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Vikings win two at home; improve to 8-4

Scottie Wirth earned the 'W' for the Vikings in their 6-1 win during Wednesday's sweep of Beckman. Scottie Wirth pitched a complete game, holding the Dyersville Beckman to 1 run as the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings won the first of two baseball games Wednesday in Vinton.  The Vikings won t...

Tandy/Stueck duo earns 6th place finish at State Co-Ed Meet

6th at State Co-Ed Meet: VS seniors Lauren Tandy and Tyler Stueck. The Vinton-Shellsburg golf teams combined two players off their teams to compete in an alternate shot format at Coldwater Golf Course in Ames for the Co-Ed State tourney Tuesday. Lauren Tandy and ...

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Tandy finishes HS career with 4th place medal at State

Class 4A top ten with medals. V-S senior Lauren Tandy finished 4th at the State Golf Meet on May 31-June 1, the highest-placing golfer in Vikette history.  Coach's report: Girls State Golf Tournament Coldwa...

Vikings place 8th at State Golf Meet; end season with 60-13 record

VS Vikings Golf Team: Ended season with 60-13 record; placed 8th at State. The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking golf team placed 8th at Spring Valley Golf Course this weekend and finished a very successful season. Tyler Stueck and Bryce Shaw led the Vikings. Tyler finished the t...

Rust in Victory Lane at Benton County Speedway

Joel Rust made his way into the main event through his "B" feature and drove to the opening night checkers in the IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour Monday at Benton County Speedway. A Vinton record...

Vikettes begin softball season with two one-run games

Elizabeth 'Bif' Davis slides safely, if not cleanly, into third. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes opened their softball season with a 10-9 win at Grinnell, scoring five in the top of the 7th and holding on for the win. Senior Maci Griffith led the Vikettes wi...

Tandy sisters to represent VS at Girls State Golf Meet

Rachel, left, and Lauren Tandy qualified for the State Golf Meet during Monday's Regionals. Sisters Lauren and Rachel Tandy will represent Vinton-Shellsburg at next week's State Golf Meet. Lauren, a senior who will play golf at Mount Mercy, carded an 82, good for second place at t...

Hawkeye Dirt Tour comes to Benton County Speedway May 30

The best Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified drivers from across the Hawkeye State and much of the Midwest converge on Benton County Speedway next Monday, May 30 for the first of a dozen 2016 Hawkey...

Vikings bring home 2016 State Track 3A Runner Up trophy

Victory lap: Vikings ride through town with their Class 3A Runner Up trophy and banner Saturday. Jim Struve stood on the bumper of a Vinton fire truck, looking toward the athletes who had just set new school records and returned home with a 2016 Iowa State Track Meet Runner Up trophy and banne...