Sports

Viking Max Wehage advances to State Wrestling Meet

Max Wehage will compete in the state tourney this week. Vinton-Shellsburg wrestler Max Wehage (106 lbs) will represent his team at the State Wrestling Meet on Feb. 14, competing in the Class 2A bracket. Max finished second at the Solon District even...

Champions! Vikings win WaMaC with 72-56 victory over Anamosa

WaMaC Conference Champions: Viking scoring leader Grant Sagan was the first player to cut the net. For three quarters, the Anamosa Raiders played the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings point for point. But the first quarter belonged all to the Vikings, as they built a 15-point lead on their home cour...

Viking Merchant signs with Ellsworth; to join Panthers on gridiron

Viking Chris Merchant signed a Letter of Intent to play football for Ellsworth Community College. After leading the Vinton-Shellsburg football team in rushing yards last season, Viking Chris Merchant hopes to carry the ball at the college level next year. Merchant, joined by his parents, Sc...

Three Union athletes accept college offers

Union's Kylie Powell, Trev Hadachek and Josh Clark made college commitments this week. Three Union High School student-athletes who made commitments to play college athletics on Wednesday.   Kylie Powell, senior, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at UNI....

Post Prom basket raffle continues

VS families enter the Post Prom basket raffle during Friday's basketball game. The Vinton-Shellsburg Post-Prom Committee is raffling baskets as part of its fund-raising campaign. The winning names will be drawn on Feb. 12, after the last of the regular season basketball games...

Vikings start fast, win low-scoring contest vs. Williamsburg

Chase Overton scores two for the Vikings. There is only one undefeated boys basketball team in Class 3A in Iowa: Vinton-Shellsburg. The WaMaC West champion Vikings jumped to a quick 15-5 lead over Williamsburg on their home court Tuesd...

VS wrestling: Indee defeats Vikings

Independence (INDE) 54.0 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 14.0 126: Caleb Studebaker, INDE, dec. Nick Hyland, VISH, 9-2. 132: Nathan Merchant, VISH, maj. dec. Elliott Ryan, INDE, 16-3. 138: John Morkel, ...

Sectional wrestling: Wehage leads team with 20 points; several Vikings place

The sectional wrestling tournament took place in Vinton on Saturday, and Max Wehage (106 pounds) scored the most team points for the Vikings while placing second. Complete VS results are below. ...

Benton success continues: Bobcats defeat Vikettes

Anna Sagan With the exception of two close losses to Center Point-Urbana, the Benton Community girls basketball team has dominated its competition throughout the 2012-13 season. The Bobcats did that Friday in...

Super Bowl 47: Lewis, Ravens fans celebrate

Jordan Womochil created this tribute to Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis in art class at VSHS. Ray Lewis fans, along with those who support the Baltimore Ravens, are celebrating the Ravens' win in this year's Super Bowl. VSHS student Jordan Womochil made it clear which team and a...