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Benton County Speedway hosts Hogan Memorial on Sunday

VINTON, Iowa (July 5) – The winner of the Hogan Memorial can more than  double their money with a long run at the front of the IMCA Modified  feature field this Sunday, July 11...

Vikings swept by Solon at home; split at West-Delaware; play at home Monday

Gunner Tranel and coach Jim Struve discuss pitching strategies during Solon game in Vinton. The Vinton-Shellburg baseball team lost two against Solon on Wednesday night, then traveled to Manchester, where the split a double-header with West Delaware.  At home Wednesday, the Vikin...

Vikings hope for turnaround at home vs. Solon tonight

Clint Ferguson doubled down the left field line twice vs. Columbus Monday. The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings host Solon tonight in a varsity double-header after a difficult day in Waterloo on Monday, when they lost both games to Waterloo Columbus. The Vikings made severa...

Vikettes drop walk-off heartbreaker to North Tama

Traer -- All the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes needed in the seventh inning Tuesday night at North Tama was three outs. They only got two. The Vikettes (16-13 overall for the year), dropped a tough...

Sixes and sevens, ties and the World Cup of illogical sports words

The Americans, said the sports announcer,were "at sixes and sevens" in the first half, but they made the match level in the second half. Eh? What? Every time the World Cu...

V-S sweeps Columbus on softball field

The Vinton-Shellsburg softball team swept Waterloo Columbus, 3-2 and 3-0 in a doubleheader in Waterloo, Monday evening. ...

Benton defeats Vinton-Shellsburg, 5-3

Viking speedster Travis Libbert has many stolen bases; but he was out in this steal attempt. A four-run third inning, capped by a 3-run homer, gave Benton Community all the runs they would need to defeat Vinton-Shellsburg Friday. The Bobcats defeated the Vikings in WaMaC Conference ac...

Racing in Vinton: Holtz, Brown, Nate Chandler among winners.

Matt Brown again won the Hobby Stock feature in Vinton, June 27. The Benton County Speedway saw several racers making their return to Victory Lane Sunday, June 27. Jerry Luloff won the Modifieds. Phil Holtz was the stock car feature winner. Austin Kaplan (sp...

V-S Baseball: Maquoketa sweeps Vikings in Vinton

Nolan Edwards started Game 2 for V-S in the home double-header against Maquoketa. The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team struggled defenseively, giving up several un-earned runs while being swept at home by Maquoketa, Thursday night.  The Cardinals defeated the Vikings, 10...

Vikettes shock No.7 Maquoketa, 1-0

Vikette pitcher Maddie Cornell fires to first base as teammate Katie Henderson looks on. VINTON – A week ago Monday, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes played a doubleheader with Marion that took just short of five hours to complete. Wednesday night, the Vikettes and seventh-rated M...