Sports

4th Annual V-S Alumni Softball Game, Saturday, July 30th

Come join us for our 4th annual V-S alumni softball game on Saturday, July 30th at 6pm! We will have a raffle drawing for a V-S softball sign and a V-S softball car decal professionally made by Bunten...

Central DeWitt ace keeps Vikes from advancing to State

Tyler Rippel made his last start for the Vikings in the Sub-State loss at DeWitt Central. 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 ...

Family feud: Hill and her cousins defeat former coach\'s daughters at State

Vinton native Liz Hill is leading the Lansing Kee softball team back to State. When Vinton-Shellsburg varsity softball coach Bari Parrott went to the first-round game of the Class 1A State Softball Tournament, he found himself cheering for both teams. One one side –...

Demo Derby\'s name a reminder of how much Stanley loved such events

When Jerry Stanley wasn't working or spending time with family, he was doing what he loved most: Getting ready for the next demolition derby. “He was always in his shop working on car...

Vikings one win away from returning to State Baseball Tournament

Tanner Davis (2B) tosses to Jared Thompson at first late in the VS 9-2 win over Marion in Van Horne. With a 9-2 win over Marion at the Benton Community baseball field in Van Horne on Monday, the Vinton-Shellsburg varsity baseball team is just one win away from returning to State for the second se...

District Baseball Site Changed for July 18th

Due to the storm damage to the Vinton-Shellsburg field, the Class 3A, District 7 – Vinton-Shellsburg vs. Marion baseball game has been moved from Vinton-Shellsburg to the Benton Community fie...

District baseball: Struve's first career homer caps Viking win over Benton

Nathan Struve celebrates his 3-run home run as he heads toward 3rd base. Nathan Struve came to the plate in the top of the 7th, hoping to give the Vikings an insurance run. An error allowed Benton to score a run in the bottom of the 6th (because it was a District c...

Coach of the Year: State bowling group honors VS coach Amber Pattee

Coach of the Year:VS Coach Amber Pattee (left) was one of two honorees. As she looks forward to next year and preparing bowlers for the upcoming season, Vinton-Shellsburg bowling coach Amber Pattee has received one more honor for her work last season, when the VS boys...

Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament Results

Our Crowd Pleaser hole was hole #7, which was US bank hole.   1st flight- 1st Brett and Carlton Root- 30 2nd Shawn Voss and partner&n...

Vikings lose two at Indee; many experience field turf for first time

The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking baseball team lost two games on the new field turf at Independence on Friday. An 8-inning 2-1 Mustang win preceded a 3-1 victory for Independence, which was honoring it ...