Sports

11U Vinton Shellsburg Viking USSSA baseball team finishes 2nd

11U Vinton Shellsburg Viking USSSA baseball team finished 2nd in the Cornshucker Bracket-Buster NIT Tournament this past weekend.  Team members are (Front Row L to R): Scott Betterton, Wes...

Track and Field Day offered fun and competition

Last week, Vinton Shellsburg's grades K-5th,  competed at the high school track. Various track and field events were held for the children to compete in. Here's a few photos of the...

Duffy, Dvorak go back-to-back at Independence Motor Speedway

Despite receiving over two and-a-half inches of rain at the track overnight on Friday, fans witnessed a terrific show Saturday night at Independence Motor Speedway. A great field of 104 race te...

Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters win last home dual of season

Trap meet: Gold team members Caleb Svoboda, Logan Salger, Tim Haerther and Patrick Thomsen.   The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap team won their last home dual of the season, defeating AGWSR by a team score of 216 to 188.   Red Cedar senior Curtis Geiger w...

VS team brings home medals

VS Students who participated in the State Special Olympics came home with multiple wins. Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympics Track Team out of 32 events brought home the following medals: 13 GOL...

Former Viking pitching star Kauten now finds success as college pitching coach

Josh Kauten, Heartland Community College pitching coach. For the second year in a row, the Heartland Community College baseball team is in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series, which begins this weekend. The ...

VS Alumni Football: 2012 players prepare for June 16 game

VS Alumni Football: Players prepare for June 16 rematch in Vinton vs. CPU alumni players. The Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Football team has 40 members on its roster, and would welcome more.  We had a great turnout for our Sunday practice, and we can still add more to the roster. &...

Vikette 8th grade track team sets five new records; wins five meets

Anna Sagan On the desk of coach Don Lyle are six reminders of the successful 8th grade girls track team 2012 season. Five of those are trophies or plaques the team won at tournaments this year. The si...

State Track Meet: Rickels places 8th

Payton Leonard runs the 400M at the State Track Meet. Kelyn Rickels led the Vinton-Shellsburg track athletes with an 8th place finish in the high jump at the Iowa High School State Track Meet. V-S results: Boys High Jump: Kelyn Rickels, 8th, 6...

Vikings, Vikettes in Des Moines for State Track Meet

Mike Timmermans congratulates Ryan Webster while offering good luck to the hurdlers. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings and Vikettes who earned a spot in the 2012 State Track Meet left Vinton Wednesday for Des Moines, where both Vikings and Vikettes will compete in five events at the St...