Sports

Patrick Flanagan won the Modified feature by a bumper, edging past Joe Docekal at the checkered flag Sunday in Vinton. The winners of the feature races Sunday at the Benton County Speedway include:  Hobby Stock: Nathan Ballard Stock Car: Phil Holtz Sports Mod: Nick Roberts Sport Compact: Steve Meineke Modifieds: Patrick Flanagan See complete results HERE.

The first-ever coed WaMaC Super conference track meet took place in Vinton on Thursday evening. Both boys and girls teams competed, with more than 800 athletes signed up for track and field events. "Overall the first WAMAC supermeet was a success," said VS boys coach Aric Chvala. "O don't think you will find a conference meet anywhere in the state that has the level of competition that the WAMAC has, year in and year out.

  Benton Community's girls golf team played its best round of the season, but the Vinton-Shellsburg girls were 10 shots better than that Thursday, as the Vikettes defeated the Bobcats, 186-196. Coach's summary: Wildcat Golf Course, Shellsburg  par 35 May 3, 2012 Sunny and warm   Team Scores:             V-S                              186             Benton Com.

  VINTON  – The winner of next Tuesday’s JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at Benton County Speedway will have 250 more reasons to celebrate. The first place share for the May 8 IMCA Modified main event at Vinton has been increased by $250, to $1,250.  Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods race for $400 to win, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $300 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $100.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team led by Erin Randall, came in second in the WaMaC West divisional golf meet Monday.  Williamsburg won with 203, while the Vikettes carded 220.  Below is the coach's summary: V-S Girls Golf Mon., April 30, 2012 WAMAC Divisional Meet Amana Colonies Golf Course  par 36   Team Results:             Williamsburg                 203             Vinton-Shellsburg         220             Waterloo Columbus      221             Independence               233             Benton Comm.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School 7th grade boys track team took secnd place in the Little Viking Invitational in Vinton on Tuesday. The 8th grade team finished in sixth place. See complete results HERE. Winners for VSMS included: 8th grade: 4 x 100 relay, 800 sprint medley.  7th grade: Tyler Bartz, High jump; 4 x 800 relay.

  Erin Randall led the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team with a 46 in difficult conditions, as the Vikettes lost a dual at Williamsburg. Meet details: V-S Girls Golf Dual at Stone Creek Golf Course, Williamsburg  (par 36) Friday, April 27, 2012 Weather conditions:  low50s, very windy and overcast   Team Scores:             Williamsburg                 184             V-S                              194   Medalist:             Abbie Zimmerman                    39 Runner-up:             Erin Randall                              46   V-S Individuals:             Erin Randall                  46                    Mara Jessen                 48             Natalie Ketchen            50             Katie Lovell                  50 Noncounters: Cara Hach, Samantha Jorgensen We had some solid rounds in less than ideal conditions at Williamsburg today.

Benton Community won the Marion Invitational Girls Track meet on Thursday evening. The Vikettes finished in 12th place. Leading the Vikettes  were  the 4 x 100 relay team, which finished in third place in its event. Click HERE for results.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf team won its home dual vs. Williamsburg Thursday at the Vinton Country Club.    Team Results VS Varsity  163 Williamsburg Varsity 167   VS JV  225 Williamsburg JV  194   VS Varsity Individual Seth Inman 37 Dylan Rippel 41 Daniel Janssen 41 Daniel Ervin 44 Trevor Brown  51 Drew Pearson  59   Medalists  Seth Inman, VS, 37    and Drew Slings, Williamsburg, 37   Runners up  Dylan Rippel, VS, 41 and  Daniel Janssen, VS, 41   "I am very proud of the young men for a tremendous effort.

Kelyn Rickels scored 32 of the Vinton-Shellsburg track team's 196 points, leading the Vikings to first place in the Viking Invitational in Vinton, Thursday evening.  Rickels won the 400M dash and the high jump for the Vikings. Other winners included: Wyatt Lyons, 800M run and 1600M run; and Darrin Charlier, 400M hurdles. The VS 4 x 100, 4 x 800 and 440 M shuttle hurdle relay teams also claimed first place.