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

Teammates watch from the dugout as catcher Daniel Ervin pursues a high foul ball. 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

Winning run! Under this cloud of dust is senior Josh Ferguson, who scored in the bottom of the 8th. 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

Optimist golf event participants: Tyler Stueck, Katie Kilpatrick and Grant Noren. 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.  ...

After 41,000+ shots, Red Cedar Shooters celebrate successes of 2013 season

Red Cedar Wrap-up: Rookie of the Year Tyler Stueck and Top Shot Drake Tilson. 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...