Sports
Solon player honored by teammates in Vinton recovering from leukemia
When the Vinton-Shellsburg boys basketball team hosted Solon in February, the event was more about cancer than basketball. It was Pink Night, part of the combined boys and girls events to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer.
While most V-S fans were aware of the cancer theme and the pink socks worn by the players that winter night, what they did not know was that the Solon players -- and their parents and fans in the visitors' section -- had also recently begun dealing with cancer. VS Alumni Football to play Friday at Center Point
Randy Scheel is already losing sleep, and the rest of the members of the first Vinton-Shellsburg Alumni Footbal team are excited for this Friday, July 8 against neighbor and rival Center Point-Urbana.
The game kicks off at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10; half of the proceeds will benefit Vinton-Shellsburg.
The Vikings' squad consists of former players from three decades of graduating classes. V-S teams struggle on Van Horne diamonds; Benton wins 3 of 4
The Vinton-Shellsburg fans in the visitors bleachers in Van Horne Tuesday evening could look at the baseball scoreboard in the fifth inning of the first game vs. Benton Community, and see that the home team was ahead 7-2, in the fifth inning. Some of them could also see beyond the left field fence, where the softball scoreboard had the same numbers in the same places: Home 7, Visitors, 2, fifth inning. Benton County Speedway hosts July 10 Hogan Memorial
A potential payday of $3,600 is on the line when Benton County Speedway hosts its annual Hogan Memorial for IMCA Modifieds this Sunday, July 10.
The feature now pays $1,350 to win and another $50 for each of the 40 laps led, plus another $250 to the leader at midway. The winner will also be added to the ballot for the 2012 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational.
Zimmerman gets first feature win at Benton Co. Speedway
Justin Zimmerman reached Victory Lane in the Sports Mod feature for his first feature win in Vinton on Sunday. Other winners at the Benton County Speedway on July 3 included:
Hobby Stock: Brad Forbes
Stock Car: Justin Temeyer
Modifieds: Patrick Flannagan
Sport Compact: Nathan Chandler
Photos courtesy of:
Scott Tjabring - Action Track Photography
www. Spots open for Vinton Lutheran Home Golf Tourney
There is still time to sign up for the Vinton Lutheran Home Two-Person Best-Shot Golf Tournament on July 15th at the Vinton Country Club. Tee times are at 9:00am & 1:00pm, with lunch served in the Clubhouse from 11am-1pm. All entry fees & sponsorships are tax deductable. Fees are $50.00 for a 9-hole 2-person team, or $80.
Benton County Speedway hosts Kid's Candy Dish
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Vikette Softball team gives formal salute to five seniors
At the end of each sports season, it is traditional for Vinton-Shellsburg programs to honor the senior members of their teams. Thursday night, the Vikette softball team gave a formal salute to five seniors whose accomplishments as a group are as historic as they are remarkable.
When Ashley Boyer, Sydney Etten, Paige Kreutner, Jena Relf and Kaley Womochil finally put away their bats and gloves for the last time, sometime later this month, they will leave behind a legacy of accomplishment that will be a new standard for each senior class to reach for.
Early Ticket Sales to Alumni Football Game will benefit VS Schools
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Vinton-Shellsburg alumni continue to practice for contest against CPU July 8
The first of what organizers hope will be many Alumni Football games for former Vinton and Vinton-Shellsburg players will take place July 8. Organizer Randy Scheel and the coaches and players continue to work on their drills and plays during weekend practices.
Like they did while in high school, the players posed for a photo on the bleachers during their Sunday practice.