Sports
CHAD PETTYJOHN, VS BOYS GOLF COACH - April 13th, 2016 9:12 pm

Grant Noren led the way Tuesday carding a 36 as the Vikings defeated South Tama 150 – 214. The course is in great shape and the temperature was perfect to get the season started. Tyler Stueck was the runner-up medalist carding a 37. Austin Bohnsack shot 38 and Tanner Cummings finished the team score with 39. Bryce Shaw carded a 40 and Mike DeLong shot 41.
JANET WOODHOUSE - April 13th, 2016 10:41 am

Lauren and Rachel Tandy led the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team to victory at South Tama on Tuesday. Lauren was the medalist with a 45; younger sister Rachel was runner-up at 49
Coach's report:
April 12, 2016
V-S Girls Golf
@ Tama-Toledo Country Club, par 35
Weather: sunny, in the 50s
Team Scores:
Varsity
Vinton-Shellsburg 197
South Tama 242
V-S JV 243
Medalist:
Lauren Tandy 45
Runner up medalist:
Rachel Tandy 49
Varsity Scores:
Lauren Tandy 45
Rachel Tandy 49
Olivia Walker 50
Alex Maynard 53
non counters: Abbe Wilson (55), Brandi Gerber (56)
V-S JV:
Halie Engler 56 (JV medalist)
Emily Blake
Lindsey Miller
Anna Sagan
The V-S team members were happy to walk away with a win and lower scores tonight.
JOE HADACHEK - April 11th, 2016 9:50 am

Wolf Creek wins two more vs. Iowa City Trojans (28-21) and Marion (42-21)!
4-0!
There are no cancellations for rugby matches, you just play in the elements.
All matches were played in Iowa City on Friday night. Wolf Creek is now 4-0.
Iowa City plays in the big school class and Wolf Creek composed of Union High athletes is small school class.
BILL MARTIN, IMCA - April 10th, 2016 11:55 pm

His first-ever visit to Benton County Speedway ended with Ricky Thornton Jr.'s second $1,000 Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified Frostbuster feature win in as many nights.
Thornton followed the Saturday checkers at Boone Speedway with the Sunday night victory in a star-filled field at Vinton. He led the last 21 of 25 laps, outrunning Kyle Brown, himself a two-time Frostbuster winner in the race to the checkers.
JANET WOODHOUSE - April 10th, 2016 8:28 pm
Senior Olivia Walker led the VS girls golf team to victory over Solon and West Delaware on Thursday.
Walker shot a 51 for the Vikings, who edged Solon by 1 stroke.
Coach's report from Janet Woodhouse:
Lake MacBride Golf Course, par 36
Weather: Overcast, breezy and cold
Solon, West Delaware, Vinton-Shellsburg
Team Scores:
Vinton-Shellsburg 215
Solon 216
West Delaware 272
Medalist:
Olivia Walker, V-S 51
Runner-up medalist:
Dani Carter, Solon 52
Vinton-Shellsburg scores:
Olivia Walker 51
Olivia Ketchen 54
Rachel Tandy 55
Brandi Gerber 55
noncounters: Lauren Tandy and Alex Maynard
It's nice to finally have the first meet of the season, but these weren't spring-like conditions.
MICHELE GOSSE - April 7th, 2016 9:55 am

Steve Berry's Youth bowlers bowled well in the City Bowling tournament at May City in Cedar Rapids earlier this spring. Each year our youth bowlers are provided an opportunity to compete against others bowlers outside of our home bowling alley. This provides our bowlers the ability to compete against their peers and allows them to see what it is like to bowl in another bowling alley.
BILL MARTIN, IMCA - April 7th, 2016 9:34 am

The 22nd annual Hogan Memorial will be held Sunday, July 3 at Benton County Speedway.
Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds headline the holiday weekend special in Vinton. The Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying feature pays a minimum of $1,250 to win, with lap money, a halfway leader bonus and hard charger awards making for a potential payday of more than $4,000.
JOE HADACHEK - April 7th, 2016 9:33 am

Union athletes are among players in one of the state's fastest growing organized sports: Rugby.
Friday night in Altoona, the Wolf Creek Knights opened up with convincing wins over Urbandale 35-14, and SE Polk "B" 49-14. In the first contest, Isaiah Vaughan and Jordan Schmitz each scored twice and Sam Johnson scored once.
VINTON TODAY - April 6th, 2016 11:03 am

The portable speaker and scoreboard stayed inside.
Bleachers replaced lawn chairs and blankets – although many of the spectators brought blankets for warmth in the windy, rainy 40-degree weather.
The concession stand was open for the very first time during a VS soccer game.
And the players started the game on one of the newest fields – a sharp contrast to the previous years, when home soccer games took place up the hill, on a sloping field where the north goal was at a noticeably higher elevation than the south goal, the playing surface included ankle-turning divots, and a bright orange snow fence helped keep errant kicks from bouncing onto 21st Street.
VINTON TODAY - April 5th, 2016 8:51 am

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series featuring Vinton-Shellsburg athletes and coaches who are continuing to pass lessons about life and sports to young players. Today, we meet Kyle McAbee, who will coach his first high school varsity soccer game tonight.
A member of the very first Vinton-Shellsburg varsity boys soccer team has returned to become its coach.