Sports

Lyons finishes 35th at State Cross Country meet

       Of the eight freshmen or sophomores to finish in the top 50 in the boys State Cross Country meet on Saturday, two of them are from area schools.     &...

Wrestlers sold out: Fund-raising auction nets nearly $7,000

Logan Merchant laughs as Duane Johnson leads the bidding during the VS wrestling labor auction.      The Vinton-Shellsburg High School wrestling program (this year aided by the Little Vikings AAU wrestlers) held its second annual labor auction on Thursday, Oct. 27.   &...

VS players named to All-District team

     Several Vinton-Shellsburg football players were named to the All-District team for Class 3A District 5.      The honorees included:       &nb...

Garage Sale & Bake Sale

  Please come help support the 13U Gold USSSA Baseball team help raise money for their 2012 season   When: Saturday, October 29th Where: US Bank Building in Vinton W...

Sickles to play at Mt. Mercy

  Morgan Sickles, a senior at Center Point Urbana is shown signing a letter of intent to play Softball at Mount Mercy college....

Viking runner Lyons advances to state Cross Country meet

Sophomore Wyatt Lyons will compete in the State Cross Country Meet this weekend.      Vinton-Shellsburg Sophomore runner Wyatt Lyons finished sixth at the state qualifying meet in Manchester, and will compete at the State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, Oct. 29. ...

HS FB: Union comes from behind vs. Washington, prepares for \'10 champ Solon

By Cheyne Reiter      I'll save a majority of the adjectives for the post-game article, but I guess I'll give you one to put this game in perspective...UNBELIEVABLE. T...

Vikettes end volleyball season with loss to S. Tama

     South Tama beat Vinton-Shellsburg 3-0 in the first round of the Regional Tournament Monday night.     Scores were: 16-25; 18-25; and 20-25. ...

Viking/Knight matchup featured leading rusher, tackler

Gunner Tranel, the Class 3A leading tackler, helps stop Union's Wes Burnside Friday.       The matchup between Vinton-Shellsburg and Union Friday night in Vinton featured the leading tackler in Class 3A, as well as its leading rusher for the past two years.  ...

Rapid Recap: Knights overpower Vikings, 51-0

Defensive POW: Cole Hinders, Trev Hadachek, and Dylan McLaughlin Def Scout POW: scout offense unit Special Teams POW: Kickoff Coverage team Offensive POW: Reid Monroe, Logan Sallee, Brad Gall...