Sports
First Rugby Game this Friday, March 31, 6:00 p.m.
By Joe Hadechek
There will be eight teamsplaying including two teams that just started this spring, Waverly Shell Rock and Osage. Wolf Creek plays the opening game at 6:30pm vs. Waverly and then... Viking infielder Tanner Davis signs with Mount Mercy
Mount Mercy baseball coach Jack Dahm traveled to Vinton on Wednesday to welcome Vinton-Shellsburg senior baseball player Tanner Davis into his program.
Davis, a senior, will play infield (shortstop... Viking Smith to play in Eastern Iowa All-Star Game March 22
A week after leading the WaMac West team to victory in the annual Senior Shootout, Cole Smith will represent the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings in the annual EasternIowaAll-StarGame onMarch 22ndat Kirkwood...
Vikette 4 X 200 team earns first win of season for VS track
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes track team competed in its second indoor meet this season on Tuesday. The 4 x 200 team members came home with T-shirts announcing that they are champions of their event.... Viking Cole Smith named to All-State Academic Team
Cole Smith, the Vikings' leading scorer this season, was among 21 players namedto the 2017 boys Academic All-State team.
Of the hundreds of boys who play basketball for an Iowa high school this ye... Union's Barz named to Iowa All-Academic Basketball Team
Jackie Barz: Union senior is among 24 honored on the IBCA All-Academic Team.
Union senior Jackie Barz is one of 24 Iowa high school girls basketball players who have been named to the Iowa Basketb... Wood earns ninth place individual medal; Vikette bowlers 6th at State
Erin Wood tied for 9th among individuals at the State Bowling meet.
Brianna Lundvall
By Tom Lundvall
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes bowling team competed at the 2017 Iowa High School state bowl... Vikings advance in District hoops; face unbeaten West Delaware Thursday
The youngest VS fans were among those cheering the loudest as the Vikings won their District opener.
Tyler Bartz followed this key rebound late in the game with two free throws to give the Vikes ... VSHS sports update: Weeks 5th at State wrestling; girls in DM for State Bowling tourney
Vikette bowlers, from left to right: Coach Amber Pattee, Jillian White, Madison Rippel, Connie Upmeyer, Korey Murdoch, Brianna Lundvall, Taylor Berry and Erin Wood.
Carter Weeks, second from left... Vikings Weeks, Betterton advance at State Wrestling Meet
Carter Weeks (106) won his first match in OT to advance.
By Jeff Holmes
Four of the five area wrestlers remain alive after the first night of action at the State wrestling tournament in...