Sports

Neon Night as Vikings host Huskies

Neon green shirts are available at LaGrange Pharmacy for tonight's Neon Night with the Vikings. After dressing in black and waving gold Spirit Towels during last Friday's game, the Vinton-Shellsburg football fans dressed in brightly-colored clothes for Friday night's game. Hundreds of...

Vikettes finish 4th in Grinnell XC meet; boys 6th

The Vinton-Shellsburg Cross Country teams finished fourth (boys) and sixth (girls) at Grinnell on Tuesday evening. Lily Horst led the VS girls, finishing 4th, while Ricky Jeray was the first Vikin...

Hogan wins again; Hogancamp gets first victory at BCS

Vinton sportmod winner‏ Mike Hogancamp (72) had his first victory on Sunday.   Vinton’s Scott Hogan won the feature in the Modifieds class at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 2. Sports Mod winner Mike Hogancamp celebrated his first trip to Victory ...

Dvorak wins IMCA SportMod feature at Independence Motor Speedway

A stout field of 111 teams filled the pit area for Budweiser Season Championship Night at Independence Motor Speedway. A trio of drivers topped off track championships by taking home feature wins ...

Vikings lose to S. Tama; host District opener vs. Oelwein Sept. 7

Long punt returns by Kelyn Rickels helped put the Vikes in scoring position vs. S. Tama. The Vinton-Shellsburg football team heads into district play next week with a 1-1 record following Friday's loss at home to South Tama. The Viking offense struggled throughout the first hal...

Prep volleyball: Vikettes start strong, but lose to Williamsburg

Williamsburg beat Vinton-Shellsburg on the volleyball court at VSHS on Thursday evening, 3-1.   Game scores were: 25-20 16-25 6-25 14-25 The Vikette Tournament beg...

Blackout Night, Spirit Towels to help rally Vikings at home opener

Painting of the sidelines and other field markings prepares the field for the first V-S home game. Scott Merchant said his original goal with the gold Spirit Towels was to have enough to give to every student at Vinton-Shellsburg High School. "We've been trying to encourage more stu...

Former Vikette Ashley Strong leading SWCC in kills

VS alum Ashley Strong is a leader in kills as a freshmen on the SWCC volleyball team.   On Monday, Aug. 27, the South West Community College (SWCC) Spartan volleyball team, which includes 2012 VS graduate Ashley Strong, kicked off their season by travelling to Southea...

Vinton Shellsburg Cross Country boys team takes first place

Varsity girls start The VSHS XC boys team took First place with a team score of 53 points Tues night at Williamsburg.  Girls varsity team placed 4th out of a total of 9 teams.  All the VSHS teams rep...

Hogan wins 34 Raceway Championship in Burlington

Scott Hogan races at Burlington, where he is the Modified points champion. Vinton race car driver Scott Hogan won the feature Saturday, Aug. 25, in Burlington.  Also he was the 34 RACEWAY. IMCA modified 2012 track Champion . See complete results HERE.   ...