Sports

Former Vikings Hallberg, Tranel ready for start of college football season

Troy Hallberg poses with his grandparents at Iowa Wesleyan; he will start at tackle for the Tigers. Two former Vinton-Shellburg stand-outs are preparing for the upcoming college football season which starts tomorrow. Troy Hallberg, a senior lineman at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, ...

Rough road ahead: Vikings face ranked opponents in first three away games

The 2014 Vikings line up for the Star Spangled Banner before the first game of the season. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings 2014 football season includes a long and challenging road schedule. The first three of the Vikings four away games are against ranked opponents. The road trips beg...

VS girls second, boys fourth, at Williamsburg cross country meet

The VS varsity girls hold the runner-up plaque after placing 2nd at Williamsburg. Lily Horst and Derek Dinderman again led Vinton-Shellsburg cross country runners during Tuesday's meet in Williamsburg.  Each placed third in their varsity races. The Vikings fini...

Raining Buckets Challenge: Vikes defeat Benton 20-8 in downpour

In a week that saw residents throughout the area participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings, Benton Community Bobcats and their fans experienced a different kind of dr...

Baseball, softball tryouts set for September

Any girl grades 3rd - 6th and any boy age 8-13 can now sign up for softball and baseball tryouts to be held in September.  Players must register to play in the 2015 season.  Tryouts will...

VS teams take third in first cross country meet of season

Coach John Frazier speaks to his team before the first cross country event of the season. Junior Lily Horst finished second for the girls, and senior Derek Dinderman finished third in the boys event, as the Vinton-Shellsburg cross country teams both placed third in the Mount Vernon-Lisb...

Blowout: 318 athletes prepare for seasons of fall sports at VSMS, VSHS

8th grade cross country runners pose for a photo before their introduction at the Blowout. Announcer Larry Druschel counted 318 names among the student-athletes who will compete in football, volleyball, cross country, swimming and cheerleading for Vinton-Shellsburg High School and VS Mid...

Fall Blowout, volleyball preview set for today at VSHS

Vinton-Shellsburg will introduce the athletes of its fall sports teams to the public during the annual Fall Blowout and Volleyball Preview today. The Volleyball event takes place at 3:30 p.m. ...

Gustin takes XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers at Benton County

Richie Gustin raced to his career seventh XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature win on the night Tyler Droste nearly raced to his first.  Gustin caught Droste with two circuits left in Monday&rs...

Final week to visit the pool

The Vinton Community Swimming pool is now in its final week so be sure to stop by to take one last dip before the summer comes to an end. We will be on our regular pool hour schedule all the way t...