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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...

Iowa Healthy Kids Track Meet: Local winners advance to State

Aubrey Hantz, Carmen Henkle, Tori Elwick, Julia Johnson & Aly Erickson cheer at IHK. Over 100 area youth ranging in ages from 5 to 14 years old participated in the Vinton Parks & Recreation Department sponsored Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Meet on Monday, May 16 at the Kar...

Vikette soccer team honors seniors, to host Regional opener May 31

Tuesday was Senior Night for the V-S girls soccer team, and the Vikettes honored eight players who are nearing the end of their high school careers: Maci Griffith, Daisy Johnson, Abby Gloede, Lynd...

VS track teams prepare for state, celebrate & decorate at Ehlinger\'s

Amanda Dedrick (discus) writes her name on a window at Ehlinger's. 13. More than any other team in Vinton-Shellsburg history, and more than any other Class 3A school this year. 13. That’s how many individuals or relay teams qualified for the State Tr...

Iowa Healthy Kids Track Meet: Local winners advance to State

Over 100 area youth ranging in ages from 5 to 14 years old participated in the Vinton Parks & Recreation Department sponsored Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Meet on Monday, May 16 at the Karr Athletic C...