Sports

VPRD Volleyball Standings

The Vinton Parks and Recreation Dept. has released the latest volleyball league standings. Click to view ...

Hogan receives 2012 34 Raceway Modifieds Championship Award

Scott Hogan with his 34 Raceway Championship plaque. Racing on dirt tracks begins next month in Iowa, and last month, one track honored a Vinton driver as its Modifieds Track Champion for 2012.  Scott Hogan recently attended the annual 34 Ra...

District basketball schedule; Vikes to host Independence Monday, Feb. 18

The path to Des Moines, for the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings, begins at home Monday, Feb. 18, when the Vikings host Independence in District play. If the Vikings win, their next game would be Thursday...

1,000: Viking Grant Sagan reaches prep scoring milestone

Grant Sagan holds the basketball he used to score his 1000th point Tuesday vs. Oelwein. The first 10 minutes of the Vinton-Shellsburg/Oelwein basketball game on Tuesday were among the worst of the year for Grant Sagan and the Vikings. They trailed by as much as 11 to Oelwein, and for ...

10 years together: Vikings\' hoops success began with huge win in 2003

ngs, in 2003: Chase, Max K., Ben Akers, Chris, Grant. Back: Max G., Brach Schmelzer, Kelyn, Nolan. The success of the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings 2012-13 basketball team has not come as a surprise -- not at all -- to the parents and coaches who watched and taught them first and know them best. ...

Sagan reaches 1K points; Vikes finish perfect after defeating Oelwein, 65-50

Grant Sagan scored his 1,000th point in his last regular season high school game, as the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings overcame a rough start to defeat Oelwein, 65-50. Early missed shots and turnov...

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....