Sports

Alumni football game tonight: Vikings ready, says captain

Although the 2012 Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Football Team includes a member of the Class of 1976 (Gary Garwood), overall the team is younger than last year's, says Captain Randy Scheel (class of...

Alumni Football helps raise funds for Iowa schools; Vikings prepare for Saturday

VS Alumni Football: Viking Logan Merchant mows the lines of the field.   The Alumni Football program has already raised nearly $20,000 for Iowa high schools and their athletic programs, says Jason Chance of Alumni Football USA. Chance expects that amount ...

Father's Day drawing at the races this weekend!

Waterloo Implement and Gary's Auto add a little something extra to the great racing action at the Benton County Speedway this Sunday, June 17.   All dad's will be entered into...

Alumni Football: Vikes focus on winning; alumni band members to play

  Last year's inaugural Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Football game at Center Point-Urbana was a big success in every way but one. The team attracted 30 players, some as far back as 19...

Iowa high school trap shooting: Nearly 3 million targets used for 2012 season

  One of Iowa’s fastest growing team sports concluded its fifth season June 2, when more than 900 athletes matched skills in the High School State Trap Championships in Cedar Falls. ...

Union running back Wes Burnside signs letter of intent

  Two-time 3A first team all state running back Wes Burnside signed his officially letter of intent at Union Middle School joining teammate 3rd team INA all stater Kyle Ansley at Iowa Cen...

Vikings 11U team win the Lindsey June Bash

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings 11U team came away with another tournament championship by winning the Lindsey June Bash held in Vinton.  The team was lead by Axl Hoepner who had three hom...

Benton County Speedway winners include Keiser, Hulin, Lauritzen

Racer Hulin won the Sports Mod feature Sunday at the Benton County Speedway. Winners of the feature race trophies Sunday evening at the Benton County Speedway include: Hobby Stock: Jacob Keiser Stock Car: Paul Shepherd Sports Mod: Racer Hulin Modifieds: Ronn...

CROJGA Golf: Lauren Tandy, Erin Randall compete in CR

Erin Randall and Lauren Tandy competed recently at an event at Twin Pines.   Vinton golfers, Erin Randall and Lauren Tandy, competed in the first CROJGA tournament of the summer on Wednesday, June 7. The tournament was held at a Twin Pines golf course. For her rou...

12U boys black team from Vinton wins invite

  The 12U boys black team from Vinton won the Viking Invite last weekend by beating a very good group of teams from the CR metro area.  A total and positive effort came from each and ...