Sports
Vinton Merchants: Area residents sponsor Prime Time League team again
Once again, Vinton area residents have helped sponsor a team in the Prime Time Basketball League.
This year, the Greater Iowa Financial Group/Vinton Merchants team, coached by Kevin Sanders, in...
Viking hurlers struggle in loss to Oelwein
After a week of strong pitching performances against Marion, Center Point-Urbana and Anamosa, Viking hurlers struggled during Monday’s home contest vs. Oelwein. V-S allowed 14 walks in seven... Regional softball: Vikettes host Marion in Round 1, Thursday
The Vinton-Shellsburg softball team heads into the post-season having beaten 20 of the 24 teams it has faced.
The Vikettes earned splits in most of their double-headers during a season in whic...
Vikings defeat CPU in 8, 2-1
After putting the winning run on third base with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but failing the score, the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team had to go into extra innings to defe... VS girls named to All-State Academic and All-District teams
Vinton-Shellsburg golfers Natalie Ketchen and Kacie Struve achieved the honor of being named to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association All State Academic Team. (Players must be a senior...
Area golfers compete at Optimist event; Katie Kilpatrick earns second place
Tyler Stueck, Katie Kilpatrick and Grant Noren competed in the Airport National Optimist Golf Tourney on June 10. Katie placed 2nd in the girls 15-18 age group.
... VPRD softball standings
Adult Slow Pitch Softball Leagues - 2013 &nb...
Cancer survivor Ackerman celebrates win at Independence Motor Speedway
“I didn’t know if I’d ever make it back here. I just can’t describe it.”
Those were the words spoken by Darren Ackerman as he fought back tears in victory lane a...
Volleyball camp for Middle School girls set for Aug. 5-7
Click HERE to for more information about the Volleyball Camp for girls entering 6th, 7th or 8th grade. Registration is due to Coach Ruess by July 22.
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After 41,000+ shots, Red Cedar Shooters celebrate successes of 2013 season
The 2013 trap shooting season brought “lots of firsts” to the Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters – as well as the firing of more than 41,000 shotgun shells – &nb...