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Vikings win two the hard way; come from behind twice to sweep Benton

Darrin Charlier pictched for the Vikings in Game 2. The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team improved its record to 6-1 Monday night with a sweep of Benton Community in Vinton. But the Vikings did it the hard way, falling behind in both games. Th...

TOUGH NIGHT AT THOLE FIELD – VIKETTES DROP PAIR TO BOBCATS

Vikette Brittany Robertson makes the play at second. VINTON – Well, it certainly wasn’t the home opener the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes were looking for Monday night. The Vikettes were stunned by a winless Benton Community squad at Tho...

May 30 racing at BCS: Bucholz, Murty, Gustin, Hogan, Chandler in Victory Lane

Kurt Hogan passes Austin Kaplan and wins sport mod feature. The winners of the May 30 feature races at the Benton County Speedway in Vinton were: Damon Murty, Stock Car. Richie Gustin, Mod Kurt Hogan, sport mod. Nate Chandler, spor...

Brian's view from the Grandstand; Bucholz back in Victory Lane in Vinton

  Welcome to another episode of Views from the Grandstands.  Before I get started I would like to thank all of the past and present military personnel and their families for the sacri...

No-hitter for Cornell as Vikettes split pair against 15th-ranked Williamsburg

Going into Wednesday night’s softball season opener, Vinton-Shellsburg head coach Bari Parrott wasn’t quite sure what to expect as the Vikettes opened on the road against 15th-rated Wi...

Vikes follow extra inning win with shutout to sweep W Dubuque

Darrin Charlier's squeeze bunt drove in the winning run in the 8th inning for V-S. Sophomore Darrin Charlier drove in Carson Struve for the winning run with a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Vinton-Shellsburg an 8-7 win in a three-hour extra-inning game ag...

Vikings split with East Marshall, 9-1 and 15-13

Junior Kody Seaton got the win in the home owner for the Vikings Wednesday night. The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team saw  its record to 2-1 after splitting with East Marshall, 9-1 and 15-13 in its home opener Wednesday in Vinton. Underclassmen continued their success o...

Sophomore hurlers lead Vikings to season opening win at South Tama

Sophomore Darrin Charlier earned the win for Vikings in season opener at S. Tama Two sophomore pitchers led the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team to a season-opening win at South Tama Tuesday night.  Darrin Charlier started the game for the Vikings, whose offense gave h...

Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympians Do Well At State

 Kenny Boer placed 3rd in the Shotput            There were two Statewide competitions in the Des Moines area last weekend.  While the one in Des Moines may have gotten more attent...

Red Cedar Shooters Place 3rd Twice

Dalton Lebeda,  Logan Merchant, Tony Zimmerman, Bryce Burroughs, Curtis Geiger Red Cedar Shooters Place 3rd Twice on Saturday at meets held at Otter Creek in Cedar Rapids. Xavier Meet Hel d in the morning Red Cedar V-S Squad A  placed 3rdwith a record high team score...