Sports

Hogan voted into All-Star Invitational race

Scott Hogan will race for the 3rd time in the All-Star Invitational Modified race in Boone, Sept. 9. Scott Hogan does not know how many fans voted for him, but on Friday he learned that enough of them did for him to earn a spot among the 30 drivers for the Sept. 9 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitationa...

Union senior Brock Hadachek accepts football offer from UNI

Brock Hadachek and father, Jon. Senior to be Brock Hadachek has the size and speed to attract offers.  He had full ride offers from Eastern Michigan (FBS), UNI (FCS), Montana State (FCS), and South Dakota (FCS).   Seve...

VPRD to host Glow Ball Golf Tournament Saturday, August 13th

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is once again hosting a Glow Ball Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 13th at the Vinton Country Club. This will be a two-person best shot 9-hole event ...

\'Back the Blue:\' VS-Union game to feature shirts honoring law enforcement

Back the Blue: VS and Union fans can purchase these shirts for the Sept. 2 game in LPC. The Black & Gold and Black & Red will "Back the Blue" when Vinton-Shellsburg travels to Union for a Week 2 football game on Sept. 2. The Union football team has a tradition of...

Hogan on Fast Shafts Invitational Ballot again; voting ends Aug. 5

The first round of voting for the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational has ended. Two drivers from each of the five regions for Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified regions were voted onto the starting g...

VPRD Adult Slow Pitch Softball Leagues

July 27, 2016    Standings   Men's Division   Wednesday's Games   Clickstop 9–2 Walker's Wildlife 8--3 Bowker Mechanical 20 v...

VPRD taking registrations for Adult CoEd Softball

The Vinton Parks and Recreation Department is still taking registrations for Adult CoEd Softball.  The cutoff for registration is Friday, July 29th.   If you would like to reserve a...

Viking baseball wrap up: New records set in 2016 season

Seniors Tyler Rasmussen, Tyler Rippel and Jordan Womochil were honored at Viking BB wrapup. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings and Coach Jim Struve gathered at Piz...

VS alumn Liz Hill leads Lansing Kee to Class 1A Softball Championship

Lansing Kee Softball Coach Liz Hill holds the State Championship trophy Friday. A 7-3 win over Akron-Westfield Friday night made the Lansing Kee High softball team the Class 1 champions. The team is coached by Vinton-Shellsburg graduate Liz Hill, who starred on the diamon...

Central DeWitt ace keeps Vikes from advancing to State

Down 6-0 at the start of the sixth inning, the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team rallied for five runs in the top of the sixth, and had runners on base. But with two outs and the go-ahead run at the ...