Sports

Pink Night for Vikettes; V-S girls defeat CCA

Brian & Suzanne Robinson wore pink hair to honor Brian's mom.     Players on both teams wore pink in their hair, and the Vinton-Shellsburg girls wore black and pink warm-up suits Friday when they hosted Clear Creek-Amana on the basketball court...

Cheer on your 5th & 7th grade Vikes

  5th grade and 7th grade boys basketball teams will host a tournament this Saturday at the V/S High School.    The 5th grade teams will play in the morning starting at 8...

WaMaC wrestling: Four Vikings take 6th place in their weight class

Viking Ryan Webster finished 6th at the WaMaC wrestling tournament at 152. During the WaMaC wrestling tournament Saturday, four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers earned 6th place finishes. They include: Ryan Webster at 152; Jake Hessenius, 140; Ian Storey, 135; and Nathan Merc...

Vinton Parks and Recreation Department 2010-11 Adult Volleyball Standings

 January 28, 2011   This Week's Results Coed Division               Sunday, January 23rd  Fareway / Tharp Design 34--2  ...

Bobcat revenge: 3-point shots lift Benton over Vikings 59-50

       Benton Community avenged an earlier loss at Vinton, defeating the Vinton-Shellsburg boys, 59-50 on the court in Van Horne Friday night.      T...

Williams leads Iowa3A basketball players in assists

In addition to being a state leader in assists, Logan Williams is fourth in scoring in WaMac West.        Vinton-Shellsburg Viking guard Logan Williams leads the entire state of Iowa among class 3A teams in assists. The Viking senior has recorded 88 assists in 15 games. ...

Vikings, Vikettes both in third place in WaMaC West basketball standings

       The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings ended their two-game losing streak with a 59-23 win at Waterloo Columbus Tuesday evening.      Brody Beatty led...

Viking swimmers lose close home dual vs. Decorah

Alvin Long completes his leg and Andy Newcomb begins his during a relay vs. Decorah in Vinton.      With few high schools having swim teams, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings find themselves competing against the same swimmers several times throughout the season. Tuesday night, th...

Have you seen Granny playing basketball?

Forget the brightly colored jerseys, it's all in the socks! By Teresa Kuhn Give me G-R-A-N-N-I-E-S! Grannies??? These grannies aren't your ordinary grannies. These grannies come with hoops....and a basketball! While most teams have diffe...

Viking Wrestling Club takes second at Alburnett tourney

Viking Wrestling Club members pose with their 2nd place trophy at Alburnett, Friday.        The Vikings Wrestling Club K-8th grade, Coached by Joel Neve, and assistant coaches Martin Halstead, Spencer Weeks, Steve Johnson and Pat Hyland, won second plac...