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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...

Rough weekend for V-S basketball

The Vikettes score an early basket.      The Vinton-Shellsburg boys and girls basketball team faced tough opponents Friday, and the girls on Saturday.     The girls hosted DeWitt Central Friday eveni...

Viking swimmers defeat Waterloo East

The Viking swimmers completed a demanding four-day stretch with a dual meet split Thursday night at Waterloo against East Hig...

Vikettes, Lady Bobcats to play in Cedar Rapids 'Rivalry' Saturday

     The Seventh Annual Mercy Sports Care Rivalry Saturday will be held this weekend at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.  The first game will feature our very own Vint...

Viking Swimmers sprinted to a home victory over Waterloo

  Tuesday night yielded an impressively dominant victory the Viking Swimmers as they sprinted to a 58-35 home victory over Waterloo East that was even more one-sided than the score suggest...