Sports

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 ...

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...