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The Luther College wrestling team finished 10th at the NCAA III National Wrestling Championships in Cedar Rapids over the weekend--its sixth straight top-10 finish.  Details.

After the first round of the NCAA Division III National Wrestling Meet in Cedar Rapids the Luther College wrestling team is in 8th place.  Details.

Luther Head Wrestling Coach Dave Mitchell has been inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame.  Details.

The Decorah High School Wrestling Program has received the National Award of Excellence.  Details.

2007 Decorah High School graduate Sam Jewell has been named second team all-conference.  Details.

Decorah High School girls swimming coach Steph Huber has been named the 2009 Iowa High School Girls Swimming Coach of the Year.  Details.

Decorah High School baseball coach Dennis Olejniczak has been named the 2009 Iowa High School Baseball Coach of the Year.  Details.

 2006 Decorah High School Sam Donlan has earned all-conference honors at the Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.  Details.

2007 Decorah High School graduate Ellie Neubauer has earned all-conference honors at the Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.  Details.

Luther College graduate Robin Ersland, the wrestling coach at the University of Central Missouri, will be inducted into the Division II Wrestling Hall of Fame.   Details.

Western Dubuque held the Decorah Viking boys basketball team to 31 percent shooting in the first half en route to beating Decorah 59-46 on Monday night with a spot in the state tournament on the line.  Details.

Three Decorah residents have done well at the American Birkebeiner race in Cable, Wisconsin.  Details.

Decorah High School has released its 2010 football schedule, including Homecoming dates.  Details.

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The Decorah Viking boys basketball team is now one victory away from a State Tournament appearance after defeating Independence on Thursday.  Details.

Luther diver Elise DesRoches has been honored for her performance at the Liberal Arts College Championships.  Details.

The Decorah Viking boys basketball team has won an exciting opening round tournament game.  Details.

Luther College swimmer Taylor Nelson--a Decorah High School graduate--has won a swimming honor.  Details.

The Decorah 9th grade girls basketball team has earned a winning season.  Details.

Luther College has hired a new head volleyball coach.  Details.

Two Decorah High School wrestlers earned medals at the State Wrestling Meet in Des Moines.  Details.

The Decorah Viking sophomore boys basketball team finished with a perfect NEIC record by beat New Hampton Friday.  Details. 

The Decorah High School boys basketball team finishes in 3rd place in the NEIC with a victory in its final conference game Friday.  Details.

The Luther mens basketball team ended their season with a victory on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther womens basketball team lost to Loras Saturday.  Details.

Two Decorah High School wrestlers lost Friday afternoon at the State Wrestling Meet in Des Moines--but they both remain in the running for medaling.  Details.

Decorah High School's two State Wrestling Meet wrestlers are still alive in the tournament after winning two out of three matches.  Details

The Decorah Viking girls basketball team stayed close to #2-ranked Waukon on Wednesday night, but wound up losing, ending their season.  Details.

The Decorah HS junior varsity girls basketball team has won the NEIC championship.  Details.

Decorah High School's two State Wrestling Meet qualifiers, Zach Henning and Gayge Samuelson, have advanced to the second round of the tournament.  Details.

The Luther College women's and men's basketball teams played games on Tuesday that went right down to the wire.  Details.

Two Luther college wrestlers are Iowa Conference champions.  Details.

Luther has qualified five wrestlers for the NCAA Division III meet.  Details.

The Decorah HS sophomore boys basketball team has won an NEIC title.  Details.

The Decorah boys basketball team lost 61-43 to Waverly Tuesday night.  Details.

The Decorah HS boys swim team finished well at the State Meet on Saturday.  Details.

Two Decorah wrestlers have qualified for the State Meet.  Details.

The Decorah Viking boys basketball team beat Crestwood Friday.  Details.

The Viking sophomore boys have a chance to win the conference title Tuesday after beating Crestwood Friday.  Details.

The Viking girls basketball team nearly beat Crestwood on Friday night.  Details.

The Luther College men's and women's basketball teams played exciting games against Wartburg on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther men's tennis team won four contests on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther softball team has been ranked 16th in the nation in the Division III preseason poll.  Details.

The Luther men's track & field team, which begins its season Saturday, has six Decorah HS grads.  Details.

Four Decorah High School graduates are on this year's Luther women's track & field team.  Details.

The Luther men's basketball team has been eliminated from postseason play with a loss to the University of Dubuque.  Details.

The Luther women's basketball team's struggles continued Wednesday as it lost to Dubuque.  Details.

The Decorah High School boys swim team will compete in four events at Saturday's State Swim Meet.  Details.

