Sports

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 ...

Benton loses to Dewitt Central; prepares for Ballard in district opener

The Benton Community Football team opens its district season this Friday, when the Bobcats host Ballard. Benton lost to DeWitt Central last week by a touchdown, 14-7. See stats HERE. Photo...

Meet the Vikings\' newest football opponent: The Charles City Comets

Charles City and the Comets will introduce themselves to VS players and fans this Friday. When the Charles City football players board their bus outside the school at 1 Comet Drive for the 88-mile journey to the Karr Athletic Complex, they will be introducing to the Vinton-Shellsburg di...

Prep volleyball: Vikettes improve to 6-4 after weekend home tournament

Caitlin Kruckenberg goes up for a kill attempt. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes hosted other area teams in a volleyball tournament Saturday. The Vikettes defeted Hampton-Dumont and Highland, but lost to Janesville and West Delaware, all by s...

Vikings find positives, areas to improve, in disappointing loss to S. Tama

It was clear in the locker room, said Vinton-Shellsburg football coach Jim Womochil, that losing to South Tama -- even though the Trojans had entered Friday's game ranked 14th in Class 2A ...