Sports

January 17, 2014     Coed Division  Sunday, January 12    Paul’s Seeds25—25—25vsEhlinger’s Vinton Express ‘66’22--13--20  Neve’s P.F.C.25--19--25vsCoots Materials11—25--11  Neve’s P.

Come on out to the Benton County Nature Center for some snowshoeing fun.   We will talk a little about the history of snowshoes, the different types, and some helpful techniques. Then we will go out and explore the winter wonder land around the Nature Center.   We have a limited number of snowshoes available in various sizes so participants will need to register @(319) 472-4942.

The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers competed Saturday at the Benton Community Bobcat 'Jerry Eckenrod' Invitational‏. Max Wehage and Steve Henry led the Vikes, with 3rd-place finishes at (Wehage at 113 and Henry at 285 pounds); Nick Hyland finished fourth at 132; Michael Neal was also 4th at 152 and Navon Dunlap 8th at 126. 106 Results Guaranteed Places 1st Place - Brenden Baker of Cedar Rapids Jefferson 2nd Place - Jordan Schmitz of Don Bosco 3rd Place - Brock Henderson of North Linn 4th Place - Derek Holschlag of LaPorte City, Union 5th Place - Gabe Ellfritz of Waterloo West 6th Place - Tate Buck of Benton Community 7th Place - Sean Casey of Davenport Assumption 8th Place - Cole Lehn of Williamsburg  1st Place Match Brenden Baker (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 20-0, So.

Spread the word! 2014 Registration for VSBC Softball and Baseball is on Sunday, January 26th at Tilford Elementary cafeteria. There will be a short meeting prior to each age group so it would be appreciated if parents would attend with their players. Schedule is as follows: Softball - 1:00  7U/8U Baseball - 1:30  9U/10U Baseball - 2:15  11U/12U Baseball - 3:00 13U Baseball - 3:45 Please have players try on uniforms to make sure they have one that fits for the upcoming year.

Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers came up short in a double dual vs. Independence and Williamsburg Thursday evening in Vinton. Scores are below. Nick Hyland (132) led the Vikings, pinning both of his opponents to score 12 of the Vikings's 32 team points. Independence (INDE) 57.0 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 18.0 160: Nick Holt, INDE, forf. . 170: Zach Kremer, INDE, pinned Warren Rouse, VISH, 1:09.

The Vinton-Shellsburg basketball teams played their local rivals last week, and both the Vikings and Vikettes came up short against Benton Community and Center Point Urbana. The Benton boys defeated the Vikings by three in Van Horne on Thursday night, while CPU edged them by the same margin on Saturday in Vinton The Vikes lost to Benton, 49-46, and to CPU, 51-48.

The varsity boys came from a hundred pin deficit to Marion to come back and beat them by 83 pins after the Baker games on Friday, Jan. 10.  This team goes the extra mile all the time and will continue to improve as the season progresses. Great High Games - Cole Garwood 265 and Nick stein 245.   The varsity girls did not fare as well in the standings but they really performed well and continue to improve everyday.

"We swam great, but lost 47-46," said VS boys swimming coach Rob Levis of the team's meet in Vinton Thursday. The Vikings competed against Waterloo East in the Iowa Braille School pool, where all home meets take place.  The V-S 320-yard freestyle relay team was among the first-place finishers for V-S. That team included Anthony Dickerson, Jonah Blix, Jordan Evans and Matt Lash.

Jordan Schoettmer, with a high game (226) and high two-game series (399), led the Vinton-Shellsburg bowlers to victory over Independence Friday, in Vinton. Alyssa Bunge had the high scores for the varsity girls team (172 and 330). Tyler Rasmussen (187 and 353) led the boys JV team. "We got off to a slow start for most of the bowlers but they rallied together and were able to excel once again at all levels.

Only three girls basketball coaches in Iowa history have led their teams to more wins than Harold Shepherd. The Vinton resident and long-time Vinton and Vinton-Shellsburg coach earned his 750th career win on Friday night with his current team. West Delaware defeated Independence, 53-43, to earn Shep the milestone.  Only Gene Kling (1,001 wins with West Central of Maynard and Waukon), R.