Sports
Baseball history echoes with Pujols homers
On my first visit to the old Busch Stadium in 2002, I was walking around before the game, observing all of the pre-game rituals: The grounds crew. The fans. The historica...
High School football playoffs: Union, CPU advance
Center Point-Urbana joined Union among the area football teams that qualified for post-season play with a win Friday night, while a win by Benton Community was not quite ...
The triumph of apathy: 'Don't Care' wins VPRD flag football championship
The Vinton Parks and Rec Department Adult Flag Football League championship game recently took place.
The winning team, "Don't Care," had a 5-1 recor... 'Inside the Huddle' - Knights roll past Marion Indians on Senior Night, 45-14
The Knights are starting to regain their rhythm.
After a 35-15 defeat to 3A District 5 leaders in the Maquoketa Cardinals two weeks ago, the Knights pounced on the Bobcats of Western Dubuque, 42...
Horst, Gerber lead WAMAC MS girls cross country event; take 2nd,3rd at State
For most of the year, Vinton-Shellsburg eighth grade students Lily Horst and Bristi Gerber have finished first and second in middle school cross country meets.
... VS varsity boys finish 5th at N. Linn meet
Wyatt Lyons led the Vinton-Shellsburg boys to a 5th place finish in the North Linn Lynx Invite last week.
V-S results are below. See comple...
VS girls finish 12th at North Linn cross country meet
The Vinton-Shellsburg varsity girls finished 12th at the North Linn cross country meet last week. VS results are below:
Vinton-Shellsburg 328 53 64 66 69 76 78 83 18:22... JV WaMaC Girls Cross Country
Below are the JV girls results from last week's North Linn Cross Country meet.
TEAM
PLACE SCORE FINISHER TIME PACE TEAM
... JV WaMaC Boys cross country 10/14
Led by Wyatt Meyer, the Vinton-Shellsburg cross country boys JV team finished 10th at the North Linn event last week.
VS results are below:
10. Vinto... Rapid Recap: Knights end Marion's Playoff Dreams with 45-14 Blowout
The Union Knights ran past the traditional powerhouse of the Marion Indians tonight by a final score of 45-14.
Momentum was largely in favor of the Knights as the Indians muffed the opening kick...