. Standing in the goal, senior Mya Redenius had two saves.

Cade Olson was a member of the champion 4x800 relay in Waverly Thursday, along with taking second with teammates in the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. (Driftless Multimedia file photo by Becky Walz)

Grace Neal broke the ice just one minute in on a nice assist from Isabella Bishop. Five minutes later Gabrielle Dixon scored from 10 yards out to complete the scoring for Decorah. A consolation goal for the TigerHawks was scored with

Coming up in varsity sports

April 11 – Dec g ten vs. Charles City, 4 p.m.; TV g/b golf at Tripoli, 4 p.m.; Dec g tr at Hudson/Waukon, 4:30 p.m.; SW g tr at Hudson, 4:30 p.m.; TV g/b tr at NashuaPlainfield, 4:30 p.m.; Dec b soc at Postville, 5:30 p.m. April 13 – Dec b ten at Clear Lake, 10 a.m.;

“Our girls played better in this game than they did in Dubuque recently, but we really need to make better decisions with the ball and better passes, in general,” said Coach Loren Hendrickson.

The Vikes hosted Independence Monday and will be back on their home pitch Thursday, April 13, versus Gladbrook-Reinbeck at 5:30 p.m.

Dec b golf host tnmt. (Oneota), 1 p.m.; SW g/b golf vs. Clayton Ridge (Ossian), 4 p.m.; TV g/b golf vs. West Central, 4 p.m.; TV g/b tr at New Hampton, 4:30 p.m.; Dec g tr host invite, 5 p.m.; SW g tr at Decorah, 5 p.m.; Dec b tr at West Delaware, 4:45 p.m.; Dec g soc vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 12, at 4:45 p.m.

results

jump – 1. Kaiden Quandahl 6”0”; 5. Peyton Webb 5’10” Long jump – 1. K. Quandahl

3. Kelley Gates 20’7” Shot put – 6. William Hahn

7. Fisher Tweten 37’5” Discus – 6. Tommy Sexton 130’4”; 9. Hahn 134’9”

Grace Neal

Trojans Jenna Throndson (left) and Makinley Lutgen make the baton exchange in Thursday’s opening event, the sprint medley relay. (Driftless Multimedia photo by Becky Walz)

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Four Luther College students were recently awarded Exceptional Representation awards at the annual American Model United Nations (AMUN) Conference in Chicago.

Due to increased participation this year, Luther’s 22 participating students were divided into committees for Albania and Serbia. Exceptional Representation awards were given to:

Hannah Hoffmann ‘23, Exceptional Representation of Albania on the Security Council; Jackson Geadelmann ‘23, Exceptional Representation of Albania on the Security Council; Cassandra Norton ‘23, Exceptional Representation of Albania on the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Executive Board; and Verena Mueller-Baltes ‘26, Exception-

al Representation of Albania on the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization Executive Board.

The Security Council is the most competitive of the committees at the AMUN Conference and this was the first time in recent years Luther College had a seat at that table.