Sports
1,000: Viking Grant Sagan reaches prep scoring milestone
The first 10 minutes of the Vinton-Shellsburg/Oelwein basketball game on Tuesday were among the worst of the year for Grant Sagan and the Vikings. They trailed by as much as 11 to Oelwein, and for ... 10 years together: Vikings\' hoops success began with huge win in 2003
The success of the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings 2012-13 basketball team has not come as a surprise -- not at all -- to the parents and coaches who watched and taught them first and know them best.
... Sagan reaches 1K points; Vikes finish perfect after defeating Oelwein, 65-50
Grant Sagan scored his 1,000th point in his last regular season high school game, as the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings overcame a rough start to defeat Oelwein, 65-50.
Early missed shots and turnov... Viking Max Wehage advances to State Wrestling Meet
Vinton-Shellsburg wrestler Max Wehage (106 lbs) will represent his team at the State Wrestling Meet on Feb. 14, competing in the Class 2A bracket.
Max finished second at the Solon District even... Champions! Vikings win WaMaC with 72-56 victory over Anamosa
For three quarters, the Anamosa Raiders played the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings point for point.
But the first quarter belonged all to the Vikings, as they built a 15-point lead on their home cour... Viking Merchant signs with Ellsworth; to join Panthers on gridiron
After leading the Vinton-Shellsburg football team in rushing yards last season, Viking Chris Merchant hopes to carry the ball at the college level next year.
Merchant, joined by his parents, Sc... Three Union athletes accept college offers
Three Union High School student-athletes who made commitments to play college athletics on Wednesday.
Kylie Powell, senior, signed a national letter of intent to play soccer at UNI.... Post Prom basket raffle continues
The Vinton-Shellsburg Post-Prom Committee is raffling baskets as part of its fund-raising campaign. The winning names will be drawn on Feb. 12, after the last of the regular season basketball games... Vikings start fast, win low-scoring contest vs. Williamsburg
There is only one undefeated boys basketball team in Class 3A in Iowa: Vinton-Shellsburg.
The WaMaC West champion Vikings jumped to a quick 15-5 lead over Williamsburg on their home court Tuesd... VS wrestling: Indee defeats Vikings
Independence (INDE) 54.0 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 14.0
126: Caleb Studebaker, INDE, dec. Nick Hyland, VISH, 9-2. 132: Nathan Merchant, VISH, maj. dec. Elliott Ryan, INDE, 16-3. 138: John Morkel, ...