The Vinton-Shellsburg athletic department is winding down its winter sports season. The boys basketball loss at Xavier on Monday ended the hoops season.

The revived Vinton-Shellsburg High School bowling team is celebrating a successful first season and even sending one competitor to the State event next week.

The Vinton-Shellsburg bowlers ended their regular season at Oelwein on Friday, where the varsity boys won again and the varsity girls exceeded their average by nearly 300 pins.

Three of the four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers who advanced to the District wrestling match earned a spot in the Class 2A Individual State Wrestling Tournament by finishing first or second during district competition in Marion on Saturday.

Vinton Parks and Recreation Department 2013-14 Adult Volleyball Standings February 14, 2014   Coed Division Sunday, February 9   Team Truax 17—25—25 vs Coots Materials 25--10--20 Ehlinger’s Vinton Express ‘66’ 10--18--20 vs                                    Fareway / Tharp Design 25—25--25 Natural Disasters 4—14--16 vs Ron-Da-Voo 25--25--25 Paul’s Seeds 25--25--25 vs John’s Qwik Stop 19—22--15 Neve’s P.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes honored three basketball players, one senior manager, and their parents at the recent Senior Night.  The players are Sara Jorgensen, Ashley McKenna and Bethany Stainbrook; the senior manager is Kaitlyn Booth.

Facing Mason City, Decorah and five Mississippi Valley Conference schools we finished eight, not too far behind Waterloo East and Cedar Falls.  The boys capped a good season with another strong performance marked by continued, significant improvement.

Four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers placed first or second at the ectional Wrestling Meet at Union High School on Saturday, February 8. They included first place winners Nick Hyland (132 pounds) and Michael Neal (152); and second-place winners Max Wehage (113) and Stevie Henry (heavyweight).

Jacob Gosse ended his last game with a turkey – three strikes in a row, for those of you unfamiliar with bowling terminology – and scored a team high 203 during Friday’s final home contest of the season.

The fifth annual XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour takes the best Modified drivers from in and around Iowa to 11 different tracks this season.  IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for a minimum of $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start each night.