Sports

Races rescheduled: Vinton Frostbuster set for April 10

VINTON, Iowa – There will still be an IMCA Frostbuster Week to start the 2016 race season. The last three of those specials will be held next week, however.  Friday’s spec...

8-year-old wins local bowling tourney with score of 213

8-year-old Byron Christianson bowled a remarkable 213 to win the Zippy Midgets tournament. The 213 that Byron Christianson bowled on Saturday would have been among the top 20 one-game scores among the 40+ high schoolers who competed in the 2016 Class 1A Boys State Tournament earlier this...

Tyler Stueck signs with Mount Mercy

Tyler Stueck, with MMU coach Luke Slaymaker & VS coach Chad Pettyjohn, signs his Letter of Intent. Vinton-Shellsburg senior golfer Tyler Stueck will continue his career into the collegiate level. Stueck, the son of Tom and Cindi Stueck, has signed a Letter of Intent to attend college and pl...

NASCAR veteran Schrader to be part of Vinton Frostbuster Modified field

 Ken Schrader joins the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified field for the Thursday, March 31 Frostbuster special at Benton County Speedway.  The popular NASCAR driver will be among con...

Sign up continues for new youth 7-on-7 football league

VSHS assistant FB coach Andrew May invites all VS 5th-8th graders to join the new 7-on-7 league. More than 30 area youngsters have signed up already for the first Vinton-Shellsburg 7-on-7 football league “This could be the start of something pretty cool,” says Andrew May, of th...

Vikette relay teams win two events at Wamac West indoor meet

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team did well at the Wamac indoor meet on Saturday in Mount Vernon, where Vikette winners included the 4 X 800 relay team and the 4 X 400 team. Bristi Gerber,...

Vikings set Wamac indoor 4 X 200 record, win many events

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys 4 X 200 relay team (Tyler Bartz, Jordan Womochil, Nick Hyland and Joel Barnes) set a new Wamac West indoor record at the Coe College track in Mount Vernon on Saturday. ...

Barnes, Gerber lead VS at Wartburg track meet

Joel Barnes and Bristi Gerber led the Vinton-Shellsburg athletes at the Wartburg Track and Field Meet on Tuesday.  Barnes won the 400M with a time of 52.85, and also was a member of the f...

TV station honors Viking bowler Stein as Athlete of the Week

Nick Stein discusses his State Bowling success with Scott Saville of KCRG. The votes of Vinton-Shellsburg fans made a difference in the voting of the recent KCRG Athlete of the Week. Viking bowler Nick Stein received that honor this week, and appeared on the evening b...

Vikette golfer Walker signs to play golf at Central

Teammate Lauren Tandy and friend Keri Webster joined the Walkers and Coach Woodhouse at the signing. Vinton-Shellsburg High School golf history was made this week when Olivia Walker became the second senior Vikette golfer to sign with a college team. Walker joiner her parents, Okee and Randi,...