Sports

Revised summer starting times at the Races

With summer heat officially in full force, gates will open 30 minutes later at 4:30pm; hot laps will start at 6pm with racing to follow. Adult admission is $10, kids 6-12 are $4. Concession...

Vinton Parks and Recreation Golf Outings

  The Special Needs Population Golf Outing will be held Thursday, July 28th from 9:00 am-11:30 am.  Participants will receive golf instruction, be able to play at the Vinton...

A View from the Grandstands

Ron Lauritzen Welcome to another round of Views from the Grandstands from Benton County Speedway.  It was a hot night for racing as the show wrapped up the 2011 Benton County Fair.  My caps off to all ...

He wasn't the fastest, but he was first

  He didn’t have the fastest car, but Jerry Luloff was in front when the checkers flew for Sunday’s Hogan Memorial IMCA Modified main event at Benton County Speed­way.&nbs...

Photos of the Benton County races on 7/10/11

Stock Car Winner, Justin Temeyer ...

Youth Soccer Camp Free Event

  Youth Soccer Camp is a high-intensity camp for kids ages 5-12 that integrates real skill, character and faith development into a FREE, five-day event.  It begins Monday, ...

Solon player honored by teammates in Vinton recovering from leukemia

Solon players honored teammate Brett Smith in Vinton in February; he is now in remission.        When the Vinton-Shellsburg boys basketball team hosted Solon in February, the event was more about cancer than basketball. It was Pink Night, part of the combined boy...

VS Alumni Football to play Friday at Center Point

     Randy Scheel is already losing sleep, and the rest of the members of the first Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Footbal team are excited for this Friday, July 8 against neighbor and riv...

V-S teams struggle on Van Horne diamonds; Benton wins 3 of 4

Paige Kreutner takes a high pitch for a ball vs. Benton.     The Vinton-Shellsburg fans in the visitors bleachers in Van Horne Tuesday evening could look at the baseball scoreboard in the fifth inning of the first game vs. Benton Community, and...

Benton County Speedway hosts July 10 Hogan Memorial

A potential payday of $3,600 is on the line when Benton County Speedway hosts its annual Hogan Memorial for IMCA Modifieds this Sunday, July 10.   The feature now pays $1,350 to win an...