Sports

Alumni Football game Friday at Center Point; silent auction of UI helmet planned

This helmet with a camouflage theme will be sold via silent auction at Alumni USA game Friday. Former Iowa Hawkeye and NFL player Tim Dwight will be an honorary captain for CPU during the Alumni USA Football game between Vinton-Shellsburg and Center Point-Urbana alumni teams in Center Point ...

Justin Stander wins Hobby Stock feature at Independence Motor Speedway

The Justin Stander drove his car to victory in the Hobby Stock feature in Independence, June 1. INDEPENDENCE – Justin Stander of Shellsburg, an employee of Tharp Design (one of his sponsors) won the Hobby Stock feature race in Independence to begin the month of June on area dirt tracks....

Red Cedar Shooters finish 7th in the State

Seventh in State: VS Red Cedar Shooters do well at State event; Sara Jorgensen 8th among females. The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters remain in the top ten Trap Shooting teams in the State for a third consecutive year after a 7th Place finish at the Iowa High School Trap Shooting Champion...

Day 2 of Girls Individual Meet canceled: VS golfers among top 21

Natalie Ketchen, left and Erin Randall will compete again Wednesday in the State Individual Meet. With three-time state champioin Jessica Sindlinger of Charles City leading the field at 8-under par, the rest of the Class 4A field in the girls golf meet remained above par after Day 1 of the Stat...

Vinton bowler joins area Hall of Fame

Bowling Hall of Fame: Darrin Lindsey A Vinton man who was still a teenager when he bowled his first perfect game is now a member of the Greater Cedar Valley USBC Bowling Association Hall of Fame. Darrin Lindsey was inducted May 15...

500 wins! Vikings sweep two double-headers to earn milestone for Coach Struve

Viking Coach Jim Struve has led VS teams to 500 wins in his HS coaching career. After losing a one-point game at home against South Tama to start the 2013 season, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings won their next four, giving Coach Jim Struve his 500th win as a high school coach. ...

VS Diamond Update: Struve could reach 500 milestone tonight; Vikettes blank ST

After two wins at East Marshall on Wednesday, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings are 2-1 on the 2013 season, and Coach Jim Struve is two wins away from joining the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association 500...

\'Play Ball!\' Vikings, Vikettes begin 2013 season

Luke Moen started the opening game for the Vikings. The high school soccer players and golfers put away their clubs and plastic cleats and traded their spheroids and gloves and footwear for those of a different type. Baseball and softball season...

Tiffany Auen leads Red Cedar Shooters in last home meet; State event next

Caleb Svoboda The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters Trap team won its final meet of the regular season Saturday at the Izaak Walton League, hosting Cedar Rapids Jefferson in a dual meet. The Red Cedar Sh...

Vikettes 3rd at Regional golf contest; Randall, Ketchen advance to State

Girls pose for photos at the Regional event.   The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes came within just six strokes of earning a trip to the team State Golf Meet at the Regional contest on Monday, finishing in third place. Seniors Erin R...