Sports
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... 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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