Sports
Pickleball winners
VSHS PE students recently competed in the annual pickleball contest. The winners are pictured here.
VS runner Lily Horst nominated for KCRG Athlete of the Week
After a very successful cross country season with many wins and a fourth place finish in the State meet, VS sophomore Lily Horst has been nominated for the KCRG-TV Athlete of the Week.
The three nominees are listed on the station's web site; votes from readers determine the winner.
Click HERE to vote.
Berry's Lanes League scores
Below are the bowling league standings and high scores from last week, at Berry's Lanes.
Junior-Senior Jets
Vinton Vikings 23-13
Flaming French Fries, 23-13
Spanish Panda Bears, 23-13
No Guts No Glory, 20-16
Bubble Blowers, 20-16
Gutter Cleaners, 18-18
Code Awesome, 15.5-20.5
Hammer Heads, 14.5-21.5
Legends, 13-23
Delta Ducks, 10-26
High Scores- Boys
Games: Cole Garwood, 257; Jacob Gosse, 189; Ethan Dedrick, 186.
State Cross Country: Lily Horst 4th in Class 3A; VS girls 8th
Sophomore Lily Horst finished in fourth place in the Class 3A state girls cross country meet on Saturday in Fort Dodge. The Vikettes finished in 8th place with 211 team points.
Underclassmen dominated the girls' Class 3A field; all five top finishers are either freshmen or sophomores.
Viking junior Derek Dinderman ran in the boys individual event, finishing in 43rd place with a time of 17. VS wrestlers raise $3,705 with Labor Auction
One of the newer traditions at Vinton-Shellsburg High School is the wrestling labor auction. This year's event took place Monday at the high school, with long-time auctioneer Duane Johnson taking bids.
The wrestlers, managers and coaches took their turn on the auction block, exchanging eight hours of work for a donation to the wrestling programs. Derek Dinderman qualifies for individual State Cross Country Meet
Vinton-Shellsburg junior Derek Dinderman finished 10th in the state qualifying meet in Waverly on Thursday, earning a spot in the State Cross Country individual event, which takes place Saturday, Nov. 2.
As a team, the boys fell one place short, finishing fourth in total team points. VS Girls earn spot in State Cross Country meet
With three top 10 finishers, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls cross country team earned a place in the State meet.
Sophomore Lily Horst finished second during the qualifying meet Thursday, at Waverly. Bristi Gerber, another 10th-grader, came in 6th; and freshman Cassie Kenney was 10th.
The girls team will compete in the Class 3A State event at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Saturday, Nov. Amber Pattee to serve as coach for VSHS Bowling Team; fund-raiser Nov. 16
The Vinton-Shellsburg High School Bowling team are excited to announce that Amber Pattee has volunteered to be the bowling coach for this bowling season. We really appreciate Amber stepping up to be our bowling coach - Thank you Amber!!!
Now, that the coaching position has been filled the bowling team is rolling onto to their last hurdle.
Freshmen win again; defeat Williamsburg, 46-30
The Vinton-Shellsburg ninth grade football team has one final chance to ring the victory bell this Tuesday, when they host Crestwood in a home game.
The freshmen won at Williamsburg before the varsity game; the varsity lost, 43-0.
Freshmen Coach Tony Stenberg shared this summary of Friday's win:
We won the game 46-30 with the offenses on both teams putting up a lot of yards.
WAMAC Cross Country: Girls take 3 of top 5 places; boys 2nd in team standings
Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette sophomores Lily Horst and Bristi Gerber led the way at the WAMAC Conference cross country meet, finishing first and second in the varsity girls race, as freshman Cassie Kenney finished fifth.
Juniors Jordan Evens (8th place) and Derek Dinderman led the Vikings in the boys varsity event.
The varsity boys were second in team scoring while the girls team finished in third place.