Sports

Senior Night: Vikettes sweep CPU in three close games

Caitlin Kruckenberg hits the ball during Tuesday Senior Night match vs. CPU. The Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball team honored seniors Payton Leonard, Chelsey Mier, Sydney Bartling, Caitlin Kruckenberg and Kathleen Steffen before the varsity volleyball match against Center Poin...

VS cross country runners win five of six events at Rodgers Park

Hannah Haisman led VS JV girls, finishing second. The Vinton-Shellsburg cross country teams did very well during Tuesday's VS invitational cross country race at Rodgers Park, where VS runners finished first in five of six events.  Gra...

Scott & Boddicker win VPRD 2-person tourney; Bohnsack & Blais win Coed title

Shane Scott and Chris Boddicker shot a seven under 63 to win the VPRD 2-person trophy. The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department held its annual Two Person Best Shot this past weekend at the Vinton Country Club.  68 golfers took part in the event with great weather all day fo...

Punt, Pass & Kick Results

Victoria Elwick kicks the ball during the annual Punt, Pass & Kick contest. Below are the results from this year’s NFL Punt, Pass & Kick event held at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School football field on Saturday, September 20. The total sum of their punts, passe...

Vikings start well but lose to 4th-ranked WD, 48-7

For one quarter, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings played evenly with 4th-ranked West Delaware, matching the Hawks in turnovers and big plays.  After surrendering the first touchdown on a...

Cross Country: Haisman wins MS race, two Horsts 2nd at Engler Classic in CF

Nolan Haisman continues winning; the 8th grader won the middle school race Tuesday in Cedar Falls. Lily Horst was second among 104 runners in the Rich Engel Cross Country Classic in Cedar Falls on Tuesday evening. Eighth-grader Nolan Haisman was first among 117 middle school boys, leading VS...

Viking football: WD edges VS in sophomore game, 34-32

Wes Edwards runs up the middle as Viking blockers clear the way. After trailing for most of the first half, the Vinton-Shellsburg sophomores scored two third-quarter touchdowns, including a long pass from Tyler Bartz to Tanner Davis, to take a 32-26 lead over We...

Cross Country: VSMS boys win at Benton; Dinderman, Horst lead varsity runners

Nolan Haisman won the middle school boys race at the Benton XC meet. Nolan Haisman was the top winner from Vinton-Shellsburg during the Bobcat Invitational cross country meet on Saturday. Haisman, and 8th-grader, won the middle school boys race by 30 seconds o...

Charles City ruins Vikings\' District opener, 36-10

Viking defenders try to bring down a Comet runner during Friday's loss to Charles City. Nobody named Murphy was on the roster during the Vinton-Shellsburg district football opener against Charles City, but Murphy's law seemed to rule over the Vikings in a 36-10 loss in the first c...

Volleyball: Williamsburg edges Vikettes, 3-2

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes hosted Williamsburg in high school volleyball Tuesday in Vinton. The Raiders won the match, 3-2, with a 15-10 fifth game giving them the victory. See the Vikette ...