Sports

Three in a row: Matt Martin wins Men's Championship event at Country Club

Matt Martin won the VCC Men's Championship over Shawn Voss, Saturday. The 2016 Vinton Country Club Men’s Championship was held Sunday, August 21, and Matt Martin won his 3rd straight championship  in a tight battle with Shawn Voss. Martin wa...

Blowout brings VS athletes, cheerleaders together for pre-season introductions

VS football cheerleader Kayla Udell soars high above her peers during a stunt on Friday. The VSHS football players put on their pads and helmets to scrimmage against Marion; the volleyball team members scrimmaged against each other. And every athlete and cheerleader involved in fal...

Fall Blowout set for Friday: VS teams to be introduced

Assistant coaches Mike Timmermans and Don Lyle work with Vikings during practice. The 2016 Fall Sports Blowout will be held on Friday, August 19, at the High School Gym and the Karr Athletic Complex.  The schedule of events is as follows: HIGH SCHOOL GYM: 3:30 -&nb...

Union Knights pre-Season football report

Below is the pre-season report from Union High School Head Football Coach Joe Hadachek. Union plays this year in Class 2A, District 4. Email Address: jhadachek@gmail.com Assistant Coach...

Lauren Tandy earns IWGA's Ann Griffel Scholarship

Lauren Tandy, right, pictured with sister Rachel, is a recipient of the Ann Griffel Scholarship. 2016 Vinton-Shellsburg graduate Lauren Tandy has become the latest Vikette golfer to receive the Iowan Women Golfers Association's Ann Griffel Scholarship. Along with four other female golf en...

Men's Softball Report

Men’s scores from August 10th Elwick Electric _16_ vs. Big Timber _3_ Clickstop _13_ vs. 3D Kitchens _8_ Walkers Wildlife _26_ vs. Bowker Mechanical _2_ Edwards P & H _11...

Knights Youth Football Club holds camp; to play home games in Dysart

Here is a photo of 55 of the 85 participants in the Knights Youth Football Club.   The club has teams that play padded football at the 3rd-4th level as well as the 5th-6th level. ...

Deadline for Mini Masters Golf Tournament

This is the last week to sign up for the Mini Masters Mini Golf Tournament to take place on Saturday, August 13th from 2pm – 4pm at the Vinton Skate and Activity Center.  The tourna...

Ninja Narwhals: VS girls win Championship, Sportsmanship at Iowa Games

Ninja Narwals: VS girls win soccer championship, sportsmanship award again. This group of Vinton-Shellsburg U14 girls competed in the Iowa Games in Ames during July and won the Championship in their division.  Recently, Chuck Long, CEO/Executive Director of ...

\'Extremely excited, incredibly blessed:\' Wiley makes VS history with KSU offer

“Something special has taken place here and we want you to be... a very special part of a very special football program.” With those words, Kansas State University Coach Bill Snyder...