Sports

Blow-Out: VS fans see football, volleyball scrimmages, meet fall athletes

VS cheerleaders perform at the Fall Blow-Out; football begins next Friday with home game. High school football players, and even the players in grades 4-6, held brief scrimmage sessions during the annual Vinton-Shellsburg Fall Blowout on Friday at the school The volleyball players ...

Perfect putting helps Carter Lamont win Iowa PGA Drive, Chip and Putt event

Carter Lamont holds the PGA Drive, Chip and Putt 1st Place Trophy. How good at basic golf skills is young Carter Lamont of Vinton? Carter, the son of Curtis and Tiffany Lamont, was good enough to win the 7 and under division of Iowa PGA Drive, Chip & ...

Hocken delivers in IMCA Stock Cars at Independence Motor Speedway

On the night Jason Hocken and his wife, Molly, announced to family and friends they were expecting their second child, the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car driver earned his second win of the season at Indepe...

Alumni softball game reunites former Vikings, aids future VS program

Vikette alumni gathered together to play softball again on Friday. Sarah (Ries) Erickson, even more than 18 years after her last softball game as a Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette, knew exactly where to look for her uniform. Erickson, a 1995 graduate, wore her old g...

Area hockey players invited to CRHA open house; several V-S players involved

The Cedar Rapids Hockey Association,a non-profit organization, oversees the Jr. RoughRider youth travel hockey program. Approximately 130 children ranging in ages from 5 to 14 participate in the s...

\'Miles ahead:\' Vikes finish Football Camp stronger, quicker, says coach

Football Camp: Vikings worked on the fundamentals of blocking and tackling. The Vinton-Shellsburg football team is "miles ahead" of where it was last year, especially in terms of strength and speed says Coach Joe Womochil. Yet, the Vikings face a tough schedu...

VPRD Adult Slow Pitch Softball Leagues - 2013

8/2/13 STANDINGS   Men's Division    Wednesday's Games      Mike's Service Center    8--0 Ron-Da-Voo &n...

High school football season begins Aug. 30; Vikes to host Benton

The 2013 high school football season is just over three weeks away. The Vikings begin their season by hosting Benton Community on Friday, Aug. 30. The Fall Blow-Out takes place Aug. 23. The...

VS cross country runners camp out; to begin camp Monday

VS team members played, worked, learned and of course, ran together during their camp out. On Monday July 29, the VSHS Cross Country team ventured to Lake Belva Deer for a team camp out.  Coach Frazier along with chaperones; Carolyn Frazier, Jeff Mangold, Heather Kalous, NIcole Guen...

New Viking Club coach James Locke meets area wrestlers at Camp

Coaches James Locke and Joel Neve demonstrate the best grips to employ. Dozens of area wrestlers met a few All-American wrestlers, including James Locke, during this week's wrestling camp. New VSHS wrestling coach Joel Neve organized the camp. Locke, who wrestl...