Sports

Alumni Football USA: V-S to play CPU June 7

Alumni Football: Jason Boisen hands off to Jordan Otdoerfer in '12; VS will play CPU again June 7.. Plans for a Vinton-Shellsburg/Benton Commmunity Alumni USA football game did not come together like VS Captain Randy Scheel had hoped, but Scheel and his team will get to play one game this summer --...

Best performance of year: Vikings defeat Independence at Vinton Country Club

  On Tuesday, the boys golf team turned in its best performance of the year. The7 scored a season best 160, to defeat Independence who shot 164. The meet took place in Vinton at the Vinton...

VSMS 8th graders first, 7th graders second in Little Viking Invitational

The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Little Viking Invitational took place Tuesday evening in Vinton. The VSMS 8th graders won the event while the 7th grade boys finished second. See complete r...

Tuesday night racing: Hawkeye Dirt Tour comes to Vinton, May 7

  Opening night takes the Karl Performance Hawkeye Dirt Tour to Benton County Speedway for the third consecutive year next Tuesday, May 7. The feature event for IMCA Xtreme Motor Spor...

Viking boys 5th at WaMaC West meet; Ervin leads team with 39

  The boys golf team finished in 5th place Monday at Gardner Golf Course in Marion. The course was in good shape and all 8 teams enjoyed a beautiful day for a round of golf. Waterloo ...

WAMAC West Champs! Vikings at South Hills Golf Course

WAMAC West Golf Champs: Coach Janet Woodhouse and the 2013 VS Vikettes! The Vinton-Shellburg girls golf team were a bunch of "happy campers" on the way home from the WAMAC West golf meet in Waterloo on Monday evening, says Coach Janet Woodhouse. The Vikings, ...

Boys golf: Vikings third at Solon, win dual at South Tama

  The Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf team had two separate leaders in its last two events, including first-time medalist Daniel Ervin at South Tama. Solon Recap The Vikings finished ...

Boys golf: Vikings third at Solon, win dual at South Tama

  The Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf team had two separate leaders in its last two events, including first-time medalist Daniel Ervin at South Tama. Solon Recap The Vikings finished i...

Red Cedar Shooters take 1st place in last two home meets

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap shooting team have won their last 2 home meets.   On Saturday, April 27, the Red Cedar Shooters hosted the Cedar Rapids Kenned...

Viking Soccer team now 3-3 on season

Devin Tollefson Despite Friday's loss to Waterloo Columbus at home on Friday, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys soccer team has already enjoyed more success this season than most second-year teams. The Vikings ar...