Sports

Last call for Adult Volleyball League registrations!

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is placing its last call for Adult Volleyball League registrations. The current league options available are the Mens division, the Womens Upper di...

High school volleyball: Vikettes lose in close games to CCA

     Last night Vinton-Shellsburg lost a hard fought battle to Clear Creek-Amana 1-3 Scores were: 21-25 25-20 16-25 22-25        The ...

VS boys win home cross country meet; girls fifth

       Led by Wyatt Lyons and Ricky Jeray, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys cross country team won its home meet Tuesday evening at Rodgers Park.      ...

VPRD\'s summer Adult Softball League concludes for the season

2011 Womens League 1st Place - Grinnin' Pitches - Pipho Family Denistry Vinton Parks and Recreation Department Adult Slow Pitch Softball Leagues   2011 September 18, 2011         STANDINGS   Men's - Uppe...

Benton County Speedway to honor Iowa\'s Soldiers

Due to the weather last Sunday, THIS Sunday, September 25, the Benton County Speedway will  Salute Iowa's Bravest. Men and women returing from Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan will be specia...

Metro League VS football players recognized

The V-S players from the Metro youth football league toss footballs to the spectators Friday.      At fourth, fifth and sixth grade, their coaches and fathers are teaching them the fundamentals of football and even some of the same formations and plays they may learn as high...

Union suffers first defeat at Central Clinton-DeWitt, 20-13

Compiled by: Cheyne Reiter Union traveled to DeWitt Friday night in hopes of staying undefeated on their 2011 campaign but the Sabers had other plans. On homecoming night in DeWitt, the Sabers...

Wes-less in La Porte City: Union loses without Burnside

       The most signficant statistic from the Union football loss to DeWitt Central on Friday was the word that was missing from the stat sheet: Burnside.     &nb...

The perfect season for college football fans from our state

       A few weeks before the college football season started, I overheard a discussion between Hawkeye and Cyclone fans.      It got me to thinking...

Vikings lose at home, 41-28, to W. Dubuque

Darren Charlier returns a kickoff.        Nolan Edwards stood with the other Viking captains, wearing his jersey and his jeans, as the pre-game coin toss determined who would kick off first.   ...