Sports

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 ...

Viking Alumni Football team prepares for June 16 kick-off

The Vinton Shellsburg Alumni Football team held their first practice on April 1st to start preparing for their game Saturday June 16 at 7:00 pm at the Vinton High School Football Field against the...

VS golfers compete at State Coed Meet; Optimist Club events

  Two teams from Vinton participated in the State Coed Golf Meet held at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone Tuesday, June 5.  Erin Randall and Dylan Rippel shot 90 in the alternate sho...

11U Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings champions of the 'A' Classic USSSA Tournament

The 11U Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings traveled to Des Moines this past weekend and emerged champions of the "A" Classic USSSA Tournament.  The team went 5-0 and outscored their opp...

State Trap Meet: Red Cedar Shooters place ninth; Lebeda among top 10

VS girls on the team competing Here are a few pictures from the State Trap Shoot from Saturday in Cedar Falls. In all, there were over 900 competitors. First picture is Wyatt Lebeda who placed in the top ten of over 900...

Benton County Speedway winners include Dvorak, Chandler

Phil Holtz drives to victory in the Stock Car Feature Sunday in Vinton. Winners of the June 3, 2012 feature races at the Benton County Speedway include: Stock Car: Phil Holtz Hobby Stock: Chris Luloff Sports Mod: Danny Dvorak Modifieds: Troy Cordes ...

Red Cedar Shooters place 9th at State Meet, 10th in trap league

The 2012 VS Red Cedar Shooters; ninth at State Trap Meet.   The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters Trap Team finished its 2012 season with a 9th place finish at the Iowa High School State Trap Championships, and ranked 10th overall in the state...