Sports
Thornton outruns Brown for IMCA Frostbuster checkers at Benton County
His first-ever visit to Benton County Speedway ended with Ricky Thornton Jr.'s second $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Frostbuster feature win in as many nights.
Thornton followed ... Vikettes win first triangular of season at Solon
Senior Olivia Walker led the VS girls golf team to victory over Solon and West Delaware on Thursday.
Walker shot a 51 for the Vikings, who edged Solon by 1 stroke.
Coach's ...
\'Box full of trophies\' for local bowlers at C.R. tourney
Steve Berry's Youth bowlers bowled well in the City Bowling tournament at May City in Cedar Rapids earlier this spring. Ea... 22nd Annual Hogan Memorial set for July 3
The 22nd annual Hogan Memorial will be held Sunday, July 3 at Benton County Speedway.
Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds headline the holiday weekend special in Vinton. The Fast Sha... Wolf Creek Rugby team enters second year; wins two games in DM area
Union athletes are among players in one of the state's fastest growing organized sports: Rugby.
Friday night in Altoona, the Wolf Creek Knights opened up with convincing wins ove... Vikettes play first VS soccer game on new field
The portable speaker and scoreboard stayed inside.
Bleachers replaced lawn chairs and blankets – although many of the spectators brought blankets for warmth in the windy, rainy 40-degree ... Former Viking player McAbee to coach his first varsity game tonight
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series featuring Vinton-Shellsburg athletes and coaches who are continuing to pass lessons about life and sports to young players. Today, we meet Kyle ... Races rescheduled: Vinton Frostbuster set for April 10
VINTON, Iowa – There will still be an IMCA Frostbuster Week to start the 2016 race season.
The last three of those specials will be held next week, however.
Friday’s spec...
8-year-old wins local bowling tourney with score of 213
The 213 that Byron Christianson bowled on Saturday would have been among the top 20 one-game scores among the 40+ high schoolers who competed in the 2016 Class 1A Boys State Tournament earlier this... Tyler Stueck signs with Mount Mercy
Vinton-Shellsburg senior golfer Tyler Stueck will continue his career into the collegiate level.
Stueck, the son of Tom and Cindi Stueck, has signed a Letter of Intent to attend college and pl...