Sports

Viking golfer Stueck finishes ninth at Iowa PGA Jr. Tour

Viking golfer Tyler Stueck, shown in an earlier VSHS meet, finished 9th in Iowa PGA Jr. event. Tyler Stueck, a freshman at Vinton-Shellsburg High School, played in the PGA Junior Tour at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course this past weekend. There were over 200 participants. Stueck tied for 9th place...

Alumni Football: Viking rally falls short; CPU wins 21-12

The Vinton-Shellsburg alumni football went to Center Point, hoping to reverse the first two years of their participation in Alumni USA football. But a 21-0 first half lead was too much for the ...

Vikettes down five, rally to win 11-10, split with W. Dubuque

After losing their first game against Western Dubuque, 2-1 after a seventh inning Bobcat run broke a 1-1 tie, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes got off to a horrible start in Game 2, falling behi...

Independence Motor Speedway cancels June 6 special

Due to wet track and pit area conditions, the Thursday, June 6, Entry Level Extravaganza at Independence Motor Speedway has been canceled. Although the special event for IMCA SportMods, Hobby...

Four VS golfers compete at State Coed meet; Rippel, Randall 14th

State Coed Meet: Dylan Rippel, Erin Randall, Natalie Ketchen and Daniel Janssen. Four V-S students participated in the State Coed Golf Tournament at Bos Landen Golf Course in Pella on Tuesday.  This is a very challenging course that is difficult to walk; it is lengthy and ...

VSHS Softball: Vikettes improve to 6-2

Sophomore Brea Burroughs has pitched 10 consecutive shut-out innings and senior pitcher Maddie Cornwell has struck out 27 batters in 29 innings to help lead the Vinton-Shellsburg softball team...

Viking alumni, coaches excited about rematch at CPU

Logan Merchant gives the VS alumni offiense some directions about plays during practice. For the third year in a row, Vinton-Shellsburg alumni football players will put on their pads and helmets, hoping for a win against Center Point-Urbana in an Alumni USA Football game.&nbs...

'Glow Ball Mini-Golf' this Friday at Skate Center

This Friday, June 7th, VPRD will be hosting its annual 'Glow Ball Mini-Golf' at the at the Vinton Skate & Activity Center Miniature Golf Course. The event will begin at approximately 9...

501 wins: Vikings honor Coach Struve for milestone, then split with Raiders

The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball fans honored coach Jim Struve (who also played high school b baseball as a Viking) for his 500th win as a coach on Monday evening. Coach Struve reached that miles...

Joel Neve chosen as VSHS head wrestling coach

Joel Neve, in front of former VS head wrestling coach Steve Johnson, has been hired to replace him. A former Viking wrestler who says he initially hung around the mats after graduating so he could help a teammate has been chosen to be the next head wrestling coach at Vinton-Shellsburg. Joel ...