Sports

Winter sports season winding down; Neal 8th at State Wrestling Meet

The Viking hoops season ended with Monday's loss at Xavier. The Vinton-Shellsburg athletic department is winding down its winter sports season. The boys basketball loss at Xavier on Monday ended the hoops season.  Two state events took place in...

Vikette bowler Alyssa Bunge qualifies for State

The revived Vinton-Shellsburg High School bowling team is celebrating a successful first season and even sending one competitor to the State event next week.   Alyssa Bunge led the Vik...

V-S bowlers end regular season on high note at Oelwein

The Vinton-Shellsburg bowlers ended their regular season at Oelwein on Friday, where the varsity boys won again and the varsity girls exceeded their average by nearly 300 pins.  Jacob...

On to State: Viking wrestlings Hyland, Wehage and Neal advance

Max Wehage (right) finished second, earning a spot at State at 113 pounds. Three of the four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers who advanced to the District wrestling match earned a spot in the Class 2A Individual State Wrestling Tournament by finishing first or secon...

VPRD Volleyball Standings

Vinton Parks and Recreation Department 2013-14 Adult Volleyball Standings February 14, 2014   Coed Division Sunday, February 9   Team Truax 17—25—2...

Vikette basketball team honors three players on Senior Night

Sr. Sara Jorgensen with her parents Pat & Nancy Jorgensen The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes honored three basketball players, one senior manager, and their parents at the recent Senior Night.  The players are Sara Jorgensen, Ashley McKenna and ...

Viking swimmers set many personal bests at season-ending District Meet

Facing Mason City, Decorah and five Mississippi Valley Conference schools we finished eight, not too far behind Waterloo East and Cedar Falls.  The boys capped a good season with another stro...

Four Viking wrestlers advance to Districts

Max Wehage was  2nd at 113 at the sectional meet. Four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers placed first or second at the ectional Wrestling Meet at Union High School on Saturday, February 8. They included first place winners Nick Hyland (132 pounds) a...

Senior Night: VS bowlers win all three contests vs. Waterloo Columbus

Alyssa Bunge led the Vikette bowlers with a 173/339 performance. Jacob Gosse ended his last game with a turkey – three strikes in a row, for those of you unfamiliar with bowling terminology – and scored a team high 203 during Friday’s final hom...

Hawkeye Dirt Tour schedule announced; Vinton event May 13

The fifth annual XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour takes the best Modified drivers from in and around Iowa to 11 different tracks this season.  IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for a minimum ...