Sports
Raining Buckets Challenge: Vikes defeat Benton 20-8 in downpour
In a week that saw residents throughout the area participating in the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings, Benton Community Bobcats and their fans experienced a different kind of dr... Baseball, softball tryouts set for September
Any girl grades 3rd - 6th and any boy age 8-13 can now sign up for softball and baseball tryouts to be held in September. Players must register to play in the 2015 season. Tryouts will...
VS teams take third in first cross country meet of season
Junior Lily Horst finished second for the girls, and senior Derek Dinderman finished third in the boys event, as the Vinton-Shellsburg cross country teams both placed third in the Mount Vernon-Lisb... Blowout: 318 athletes prepare for seasons of fall sports at VSMS, VSHS
Announcer Larry Druschel counted 318 names among the student-athletes who will compete in football, volleyball, cross country, swimming and cheerleading for Vinton-Shellsburg High School and VS Mid... Fall Blowout, volleyball preview set for today at VSHS
Vinton-Shellsburg will introduce the athletes of its fall sports teams to the public during the annual Fall Blowout and Volleyball Preview today.
The Volleyball event takes place at 3:30 p.m. ...
Gustin takes XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour checkers at Benton County
Richie Gustin raced to his career seventh XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour feature win on the night Tyler Droste nearly raced to his first.
Gustin caught Droste with two circuits left in Monday&rs...
Final week to visit the pool
The Vinton Community Swimming pool is now in its final week so be sure to stop by to take one last dip before the summer comes to an end. We will be on our regular pool hour schedule all the way t...
XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour seeks first repeat winner at Vinton, Tipton
IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for $1,000 to win in a pair of XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour shows next week.
Series features at Benton County Speedway in Vinton on Monday, Aug. 18 and at Ced...
Alumni Softball: Former players reunite, raise money for current program
The second annual Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Softball game took place on Saturday night at Thole Field, where the Vikettes play their home high school games.
The Black Team jumped to a quick 6-0 ... VPRD lists winners of Kids Triathlon
The following are the results from the Kids Triathlon hosted by the Vinton Parks & Recreation Department on Saturday, July 26. Participants swam, biked and ran distances suitable for their age...