Sports

Vinton-Shellsburg 10U Baseball Team were crowned champions

The 10U Vinton-Shellsburg 10U Baseball Team were crowned champions of the Boys of Summer USSSA Baseball Tournament this past weekend.  The team went 4-1 in winning the tournament.  The t...

Third place trophy for VS 11 and under boys

The VS 11 and under baseball team won third place in a Des Moines tournament this weekend.       The Vinton-Shellsburg 11U Black baseball team took 3rd place in the Silver Division this weekend in Des Moines.    Pictured are (Back row):  Coach To...

Fish, other familiar faces return to Victory Lane

Mike Burbridge won the Modifieds Feature Sunday, June 5.        Drew Fish won his second consecutive Sports Mod feature at the Benton County Speedway in a night that saw a lot of familiar faces returning to Victory Lane. Other wi...

Red Cedar Shooters Black Squad earns 3rd place finish at State Championships

Third at State: Curtis Geiger, Bryce Burroughs, Dalton Lebeda, Wyatt Lebeda, Drake Tilson         The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap shooting team capped its successful season with a third place finish at the Iowa High School Trap Shooting Championship...

Doug Laughridge gets first win at Benton County Speedway

Doug Laughridge Hobby Stock Winner      Winners at the Benton County Speedway Sunday evening included first-time winner Doug Laughridge, who took the checkered flag in the Hobby Stock feature Sunday, May 29, in his ho...

Play Ball! Vikings, Vikette start rain-delayed seasons with sweeps

Mackenzie Stueck connects for a hit, driving in two runs against Anamosa.     For the first time in the spring of 2001, the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball and softball teams hear the umpire yell "Play Ball." After rain delayed games scheduled earlier this...

4 x 100 team set school record at state

4 x 100 relay VSHS girls record: Erika Hammar, Ashley Boyer, Shelby Beyer, Cheyenne Barnes.      The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team 4 x 100 relay members set a new school record for the event on Saturday, when they finished fifth at the State Track Meet. A plaque will b...

Views from the Grandstands

  Welcome to another round of Views from the Grandstands from the ¼-mile bullring we refer to as Benton County Speedway.  Severe weather in the area passed to the north and so...

Vinton Parks & Recreation Department hosting trip to see Chicago Cubs

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is once again hosting a chartered bus trip to catch a summer Chicago Cubs game at the historical Wrigley Field in Chicago. The beloved Cubbies will be ...

Area Youth take part in Annual Hershey Track Meet

    Area Youth take part in Annual Hershey Track Meet  Over 180 area youth ranging in ages from 5 to 14 years old participated in the Vinton Parks & Recreation Department ...