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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
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
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
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
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
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes will begin Regional play against the same team they faced in their last regular season game.
The girls wi...