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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...

Tearful finale for Vikette 4 X 800 team as they finish 4th with new VS record

School record-setters again in the 4 X 800: Annika Schmidt, Bristi Gerber & Grace & Lily Horst. While their fans erupted in cheers, the four members of the Vinton-Shellburg girls 4 X 800 relay team reacted to their school-record setting performance with tears. It was an emotional end to y...

Vikings set more VS records at State; boys, girls to compete Saturday

Grace Horst ran the 4 X 800 on Thursday and will run the 1500M on Saturday. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings track team heads into Saturday in 2nd place among all Class 3A teams, with 34 points, seven behind 1st-place Pella. Leading the Vikings on Friday were Tyler Bartz, w...

Bartz 2nd, Barnes 3rd in State 400m; girls 4 x 8 team sets another school record

[/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text admin_label="Text"] Tyler Bartz, left was 2nd in the State 400M; Joel Barnes, 3rd. Both broke previous VS record. Joel Barnes lined up in Lane 5; Tyler Bartz...

On to State! Stueck leads Viking golfers to District title

Viking golfers celebrate District title with Coach Pettyjohn; prepare for State Meet next week. The Vikings won their district tournament Wednesday at the Amana Colonies Golf Club to advance to th...

On to State! Stueck leads Viking golfers to District title

Viking golfers celebrate District title with Coach Pettyjohn; prepare for State Meet next week. The Vikings won their district tournament Wednesday at the Amana Colonies Golf Club to advance to the state tournament May 26th and 27th at Spring Valley Golf Course. Tyler Stueck led the Vikings c...

Bartz 2nd, Barnes 3rd in State 400m; girls 4 x 8 team sets another school record

Tyler Bartz, left was 2nd in the State 400M; Joel Barnes, 3rd. Both broke previous VS record. Joel Barnes lined up in Lane 5; Tyler Bartz in Lane 3. In between them for the final heat of the State Track 400M run at Drake Stadium stood JoJo Frost, their fast neighbor from nearby Center P...