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Area wrestlers in TOP 15 Mr. & Ms. Dan Gable Wrestler Competition
Fareway Stores, Inc., IAwrestle, Iowa Corn present the Dan Gable Ms. and Mr. Wrestler of the Year Awards in coordination with the Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (IWCOA).The IWCOA accepted nominations from high school coaches for student athletes in each of the three state wrestling classes for the men and combined all classes for the women’s award, regardless of their year in school and weight class. It's a Santa Run, Saturday, December 23, 7:00 a.m.
Come one come all, let’s have a Santa Run!!! Date: December 23rd, 2023. Location: Celebration Park - Vinton, IaTime: 7:00 amCost: Free - but bring some holiday goodies to share if ya wish.Get out your festive Christmas gear to celebrate the season. Be an elf, the Grinch, or your favorite holiday character or even share your ugly holiday sweater.
Storming Vikings Cap Busy Week with a Solid Performance at Decorah
Results from Friday night at Decorah. The Stormin’ Vikings made the long bus ride to Decorah Friday night and made it worth the trip. Despite being in the midst of a grueling stretch, and with only eight swimmers available, they still managed a second place finish behind a very strong Decorah team and ahead of Grinnell, Waterloo and Mason City.
Stormin’ Vikes Split with State Power Linn-Mar and Waterloo
The Vinton Shellsburg - CPU "Stormin" Vikings opened their season last night with a strong performance showing some great potential for yet another solid year. Top 5 team in the state Linn-Mar showed up with all 48 swimmers and dominated the meet as expected. But the VS/CPU squad had some strong swims and managed a 93-67 victory over the Waterloo consolidated team.
VSHS Wrestling Cheer Junior Clinic
The Vinton-Shellsburg Wrestling Cheerleaders are gearing up for an exciting season supporting both the boys and girls Varsity wrestling teams and invite your child to join us. We had so much fun last year that we're again holding a Junior Cheer Clinic. All K -8 grade guys and gals are encouraged to come help the cheerleaders support the teams by participating in the junior cheer clinic.
Williamsburg and Muscatine Swim Meets
HOME MEET 10/19 vs. WilliamsburgWith the Braille School pool only being 20 yards, not the regulation 25 yards, the meet doesn't count in our regular season. Williamsburg comes anyway for a meet that we enjoy mixing up a bit. The captains of both teams got to set the entry lineup, allowing girls to swim different events than they typically swim in season. Nathan's Miles Glow Run - Reminder it's THIS Saturday, October 28
This Saturday, October 28, is the 3rd Annual Nathan's Miles Glow Fun Run 5K!!!This is a great, affordable family event. Last year there were over 200 participants and Nathan's Miles Foundation was able to give TWO $2,000 scholarships to two graduating seniors from Vinton-Shellsburg through registrations and generous donations!!There will be a Kids Glow Run at 6:15 pm, and then the 5K begins at 7:00 pm. Annual Nathan's Smiles Glow Run October 28
We are proud to announce the 3rd Annual Nathan's Miles Glow Fun Run 5K!!! This is a great, affordable family event. Last year there were over 200 participants and Nathan's Miles Foundation was able to give TWO $2,000 scholarships to two graduating seniors from Vinton-Shellsburg through registrations and generous donations!!There will be a Kids Glow Run at 6:15pm, and then the 5K begins at 7:00pm. 
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Girls HS Swimming @ Decorah - Conference Meet 10/14/23
Final results attached.Photo by Stacy Stillions: Senior VS swimmer Mac Goodell swimming her 100 Butterfly, in which she finished 10th overall at the North Central Swim Conference meet in Decorah October 14.The North Central Swim Conference consists of 9 girls swim teams across the eastern side of Iowa. It's full of strong swimmers and solid teams from smaller schools, all of whom have cooperative agreements to combine district athletics to form one girls swim team (like Vinton-Shellsburg does with Center Point-Urbana). Vinton Parks & Rec Announces New Rules for Facility Use
Matt Boggess, Director of the Vinton Parks and Recreation released a statement announcing new rules for participation and consequences in the use of the facilities. Facilities where the new rules apply include the department's three locations the skating rink, pool and recreation center. The new policies will help staff to better manage all of the patrons of the facilities.
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