Sports

The not-so-wide world of sports

    Remember that old commercial from the 1970s, telling us to watch sports on the ABC Wide World of Sports?     "The thrill of victory! The agony of defeat!&...

Viking swimmers wrap up successful season

     This past Saturday evening the swimmers and family members of the 2010-11 Boys’ Swim Team gathered at the Pizza Ranch to wrap up the season.   More than 40...

Viking Troy Hallberg to become a Tiger; signs with Iowa Wesleyan

On Tuesday Feb. 15, Vinton-Shellsburg 2011 graduate and 2010 first-team All-District lineman Troy Hallberg attended a the Signing Day celebration for the football program at Iowa Wesleyan College i...

Double overtime: Union girls defeat Vikettes, 51-46

     Less than a week after defeating Union by seven points at home, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes traveled to Union for first round regional action Wednesday night. This time, the...

‘Vinton Community Night’ at the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, March 12

  The annual ‘Vinton Community Night’ at the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey game is now less than a month away and tickets for the event are now on sale at two convenient Vin...

Vikings defeat Oelwein, 61-47; to face them Monday in district action

Grant Sagan had a career-high 16 to help the Vikings defeat Oelwein.     Viinton-Shellburg defeated Oelwein Tuesday night in their regular season finale. Logan Williams and Grant Sagan led the Vikings with 16 points each. Senior Matt Blake began the ...

VS seventh graders take second at Independence basketball tournament

VS 7th graders pose with medals after winning second place at Independence BB tourney.      Vinton-Shellsburg 7th grade boys won second place at the Independence baskeball tournament Feb. 13.  Pictured are Nich Hyland, Grant Noren, Tyler Rippel, Jon Betterton, Tyl...

A tale of two schools\' battle with cancer

Solon players wore the number 24 on their wrists to honor a teammate facing cancer.     One team wore pink socks, and spent the entire halftime discussing cancer.     The other team wore masking tape with two numbers and two letters on it. &nb...

Solon continues trend of dominance; defeats Vikings, 69-49

Grant Sagan attempts a first half layup vs. Solon.     Solon (18-2) came to Vinton with a coach (Brad Randall) who won his 300th career game early in the 2010-11 season, another coach (Acie Earl) whose resume includes playing basketb...

Vikettes defeat Union; to face Knights again in Regional opener

Allison Emrich and Makenzie Westendorf work to move the ball inside.        The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes will begin Regional play against the same team they faced in their last regular season game.      The girls wi...