Sports
OT heartbreaker for Vikings, fall to CCA, 70-62
It was another heartbreaker for Coach Joe Johnson's Vinton-Shellsburg boys' basketball team Tuesday, as for the second night in a row the Vikings dropped an overtime toughie, falling this time to Clea...
V-S Bowlers take on Cedar Rapids Washington and Western Dubuque
Photo courtesy of Angie BeckerVarsity BoysThis team is on fire. They are working really well together as they continue their successes. They are still undefeated and shot a great 3152.&nbs... Vikettes blast Indee, 50-34
The winning streak moved to four Monday night as Coach Rich Haisman's Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes rolled past Independence, 50-34 in a WaMaC West showdown at the Garrison Fieldhouse.After a tight first... Vikings fall to Raiders, 44-40
"It was a weird game...there was no flow to it."Those were the words of Vinton-Shellsburg boys' basketball coach Joe Johnson after his Vikings dropped a 44-40 decision to Williamsburg Tuesday night at...
Vikings come back to stop STC, 41-33
Sam Griffith and CJ Rickels combined for 30 points to help lead the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings to a 41-33 WaMaC conference road win at South Tama Friday night.After an ice cold first hal...
Vikettes blast STC, 61-25
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes got the new decade off to a great start Friday night, with a 61-25 rout of South Tama at the Garrison Fieldhouse. Coach Ri...
Vikettes close the decade beating Benton, 53-42
“We really wanted this one,” said Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ basketball coach Rich Haisman. “You always want that last win…and that was the last win, in the last game of DECADE!”The first-ye...
IMCA junior national championship announced for 2020
IMCA’s first junior national champion will be crowned in 2020. Drivers between the ages of 13 and 18 in all eight IMCA divisions will compete for the title, with point ...
VS/CPU swimmers finish 5th at Grinnell
GRINNELL — Coach Rob Levis’ Vinton-Shellsburg/CPU swimmers had a big day Saturday as they brought home a fifth-place finish from the rugged Grinnell Invitational. VS/CPU finis...
Another big night for Tour De Lights
VINTON — Nearly 50 runners and walkers braved the chilly temperatures Sunday night for the annual Tour De Lights 5K fund raiser for Vinton-Shellsburg’s track and cross-country programs....