Sports

Area runners begin season at Wartburg high school track meet; VS relay teams win 5 medals

[caption id="attachment_18699" align="alignleft" width="300"] 4 x 800 relay champs at Wartburg HS meet: From left: Cole Tharp, Matthew Andreesen, Nolan Haisman, David Lapan-Islas.[/caption] Five Vi...

6th grade team advances to State AAU Volleyball tourney with first place finish at Marshalltown

The Vinton area 6th grade AAU volleyball team coached by Taralyn Roberts and Susan Rollinger has earned a trip to the State AAU tournament in Indianola on March 17. The girls earned the tri...

6th grade team advances to State AAU Volleyball tourney with first place finish at Marshalltown

The Vinton area  6th grade AAU volleyball team coached by Taralyn Roberts and Susan Rollinger has earned a trip to the State AAU tournament in Indianola on March 17. The girls earned the tr...

Sign-up for VSBC/Marv Lindsey 6U/7U Baseball begins; players, coaches sought

We are looking to form teams for this summer for our 6U/7U coach-pitch baseball teams. Teams play in the PST League and will have games in Vinton and the CR metro area. Cost is $75 which includes unif...

Vikings Weeks, Scott Betterton to continue wrestling at State meet

After a rough morning in which all four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers lost their first-round matches at State on Thursday, two of the four won their first consolation match and will continue to wrestle ...

Garrison native Steve Barkdoll marks 30th anniversary of family's Daytona 500 debut

Steve Barkdoll celebrates with Kurt Busch's team on July 6, 2012, when Busch won the Nationwide Series Jalapeño 250 at Daytona. 1988: Phil Barkdoll in the No. 73 makes his Daytona 500 debut. ...

Sign-up for VSBC/Marv Lindsey 6U/7U Baseball begins; players, coaches sought

We are looking to form teams for this summer for our 6U/7U coach-pitch baseball teams.  Teams play in the PST League and will have games in Vinton and the CR metro area.  Cost is $75 which includes un...

Vikings Weeks, Scott Betterton to continue wrestling at State meet

After a rough morning in which all four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers lost their first-round matches at State on Thursday, two of the four won their first consolation match and will continue to wrestle ...

Garrison native Steve Barkdoll marks 30th anniversary of family's Daytona 500 debut

[caption id="attachment_18016" align="alignleft" width="300"] Steve Barkdoll celebrates with Kurt Busch's team on July 6, 2012, when Busch won the Nationwide Series Jalapeño 250 at Daytona.[/caption] ...

VS bowler Elwick advances to State

VSHS WaMaC bowling honorees: Medalists Maddison Rippel, Taylor Berry and Cole Tharp, and WaMaC Girls Coach of the Year Amber Pattee. Cyrus Elwick, fourth from left, will represent VS at the State Bowling Tournament. VSHS WaMaC bowling honorees: Medalists Madi Rippel, Taylor Berry and Cole Tharp, with WaMaC Girls Coach of the Y...