Five Decorah High School graduates have been recognized by the Luther College football program.  Details.

Six members of the Decorah Viking wrestling team have qualified for Districts.  Details.

The Decorah boys swim team finished 5th at the Cedar Rapids Washington District meet--ahead of three other teams.  Details.

The Decorah Viking girls basketball team had an easy 59-29 win Friday.  Details.

The Viking junior varsity girls team beat Oelwein 47-21 on Friday.  Details.

The Decorah High School boys basketball team split a pair of games over the weekend.  Details.

The Decorah HS 10th grade boys basketball team went 2-1 on the week.  Details.

The Decorah HS 9th grade boys basketball team won all 3 of its games in the week.  Details.

The Luther College men's basketball team had trouble scoring in the end of Saturday's basketball game.  Details.

The Luther women's basketball team beat Central on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther men's tennis team opened its 2010 Spring Season with two wins Saturday.  Details.

The Luther College men's and women's swimming and diving teams have won all-academic honors.  Details.

The Luther wrestling team beat Simpson Thursday night.  Details.

Luther women's soccer coach Kim Fair has announced her resignation.  Details.

The Luther College women's basketball team will raise money for breast cancer research on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther men's basketball team beat Simpson Wednesday night.  Details.

The league-leading Simpson women's basketball team easily handled Luther Wednesday.  Details.

The Decorah Viking girls basketball team nearly defeated #2-ranked Waukon on Tuesday.  Details.

The Decorah High School boys basketball team beat Waukon Tuesday.  Details.

Decorah High School senior Chris Wanless has signed a national letter of intent to play football at Winona State University next fall.  Details.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released its 2010 and 2011 football districts--and Decorah will face some traditional rivals.  Details.

The Luther wrestling team beat the University of Dubuque on Tuesday night.  Details.

Decorah HS graduate Taylor Nelson has set a pool record at Luther College.  Details.

Three Decorah High School athletes were recognized Tuesday night for their academic achievements.  Details.

The Decorah High School boys 10th grade basketball team plays Waukon Tuesday night, hoping to improve on its 12-3 overall record.  Details.

The Decorah High School wrestling squad had four 2nd place finishers and five 3rd place finishers at the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet Saturday.  Details.

The Decorah Viking boys swim team took first place in all 11 events against Waterloo East on Friday night.  Details.

The Decorah Viking girls basketball team lost at home Saturday to Cedar Rapids Kennedy.  Details.

The Viking girls junior varsity team is now 16-1 after beating Kennedy on Saturday.  Details.

The Luther College wrestling team took a 19-7 lead against Coe College Friday night, but was unable to hang on.  Details.

The Luther College women's basketball team lost 78-70 to Buena Vista on Saturday, despite double-digit scoring from Decorah HS graduates Sam Jewell and Bethany Van Sloten.  Details.

The Luther College men's basketball team lost to B.V. as well on Saturday.  Details.

Seniors on the Luther College men's and women's swim teams celebrated after winning two meets over the weekend.  Details

The Decorah boys basketball team beat Turkey Valley Thursday night.  Details.

The Charles City Comets used 3-point shooting to beat Decorah Thursday.  Details.

The Decorah 9th grade girls beat Charles City.  Details.

The Luther College men's basketball team rallied to beat Coe College Wednesday.  Details.

The Luther College women's basketball team suffered a 43-point loss at Coe Wednesday.  Details.

The Decorah Viking girls dropped an overtime game Tuesday to Prairie Du Chien.  Details.

#6 ranked Charles City proved too much Tuesday night for the Viking boys.  Details.

The Decorah boys swimming team took 7 out of 11 first places at Vinton-Shellsburg Tuesday.  Details.

The Decorah Viking wrestling team beat Caledonia Monday to improve to 14-5 on the year.  Details.

The Luther College men's basketball team got as far as Rochester Monday afternoon before being warned of a blizzard.  As a result, it cancelled its game against Bethany Lutheran.  Details.

The Decorah Viking wrestling team won 4 out of 5 matches Saturday at the Clyde Bean Duals in Iowa City.  Details.

A strong second half gave the Decorah girls basketball team a win against South Winn Saturday.  Details.

The Decorah girls junior varsity team is now 13-1 after beating South Winneshiek.  Details.

The Decorah girls 9th grade basketball team lost to South Winn Saturday.  Details.

The Decorah-Charles City boys basketball game will be made up Monday night.  Details.

The Luther wrestling team won 3 out of 4 matches Saturday at the Iowa Conference Duals.  Details.

The men's and women's swimming and diving teams at Luther posted easy victories over Coe on Saturday.  Details.