Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest announces winners

RICH HAISMAN
January 29, 2015 9:56 am

The annual Knights of Columbus free throw contest was held last Saturday at Tilford elementary.  Winners of the contest were: Kalli Burke, 9 Alyssa Griffith, 10 Curtis Erickson, 10 Kayla Griffith, 11 CJ Rickels, 12 Tia Burke, 13  Jack Shaw, 13 Jacob Stocker, 14 22 boys and girls competed.

VS bowlers defeat Denver on Senior Night

VS BOWLING COACH AMBER PATTEE
January 29, 2015 9:49 am

Senior night is always the hardest night for me as a coach.  It is great to see how these guys have grown even just over a years time.  They are all great kids and I have loved working with them.

Stein, Bunge place in Sires bowling event

MICHELE GOSSE
January 29, 2015 9:45 am

Local bowlers enjoyed bowling a pins over average competition over the holiday break in Cedar Rapids.  The Sires Classic Holiday Youth tournament bowlers divides into multiple groups by the their bowling average.

Viking swimmers take on big schools at C.R. Washington

ROB LEVIS
January 28, 2015 11:38 am

Nine schools, fourteen teams and nearly 200 swimmers.  Tuesday night at Cedar Rapids Washington the Vinton-Shellsburg swimmers had the opportunity to swim with the big schools and came up big.

Viking swimmers split with Decorah, Waterloo East

ROB LEVIS, VS SWIMMING COACH
January 26, 2015 10:26 am

Another tight meet for the Viking swimmers resulted in another come from behind victory to secure a split Tuesday night in Waterloo against host Waterloo East and Decorah.

Wehage earns 100th win as Vikes wrestle at Anamosa

V-S COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
January 26, 2015 10:25 am

The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestling team competed at the Anamosa Duals on Saturday, where they won 55-24 over Cascade, but lost 48-27 to Waterloo Columbus.

Parents Night: Viking wrestlers host Maquoketa, Solon and Marion

VINTON TODAY
January 22, 2015 11:15 pm

The VS wrestling team honored parents and seniors during Thursday's dual event which included Marion, Solon and Maquoketa. The Vikings defeated Maquoketa, 42-39, but lost to Solon, 43-30.

Slow start, Mustang 3s doom Vikings in 65-56 loss

VINTON TODAY
January 21, 2015 1:03 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings played well enough over three quarters to defeat Independence in an away game on Tuesday.  But a dreadfully poor start by the Vikes and spectacular 3-point shooting by a Mustang junior made the difference.

Hyland scores 100th win at Starmont Duals

VINTON TODAY
January 21, 2015 8:36 am

Junior Viking wrestler Nick Hyland earned his 100th high school career win on Saturday, as he wrestled with the Vikings at the Starmont Duals event.

Baseball/Softball registration set for Sunday at Tilford

JIM THOMPSON
January 19, 2015 12:34 pm

2015 registration for VSBC/Marv Lindsey Softball and Baseball will be this Sunday at Tilford Elementary.  3rd/4th/5th/6th grade softball will be held at 4:00 pm, 10U/9U baseball at 4:45 pm and 12U/11U baseball at 5:15.