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Vikings stay perfect; come from behind to edge Benton by 6, 77-71

Chris Merchant hit 8-of 10 shots, including 6 3-pointers to help the Vikings's winning rally. Down by five at half-time on Friday night, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings had to rely on their third quarter scoring tradition and Max Griffifth's and Chris Merchant's 3-point shooting to ke...

17 straight: Vikings win by 25 at Waterloo Columbus

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings made are now 17-0 on the 2012-13 basketball season. The Vikings traveled to Waterloo, where they defeated Columbus Catholic, 77-52. The Vikings led 19-9 after the ...

Sixteen straight wins on the basketball court: Vikings hold off CPU, 68-62

Pink Night: Vikings wore pink socks as they raised money to fight breast cancer. The top-ranked, unbeaten Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings kept their perfect season intact on Friday, defeating Center Point-Urbana, 68-62. The Vikings again trailed early in the first quarter, as the...

VS Wrestling: West Branch defeats Vikings, 45-32

West Branch (WEBR) 45.0 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 32.0 106: Max Wehage, VISH, forf. . 113: Navon Dunlap, VISH, forf. . 120: Will Seydel, WEBR, pinned Quinton Guenther, VISH, 1:29. 126: Nick Hylan...

Griffith named KCRG Athlete of the Week

Max Griffith will be honored tonight as the KCRG Athlete of the Week, after hitting 8 3-pointers. Max Griffith was selected as KCRG Athlete of the Week! The story will air tonight (Thursday) at 10 pm. Thank you to everyone that voted for him, without your help he wouldn't have achieved this...

Union\'s Scheel commits to Hawkeye football program

    The Iowa Hawkeyes have landed their second commitment in the Class of 2014. La Porte City Union athlete Jay Scheel ...

VS wrestling: Vikings defeat Mid-Prairie, lose to Iowa Valley

Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 45.0 Mid-Prairie (MIPR) 31.0 126: Nick Hyland, VISH, pinned Jayse Horning, MIPR, 1:37. 132: Nathan Merchant, VISH, forf. . 138: Kendall Bontrager, MIPR, maj. dec. Hunter ...

Viking Griffith nominated for KCRG Athlete of the Week

After going 8 for 9 from the 3-point line in Friday's victory, Vinton-Shellsburg's Max Griffith was nominated as the KCRG TV-9 Athlete of the Week, along with two others. Voting is underwa...

Vikings start slow, but win again, 70-48

Chris Merchant drives toward the basket; the Vikings defeated Marion, 70-48. The Vinton-Shellsburg basketball team struggled early against Marion; the Vikings went nearly four minutes before scoring and ended the first quarter down, 10-9, to the Indians. The Vikings st...

Trev Hadachek selected to participate in 2013 Iowa Shrine Bowl

    Senior WR/DB Trev Hadachek has been selected to play in the 2013 Iowa Shrine Bowl this summer.   The game has been moved from ISU's campus to the UNI ...