Sports

VS bowlers do well at District Team event; prepare for individual competition

These bowlers represented VSHS at the first-ever district bowling 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

These five Viking wrestlers advanced to Districts; they will compete next weekend. 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

Kathleen Steffen with her new VB coach DMACC's Patty Harrison, and VS coach Coach Michelle Ruess. 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

Vikettes Emily H-V and Bethany Miller escort cancer survivor Angie Tharp during Pink Night. 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

Coach of the Year: VS swim coach Rob Levis received the award from the newest swimming 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...

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

Nick Hyland finished first at 138 lbs at the Wamac meet on Saturday. 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 Vikette Maddie Cornell tossed a complete game shutout for her first W of the college season. 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...