Sports
NASCAR veteran Schrader to be part of Vinton Frostbuster Modified field
Ken Schrader joins the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified field for the Thursday, March 31 Frostbuster special at Benton County Speedway.
The popular NASCAR driver will be among con... Sign up continues for new youth 7-on-7 football league
More than 30 area youngsters have signed up already for the first Vinton-Shellsburg 7-on-7 football league
“This could be the start of something pretty cool,” says Andrew May, of th... Vikette relay teams win two events at Wamac West indoor meet
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team did well at the Wamac indoor meet on Saturday in Mount Vernon, where Vikette winners included the 4 X 800 relay team and the 4 X 400 team.
Bristi Gerber,...
Vikings set Wamac indoor 4 X 200 record, win many events
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys 4 X 200 relay team (Tyler Bartz, Jordan Womochil, Nick Hyland and Joel Barnes) set a new Wamac West indoor record at the Coe College track in Mount Vernon on Saturday.
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Barnes, Gerber lead VS at Wartburg track meet
Joel Barnes and Bristi Gerber led the Vinton-Shellsburg athletes at the Wartburg Track and Field Meet on Tuesday.
Barnes won the 400M with a time of 52.85, and also was a member of the f...
TV station honors Viking bowler Stein as Athlete of the Week
The votes of Vinton-Shellsburg fans made a difference in the voting of the recent KCRG Athlete of the Week.
Viking bowler Nick Stein received that honor this week, and appeared on the evening b... Vikette golfer Walker signs to play golf at Central
Vinton-Shellsburg High School golf history was made this week when Olivia Walker became the second senior Vikette golfer to sign with a college team.
Walker joiner her parents, Okee and Randi,... Union athletes help at NE Iowa Special Olympics event
A total of 35 Union High School football and volleyball athletes volunteered to help this past Sunday at NE IA Special Olympics.
See a video of the Knights helping the Olympians HERE.... Vinton teen wins first place in his first Clear Lake snowmobile race
Several area snowmobile enthusiasts, led by the youngest among them who won first place in his first race, competed in the Jack Race in Clear Lake in February.
Vinton-Shellsburg High School stu... Johnson named Wamac-West hoops Coach of the Year; several Vikes honored
The Wamac Conference has announced its All-Conference boys basketball teams, and Vinton-Shellsuburg Coach Joe Johnson has been named the Wamac West Coach of the Year.
Coach Johnson and his staf...