Fall Sports
2019 Football
One year after finishing as the state runner-up, the Viking’s run of 12 consecutive years in the playoffs came to an end. They finished 5-4. All but one of their losses was to a team that made the postseason. Raydden Grobe was selected to the Iowa Print Sports Writer’s Association All-State Team in Class A.
Stat Leaders
Blake Holst 1,065 passing yards, 8 passing and 5 rushing TD’s
Denver Pauley 727 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry, 6 TD’s, 39.5 tackles
Jackson Woltmann 615 rushing yards, 5.4 yards per carry, 5 TD’s, 53.5 tackles
Joey Goins 35 catches for 361 yards
Raydden Grobe 12 catches for 224 yards and 6 TD’s, 4 interceptions, 91.3% PAT’s
Michael Shiffer 66 tackles, 8 tackles for loss
Gavyn Fischer 56.5 tackles, 9 tackles for loss
Jaedan Rasmussen 46.5 tackles
Seth Kiesel 44 tackles
2019 Cross Country
The Vikings did not have enough runners to comprise a team score.
Winter Sports
2019-20 Wrestling
Led by a very strong group of seniors the AHSTW wrestlers turned in an impressive season. The Vikings were a regional dual qualifier and very narrowly missed out on a spot in the state duals. Hayden Fischer, Jaedan Rasmussen, Denver Pauley, Gavyn Fischer, and Brady Canada all wrestled at the state tourney. Gavyn Fischer earned a 7th place medal.
Records
Gavyn Fischer 48-7
Jaedan Rasmussen 36-10
Joel Sampson 35-9
Denver Pauley 35-10
Brady Canada 30-6
Seth Kiesel 29-15
Garrison Gettler 29-24
Michael Shiffer 27-19
Hayden Fischer 27-26
Leland Barr 25-25
2019-20 Basketball
The Vikings combined solid veterans with some impressive young talent to produce a 17-5 record. Among the bigger wins were two close games against Tri-Center which allowed them to finish as the runner-up to Treynor in the Western Iowa Conference. Coach GG Harris recorded his 100th career win on January 31st when they topped Logan-Magnolia 61-48.
Stats
Raydden Grobe 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 44 total 3-pointers made
Clayton Akers 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 36 total 3-pointers made
Brayden Lund 9.0 points, 60.6% field goal shooting
Sam Porter 7.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals, 87% free-throw shooting
Michael Mantell 7.9 points, 6.2 rebounds
Joey Cunningham 6.2 points, 40 total 3-pointers made
Spring Sports
2019 Track
Drake Partridge made for a memorable state meet with his wins in the 100 and 200. The Vikings had a smaller roster, but still made their presence known at Drake Stadium. Sprints were a strength for the team all year with Partridge running season bests of 11.10 in the 100 and 22.34 in the 200. Joey Cunningham, Korbin Martin, and JJ Madsen all made big contributions in the sprints while Cody Roskens, Jack Burns, and Collin Shutters were the regulars in the distance events.
State Finishes
Drake Partridge, 1st in the 100
Drake Partridge, 1st in the 200
Joey Cunningham, JJ Madsen, Korbin Martin, Drake Partridge, 13th in the 4X100
Korbin Martin, 16th in the 200
Joey Cunningham, JJ Madsen, Korbin Martin, Drake Partridge, DQ’d in the 4X200
2019 Soccer
The Vikings have emerged as a team to beat in the area in recent years. Led by 14 seniors, they went 18-3 in 2019 with a loss to Greene County in a substate final. The team established several new program records and Brayton Tuma became the Viking’s all-time leader in goals. Over the last three years they have gone 44-7.
Stats
Brayton Tuma 31 goals, 10 assists
Gabe Madsen 29 goals, 10 assists
Blake Osbahr 21 goals, 17 assists
Kyle Branan 11 goals, 16 assists
Adrian Herrera 103 saves, 88.0% save percentage
2019 Golf
Lane Nelson was the teams’s top performer. He averaged 46.5 strokes per nine holes with a season low of 41. Jordan Jacobsen put in some good rounds as well and finished with an average of 48.40. Garrison Getttler, Denver Pauley, Kyle Jorgensen, Jace Peterson, and Jackson Woltmann all saw varsity action.
Summer Sports
2019 Baseball
The team had their ups and downs during the regular season, but was undoubtedly playing their best ball at the end of the year. The Vikings won five straight games before running into very strong St. Albert squad in the district tournament. Mostly juniors led the way as Gabe Madsen was the only senior on the entire squad. Sam Porter has committed to play baseball at Simpson and Joel Sampson signed with Southwestern Community College.
Stats
Sam Porter .457 avg, 22 RBI, .545 OBP, 6-3 record, 3.90 ERA, 63 K’s
Joey Cunningham .408 avg, 27 runs, 25 stolen bases, 3.37 ERA
Brody Langer .359 avg, 16 stolen bases
Blake Holst .371 avg, 16 RBI
Joel Sampson .314 avg, 21 RBI,
Clayton Akers .301 avg, 1.51 ERA, 29 K’s
KSOM/KS95.7 Sports Video Interviews
State Wrestling Qualifiers:
Gavyn Fischer on his 7th place medal at state wrestling:
Raydden Grobe after a career scoring high against Riverside:
Clayton Akers and Sam Porter following a key win against Tri-Center at home:
Coach GG Harris and players Sam Porter and Clayton Akers following the 100th career win for coach Harris on January 31st:
2019 Western Iowa Conference Track Meet:
2019 State Track:
