Sports
Vikings lose to Decorah in final home swim meet of season
Vinton-Shellsburg faced off with Decorah Thursday evening in their final home meet of the season, falling in a competitive match by the score of 53-39.
The home team started the meet out...
Hyland wins Wamac title at 138; Wehage, Henry also place
Congratulations to Vinton-Shellsburg wrestler Nick Hyland, who finished first at the Wamac wrestling meet Saturday.
Other Vikings who placed during the event at Western Dubuque incl... Former Viking Cornell earns win for No. 25 Taylor in Florida
Former Vinton-Shellsburg standout pitcher Maddie Cornell earned her first win of the 2015 season this week, as her Taylor University Trojans defeated Northwood in Florida.
Cornell, the da... VS wrestlers take on Grinnell
The Vinton-Shellsburs wrestlers competed vs. Grinnell vs. on Jan. 27. See results below:
Grinnell (GRIN) 51.00 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 26.00
106: Carter Weeks (VISH) over Alexander Farmer (G...
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest announces winners
The annual Knights of Columbus free throw contest was held last Saturday at Tilford elementary.
Winners of the contest were:
Kalli Burke, 9
Alyssa Griffith, 10
Curtis Eri... VS bowlers defeat Denver on Senior Night
Senior night is always the hardest night for me as a coach. It is great to see how these guys have grown even just over a years time. They are all great kids and I have loved working w...
Stein, Bunge place in Sires bowling event
Local bowlers enjoyed bowling a pins over average competition over the holiday break in Cedar Rapids. The Sires Classic Holiday Youth tournament bowlers divides into multiple groups by the t... Viking swimmers take on big schools at C.R. Washington
Nine schools, fourteen teams and nearly 200 swimmers. Tuesday night at Cedar Rapids Washington the Vinton-Shellsburg swimmers had the opportunity to swim with the big schools and came up big....
Viking swimmers split with Decorah, Waterloo East
Another tight meet for the Viking swimmers resulted in another come from behind victory to secure a split Tuesday night in Waterloo against host Waterloo East and Decorah. The Vikings edged t...
Wehage earns 100th win as Vikes wrestle at Anamosa
The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestling team competed at the Anamosa Duals on Saturday, where they won 55-24 over Cascade, but lost 48-27 to Waterloo Columbus.
A highlight of the weekend was the...