Sports

VPRD Summer registration underway

Can you believe that summer already is right around the corner? Neither can we but we are currently preparing to bring you and your family a number of programs and special events to keep you busy ...

Pickleball Trimester 3 class champions‏

Caleb Bendull & Ricky Hunter It's Pickleball season again! What in the world is Pickleball, you ask? Pickleball, while easy for beginners, can also develop into an intense competition for high-level players. With a...

Erin Randall again leads Vikettes; VS extends winning streak

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team continued its winning ways, taking first place in a triangular vs. Don Bosco and Waterloo Columbus Tuesday at the Jesup Golf Course on Tuesday, April 16. ...

Boys golf: Tyler Stueck leads VS in tie with Benton

Daniel Ervin tees off to begin the Vinton-Benton golf dual at the Vinton Country Club on Tuesday. The VS/Benton Community golf meet Tuesday at the Vinton Country Club ended in a tie with both teams shooting a 171. Benton won the meet based on criteria. Tyler Stueck led all scores and was the me...

Vikings Boys finish second in Waterloo

Daniel Ervin Vinton-Shellsburg finished in second place at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo on Monday.  Daniel Jannssen led the way for the Vikings being the runner-up medalist shooting a 39.  Dani...

Vikettes 5-0 on golf course after win at Amana in tough conditions

  Despite tough conditions that led to scores in the 50s, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team continued its winning streak in a quadrangular meet at Clear Creek - Amana on Monday evenin...

Red Cedar Shooters take second, sixth at Cedar Rapids invitationals

Red Cedar Black Squad members: Caleb Svoboda, Jake Reisch, Drake Tilson, Wyatt Lebeda, Hunter Vogt.   The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap shooting team took 2nd place honors at the Cedar Rapids Xavier Trap Shooting Invitational held at Otter Creek Sportsman’s Club in Ced...

Cooper Sanders: Second in nationals at 50 pounds; representing Iowa at Neb. meet

Cooper Sanders: National Runner-Up, USA Wrestling Championships, UNI Cooper Sanders, the son of Jason and Angie Sanders, finished second in the USA Wrestling National Championships last weekend at UNI.  Cooper was the national runner-up in the Bantam divisi...

A night of personal bests for V-S Golfers

Dual with Independence at the Wildcat Golf Course, Shellsburg Par 35 Weather conditions: warm, no breeze  (Perfect!)   Team Scores:      V-S &...

Area drivers Austin and Murty among Frostbuster winners at BCS

From 13th to first: Richie Gustin wins Modified feature at BCS Frostbuster, April 7 Richie Gustin doesn’t start many of his races at Benton County Speedway at the front, but he has a knack for finishing them there. Gustin raced from 13th to win Sunday’s Frostbuste...