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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...

Still a \'Viking;\' Grant Sagan signs with Grand View

Grant Sagan's siblings Josie, Anna, Nolan joined him, his parents and coaches for the signing. After visiting a few other Iowa colleges and thinking he had found at least one he liked, Vinton-Shellsburg senior basketball player Grant Sagan went to Grand View University in Des Moines and foun...

Red Cedar Shooters win first home meet; Svoboda, Ervin earn individual honors

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters hosted AGWSR for their first Trap Shooting meet of the season today at the Red Cedar Chapter of the Izaak Walton League.   The Red ...

Rippel leads Vikings to victory in home golf opener

Daniel Ervin The varsity and JV won their meets last night against Center Point-Urbana.   Varsity won 177-193 JV won 201-203   Dylan Rippel was the first place medalist with 39; Ty...