Sports
New faces join familiar ones in Victory Lane at BCS Sunday
Winners of Sunday's feature races at the Benton County Speeday June 12 include:
Modifieds: Tony Olson
Hobby Stock: Russell Damme, Jr.
Stock Car: Damon Murty
Sport Compact: Nate Chandler
Sport Mod: Race Hullin
View from the Grandstands
Welcome to another Views from the Grandstand. The only reason I was able to do this is because my little guy was sick so he didn't play t-ball tonight. Tonight light rain hung out in the area and actually caused the track to be very racy. Since the last time I was at the track it appeared like they widened the racing groove substantially. Father's Day at the Benton County Speedway
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Two V-S duos compete in State Coed Golf Tournament
Two teams from Vinton-Shellsburg participated in the State Coed Golf Tournament on Tuesday, June 7 in Adel, Iowa, at River Valley Golf Course. Schools in Class 3A and 4A competed together. It is an alternate shot format; the girls tee off on the even numbered holes and the boys tee off on the odd numbered holes. Vinton-Shellsburg 10U Baseball Team were crowned champions
The 10U Vinton-Shellsburg 10U Baseball Team were crowned champions of the Boys of Summer USSSA Baseball Tournament this past weekend. The team went 4-1 in winning the tournament. The team is coached by Jim Thompson, Matt Betterton and Scott Barron.
Front row (L-R) Weston Powers, Charlie Dudley, Colston Neilson Third place trophy for VS 11 and under boys
The Vinton-Shellsburg 11U Black baseball team took 3rd place in the Silver Division this weekend in Des Moines.
Pictured are (Back row): Coach Todd Bohnsack, Head Coach Stu Overton, Coach Brandon Bos, Coach Brad Bartz
& Fish, other familiar faces return to Victory Lane
Drew Fish won his second consecutive Sports Mod feature at the Benton County Speedway in a night that saw a lot of familiar faces returning to Victory Lane. Other winners included.
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Stock Car: Damon Murty
&nbs Red Cedar Shooters Black Squad earns 3rd place finish at State Championships
The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap shooting team capped its successful season with a third place finish at the Iowa High School Trap Shooting Championship Saturday. More than 160 teams competed.
The Black Squad members (Bryce Burroughs, Curtis Geiger, Dalton Lebeda, Wyatt Lebeda and Drake Tilson, finished third with a total score of 462, only eight points behind first place Northwood-Kensett and five points behind second-place Ankeny. Doug Laughridge gets first win at Benton County Speedway
Winners at the Benton County Speedway Sunday evening included first-time winner Doug Laughridge, who took the checkered flag in the Hobby Stock feature Sunday, May 29, in his home town of Vinton.
Other winners included:
Stock Car: Scooter Dulin
Sport Compact: Adam Gates
Modifieds: J.D Auringer
Sport Mods: Drew Fish
For complete results, click HERE. Play Ball! Vikings, Vikette start rain-delayed seasons with sweeps
For the first time in the spring of 2001, the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball and softball teams hear the umpire yell "Play Ball." After rain delayed games scheduled earlier this week, both the Vikings and Vikettes hosted Anamosa in Vinton for double headers.
The first softball game was delayed a few minutes in the first inning when an Anamosa runner apparently broke a finger while sliding back into first base.