Sports

VS 7th graders win at Little Vikette; 8th graders finish in second

Lily Horst cheers on sister Grace as Grace leads the 1500M; Grace broke Lily's record last week. The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School girls track teams hosted the annual Vikette Invitational on Tuesday. The seventh grade girls won first place; the eighth graders finished in second.  W...

New date for IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener is May 19

VINTON, Iowa (May 12) – Opening night for the Hawkeye Dirt Tour at Benton County Speedway has now been rescheduled for next Tuesday, May 19. The IMCA Xtreme Motorsports Modified feature ...

Vikettes sixth in Wamac Super Golf Meet

Lauren Tandy and her competitors from area schools pose for a photo. The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team improved from previous years, and finished sixth in the 15-team Wamac Super Meet Monday at the Amana Colonies Golf Course. Lauren Tandy led the Vikettes w...

IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener postponed

 Windy conditions and forecasts calling for falling temperatures at race time have resulted in postponement of tonight’s IMCA Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at Benton County Speedway. A n...

Area Youth compete in in Annual Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Meet

Colson Chvala won the softball toss in the boys age 5-6 division.      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 Saturday,...

Local bowlers do well at State USBC tournament; several place in top 10

First place at State: Matthew Bookmeier and Parker Arnold won their division at State. The State USBC bowling tournament wrapped up with Berry's Bowler finishing well in all divisions.  Berry's Lanes league bowlers had four teams and six individual bowlers competing in m...

Vikettes win last home meet of season

Lauren Tandy's 45 led all golfers during the VS girls golf team's final home meet on Thursday. Olivia Walker earned the silver medal with a 47 as the Vikettes won the four-way event. Co...

VS 8th grade boys continue win streak at Little Viking Invitational

Axl Hoepner (right) won the shot put and discus and finished 2nd in the 100 for VS 8th grade. Nolan Haisman set a new school record in the 1600M, breaking the 5-minute mark with a time of 4:58.97; Axl Hoepner threw the discus well enough (137 feet, 11 inches) to have placed second in the m...

Hawkeye Dirt Tour comes to Vinton, May 12

The home track of the IMCA Modified division hosts the first event of the 2015 Hawkeye Dirt Tour next Tuesday, May 12. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds following the sixth annual series race...

Vikettes fourth in Wamac West meet; Tandy medals for VS

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team finished in fourth place in the Wamac West tournament. Lauren Tandy led the Vikettes with a score of 49 (tied for sixth overall). Team Results: ...