Sports
Vinton native thrills audience with Demo Derby finish, pink car
The audience at the annual Jerry Stanley Demolition Derby on Saturday night cheered and ooohed at the collisions and the way drivers kept their vehicles going despite the continually increasin... Vintage racing: 1930s speedsters seen at Benton County Speedway
Two race cars that are nearly 80 years old were among the cars seen during Thursday night a the races during the Benton County Fair.
Two Iowa racers, Wayde Russell and Rod Foster, did several l... New VS football tradition begins: Vikings go to Central Team Camp
Vinton-Shellsburg football players and coaches traveled to Pella Wednesday, as they began what Head Coach Jim Womochil says he wants to make an annual tradition: Participating in the Team Camp... Local Golfer Gets Hole in One at Belle Plaine Country Club
Tom Radcliffe, a member of the Vinton Country Club shot a hole in one at the Belle Plaine Country Club on Tue. July 23rd, 2013.
Tom was in a 50 and over tournament and shot his ... Benton shuts out Vikings to advance to Sub-State game
Benton Community senior Jonny Frese improved his record to 6-2 with a complete game, one-hit shutout of the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings in the District final Tueday night.
Benton advances to the ... Hogan earns spot on All-Start ballot for Boone race; votes will decide who races
When Vinton Modified racer Scott Hoganon the March 29 Spring Extravaganza feature at the Lee County Speedway in Donnellson, he qualified for the ballot for the Fast Shafts All-Star race in Boone on... Ervin\'s pitching leads Vikings to District win over Grinnell
Senior Daniel Ervin pitched his second consecutive complete game, giving up just one run to the Grinnell Tigers, as the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings extended their season and came one game closer... VS wrestling camp set for July 29-13; free for all district wrestlers
Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers are invited to a free wrestling camp, where they will meet the new coach of the Viking wrestling club, All-American wrestler James Locke.
Camp takes place Monday, J...
Current, future Viking football players learning fundamentals
“Little ‘c,’ not big ‘C.’
“Nose to the ball.”
“Smash.”
“Flood.”
“41.”
Vinton-Shellburg Viking footb... A beginning photographer\'s night at the races
Confession: I have not watched a dirt track race in Vinton since the “Figure 8” track was in use.
Oh, I have been to the grandstands at the Benton County Fairgrounds many times each...