VPRD Two Person Best Shot results

DUANE RANDALL, VINTON PARKS & RECREATION
October 2, 2013 10:30 am

The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department held its annual Two Person Best Shot this past weekend at the Vinton Country Club.  60 golfers took part in the event with nice weather for the early golfers but some rain on the afternoon group.

Vikettes get first WaMaC volleyball win of season; defeat Benton, 3-0

VINTON TODAY
October 1, 2013 11:26 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes defeated Benton Community, 3 games to 0, on Tuesday night, for their first WaMaC Conference win.  Each game was closer than the first; VS won by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-22.

Vikings stumble at Independence, 23-8; last two home games Oct. 4, 11

VINTON TODAY
September 30, 2013 10:25 am

Injuries, turnovers and missed opportunities added up to defeat on Friday for the Vinton-Shellsburg football team. The Vikings lost 23-8, Independence, allowing the Mustangs to celebrate their first Homecoming win in 11 years.

VS Middle School runners do well at home meet

VINTON TODAY
September 26, 2013 9:08 am

Four of the top six runners in the girls Middle School race, and six of the top 10 boys in Tuesday's cross country meet were from Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School.

JV cross country: VSHS boys first, girls second

VINTON TODAY
September 26, 2013 8:59 am

Kylie Miracle (5th) Sara Jorgensen (8th place) and Olivia Oltrogge (11th place) led the Vinton-Shellsburg JV girls to second place in team standings in their home meet on Tuesday at Rodgers Park.

Freshman again ring victory bell, rout Independence, 50-8

VINTON TODAY
September 26, 2013 8:51 am

The Vinton-Shellsburg freshman football team recovered from its first setback, a 23-14 loss at Western Dubuque.  The 9th grade Vikings defeated Independence, 50-8.

Horst wins VS cross country race; boys team places first; girls second

VINTON TODAY
September 24, 2013 10:25 pm

Lily Horst finished the girls cross country course at Rodgers Park in her familiar first place again on Tuesday. This time she was nearly a minute faster than everyone else.

Holschlag, Driscol carry Knights past Osage, 33-6 Union defense dominate

CHEYNE REITER
September 24, 2013 11:18 am

Holschlag, Driscol carry Knights past Osage, 33-6 Union defense dominate once again By Cheyne Reiter   The Union Knights 4-0 (2-0) remained unbeaten Friday night in Osage with a convincing 33-6 win over the Green Devils 0-4 (0-1).

VS adds several athletes, '78 Vikettes BB team, to Hall of Fame

VINTON TODAY
September 23, 2013 10:05 am

After seeing a "district" football game, they gathered at the Vinton Country Club where someone had burned a DVD to use with a laptop computer so they could watch 6-on-6 basketball.

VS XC parents praise WD for participation in football-carrying tradition

VINTON TODAY
September 21, 2013 11:38 pm

Even before the ball arrived in Vinton from Western Dubuque High School in Epworth, VS cross country parents heard about the impressive way that WDHS personnel handled the VS tradition of carrying the Homecoming game ball from the opposing team's school to Vinton for the game.