Sports
Steve Berry to join Iowa Bowling Hall of Fame
Many people who walk into Berry’s Lanes in Vinton see Steve Berry first as the guy behind the counter at the bowling alley which his father started and he continues to run. But around Iowa, ... Wood, Bunge take 2nd in district individual bowling event
On Saturday, Feb. 14, eight of the Vinton Shellsburg Varsity Bowlers competed in an Individual District Tournament. Cole Garwood (644) and Alyssa Bunge (584) were the top qualifiers overall. They w... On to State: Wehage and Neal to wrestle Thursday
When the 2015 State Wrestling Meet begins later this week, two Viking wrestlers will be in Des Moines, hoping for a shot at a state title
Max Wehage (126) and Micheal Neal (152) both finished i... Vikings fall to Independence at Regional Dual event
The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestling team advanced to the Regional Dual event for the first time, but faced a tough Independence opponent. Just three Vikings (Steve Henry, 285; Max Wehage, 216 and N...
VS bowlers do well at District Team event; prepare for individual competition
Last night the varsity Girls and Boys competed in the first Annual District Team Tournament. With this being the first time for these teams to compete in an event this style, they did very w... Five Vikes advance to District wrestling event
Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers Michael Neal, Max Wehage, Steve Henry and Nick Hyland won first place in the sectional wrestling event on Saturday.
They, along with second-place finisher Dylan... From Vikette to Bear: Kathleen Steffen to play volleyball at DMACC
Vinton-Shellsburg senior Kathleen Steffen had been looking for an opportunity to play volleyball on the college level.
DMACC coach Patty Harrison had been looking for scrappy setters whose inte... After five years, VSHS Pink Night tradition continues to honor area survivors
Five years ago, at the first Pink Night, a few dozen breast cancer survivors gathered at Vinton-Shellsburg High School.
Members of the Vikette basketball team escorted them to the court, as th... Coach of the Year: Rob Levis earns first award from new swim conference
Because Vinton-Shellsburg is the only Wamac Conference school with a swim team, the Vikings swimmers have joined a new conference known as the North Central Swim Conference.
At the inaugural NC... Viking swimmers compete in first NCSC meet; District event Saturday
A season of significant improvement continued Saturday as the Viking swim team travelled to Decorah to participate in the first North Central Swim Conference (NCSC) Meet. Vinton-Shellsburg fi...