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Kilkpatrick leads Vikette golfers at Benton Invitational

It was a rough day for the Vikettes Saturday at the Benton Invitational. However, Kaiti Kilpatrick turned in two solid rounds and it was her first time to be medalist for the V-S gi...

Boys soccer: Benton wins on VS field

Wyatt Lyons heads the ball away from the net vs. Benton. Benton Community improved its record to 4-3 with a 3-0 win over Vinton Shellsburg in high school soccer action Friday in Vinton.  The Vikings are still looking for their first win of ...

Shaw, Stueck card 41 as Vikings win in the rain at Union

Austin Carolus LaPorte City Golf Club was a wet place to be Thursday. That did not stop the Vikings from playing well and figuring out how to play in adverse conditions. The golfers made adjustments and came awa...

VSHS girls 4 x 100 team prepares for Drake Relays

Ladorshae Mull, Payton Leonard, Dawne Schmike, Sydney Robertson Vinton-Shellsburg High School girls track team members Ladorshae Mull, Payton Leonard, Dawne Schmike and Sydney Robertson will compete in the Drake Relays this weekend. The four are membe...

Vikings improve to 6-6 on golf course after win at CPU

Austin Bohnsack The Vinton-Shellsburg golf team improved Monday to 6-6 as they defeat the Center Point-Urbana squad 174 to 193.  The Viking struggled a bit with their short game and a few injuries but was ab...

Vikette golfers finish third at Jesup

It was a rough night for the VSHS girls golf team Monday in Jesup, where the Vikettes finished third in a triangular against Jesup and Waterloo Columbus.  Coach's Report: V-S Girls...

Vikette golfer Lauren Tandy outlasts pain with grit, unfailing smile

Lauren Tandy: Vikette sophomore overcomes hip problem to be team's No. 2 golfer. A few weeks ago, a stranger walked up to an Iowa military veteran (so identified by the cap he was wearing) and handed him a note from a Vinton-Shellsburg High School student. The unsigned note...

Caleb Svoboda earns top shooter honors in VS home dual vs. Sigourney

Caleb Svoboda shot well enough in practice to earn a spot on the Black Squad, among the top five shooters on Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap team. Svoboda then earned top s...

Janssen medals for Vikings at Benton Invitational golf meet

Daniel Janssen putts at the Bobcat Invitational, where he led the Vikings. The wind was a huge factor for everyone at Van Horne this weekend as the second round scores came in a little higher as the winds picked up Saturday. The Vikings were among seven teams battling the...

Red Cedar Shooters host Xavier in first home trap meet of season

John Betterton takes aim as the rest of the Cedar Shooters 'Black Team' waits their turn. The V-S Red Cedar Shooters hosted C.R. Xavier in their first home meet of the season on Saturday, April 12.  Overall squad finishes: 1st        ...