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Viking freshmen come from behind, win at West Delaware, 32-25

Facing a new style of offense they hadn't seen before, the Vinton-Shellsburg ninth grade football had to make some big adjustments and come from behind to win at West Delaware. Coach Tony ...

VS freshmen win again, 22-6

Defense is a big part of the VS freshman success. With the Vikings leading 16-6, the Decorah freshmen were attempting a fourth quarter rally when VS defensive back Lane Rowe added another interception to his 2013 stat sheet. He returned this one f...

Decorah stretches win streak to 20 with win at VS

Coach Aric Chvala speaks to the offense before the game. For more than 42 minutes, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings played the Decorah Vikings about just as close as anyone else has in the past two years. The VS Vikings held the other ones to just two touch...

VS girls win varsity, JV events at CCA; varsity boys second, JV first

  Girls scores VS 27 Mid Prar 69 Col Jct 112 CCA 114 ...

VPRD Two Person Best Shot results

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department held its annual Two Person Best Shot this past weekend at the Vinton Country Club.  60 golfers took part in the event with nice weather for the ea...

Vikettes get first WaMaC volleyball win of season; defeat Benton, 3-0

Caitlin Kruckenberg used the soft touch to tap the ball over for a kill vs. Benton. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes defeated Benton Community, 3 games to 0, on Tuesday night, for their first WaMaC Conference win.  Each game was closer than the first; VS won by scores ...

Vikings stumble at Independence, 23-8; last two home games Oct. 4, 11

Jordan Womochil pursues a Mustang runner. Injuries, turnovers and missed opportunities added up to defeat on Friday for the Vinton-Shellsburg football team. The Vikings lost 23-8, Independence, allowing the Mustangs to celebrate t...

VS Middle School runners do well at home meet

The VSMS girls prepare for their race to begin. Four of the top six runners in the girls Middle School race, and six of the top 10 boys in Tuesday's cross country meet were from Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School. Cole Tharp led the bo...

JV cross country: VSHS boys first, girls second

Kyle Jorgensen & Kyle Henkle Kylie Miracle (5th) Sara Jorgensen (8th place) and Olivia Oltrogge (11th place) led the Vinton-Shellsburg JV girls to second place in team standings in their home meet on Tuesday at Rodgers Park.&n...

Freshman again ring victory bell, rout Independence, 50-8

Fundamentals: Viking linemen's blocking and tackling is key to their success. The Vinton-Shellsburg freshman football team recovered from its first setback, a 23-14 loss at Western Dubuque.  The 9th grade Vikings defeated Independence, 50-8. The Vinton-Shellsbu...