Sports

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...

\'Go 4 the Pin:\' Golf tourney to raise funds for VSHS wrestling June 16

  The 4th annual “Go 4 the Pin!  Golfing 4 Wrestlers” Golf Tournament to raise money for the VSHS Wrestling Team takes place June 16. Registration deadline is June 8....

V-S Red Cedar Shooters Trap Team to compete at State Trap event

The VS Red Cedar Shooters will compete at State event in CF on Saturday; they were 3rd in 2011. The Red Cedar Shooters Trap Team will compete at the Iowa High School Trap Championships this Saturday, June 2nd, at the Cedar Falls Gun Club on Old Highway 218 north of Cedar Falls.   ...

Benton County Speedway winners include VanDeest, DeShaw

Kyle Brown, Modifieds feature winner. Winners of the May 27 feature races at the Benton County Speedway include: Sports Mod: Duane VanDeest Stock Car: Jason DeShaw Modifieds: Kyle Brown Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert Sp...

Vikettes unbeaten; outscore opponents 101-20 on diamond

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes are tied for the best record in all of Iowa high school softball at this point. The Vikettes are 8-0, and have outscored their opponents by a margin of 101-20. &q...