Sports
Vinton Softball-Baseball Corporation to hold registration this Wednesday
Vinton Softball Baseball Corporation will hold registration for 7U (1st Grade) summer baseball this upcoming Wednesday at the Vinton Fire Department. Registration will run from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Player fee is $50 plus uniform cost. The 7U team will participate in the PST League out of Cedar Rapids and will have approximately 12-15 home and away games this season.
Vikings District basketball game rescheduled, moved
Due to weather, the V-S Boys District Basketball game vs. Union has been rescheduled to Friday, the 22nd at 7 pm at Benton Community High School, Van Horne, please note change of location.
Racing News: Independence Speedway registrations mailed; some events changed
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – Independence Motor Speedway registration forms for the 2013 season have been mailed. Driver registration and pit stall reservation forms for the upcoming season were included in the mailer.
Drivers who have not received their 2013 registration information are able to print the forms by visiting the track web site, www.
Vikings rout Mustangs; to face Union in District Championship
For the first six minutes, the Independence Mustangs played a close Class 3A District 6 game with the VInton-Shellsburg Vikings. Although spotting the VIkings a 5-point lead, the Mustangs kept the game close, and trailed just 13-7, with a little more than two minutes left in the first quarter.
Then the Viking domination began.
Two quick steals led to Chase Overton layups just seconds apart, giving the Vikings a 17-7 lead, and causing the Mustang coach to call time out. Vikings advance, 74-32
Weather permitting, the Vinton-Shellsburg VIkings will play for the Class 3A District 6 Basketball Championship against Union on Thursday at Linn-Mar High School in Marion. The Vikings defeated Independence 74-32. Union defeated Benton Community, 50-46.
Vikings begin road to Des Moines leading many team, individual stats
Going into the post-season, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings lead all Class 3A basketball teams in points scored and point differential. The top-ranked Vikings, the only unbeaten team in Class 3A, has scored 1,478 points and has won its 21 games by an average of 19.8 points.
An interesting stat about the Vikings, who host Independence Monday night in the District opener, is how their scoring quarter-by-quarter has been nearly perfectly consistent.
State wrestling: Viking Wehage ends season with 3-2 loss at State
After being pinned by the top-rated wrestler in Class 2A at 106 pounds, Vinton-Shellsburg wrestler Max Wehage won his first consolation match at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Meet Thursday evening.
Max was pinned by Patrick Woods of West Delewar then won, 13-6, over Dylan Huntoon of Spencer. In his third match, he lost to 3-2, to Devin Phaly of Sergeant Bluffs on Friday afternoon, ending his season.
VPRD Volleyball Standings
The Vinton Parks and Recreation Dept. has released the latest volleyball league standings.
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Hogan receives 2012 34 Raceway Modifieds Championship Award
Racing on dirt tracks begins next month in Iowa, and last month, one track honored a Vinton driver as its Modifieds Track Champion for 2012.
Scott Hogan recently attended the annual 34 Raceway event, where he received a plaque honoring his success at that track in Burlingon last season.
Scott has more than 10 track championships and more than 80 wins as he begins his 17th year of racing. District basketball schedule; Vikes to host Independence Monday, Feb. 18
The path to Des Moines, for the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings, begins at home Monday, Feb. 18, when the Vikings host Independence in District play. If the Vikings win, their next game would be Thursday, Feb. 21, vs. either Union or Benton Community, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion. The winner of that game will advance to the Sub-State contest at the McLeod Center at UNI in Cedar Falls on Monday, Feb.