Sports

     Vinton-Shellsburg girls finished fifth at the South Tama golf invitational Saturday, May 14.      Here is the summary from coach Janet Woodhouse: Saturday, May 14 South Tama Invitational: 7 teams Weather: cold, windy, rain Coaches voted to cut the 18 hole tourney to nine holes due to weather.

     Freshman Dylan Rippel led the Vinton-Shellsburg golfers with a score of 84 over 18 holes in the Class 3A Sectional golf meet at the Wildcat Country Club in Shellsburg today.     The Vikings finished seventh in the 8-team field, with a team score of 360. Anamosa won the tournament with a score of 319; Oelwein was second at 321.

LITTLE VIKETTE INVITATIONAL - 5/10/2011 VINTON-SHELLSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Results Girls 100 Meter Dash 7TH GRADE =================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# =================================================================== Finals 1 Ward, Marissa Iowa Valley 13.82 2 2 Blazek, Heather Marion 13.91 2 3 Kaloupek, Danielle Benton 14.

After running second much of the distance, Vern Jackson was first to the IMCA Modified checkers in Tuesday night’s JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener at Ben­ton County Speedway. Jackson chased Mitch Morris past midway, then took advantage of a lap 21 restart to take over the front spot. He led the last 10 times around the track to collect the $1,000 top check.

     The VInton-Shellsburg Vikettes traveled to Waterloo to play against Waterloo Columbus Tuesday evening.  Played at South HIlls, Waterloo  par 36 Host: Waterloo Columbus Make-up golf meet 5/10/11 90 degrees, sunny, windy   Team scores:   Columbus     198 V-S              205   Medalist: Cassidy Boe, Columbus    44   V-S Individuals: Erin Randall        49 Kelsey Mahood   49 Rylie Pflughaupt  51 Cara Hach          56   Noncounters: Hannah Looney, Mara Jessen        Coach's comments: I was pleased with the team's efforts overall.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Trap Teams traveled to the second largest HS shoot in Cedar Falls.  V-S Black, the top squad consisting of Bryce Burroughs, Dalton Lebeda, Wyatt Lebeda, Drake Tilson, and Curtis Geiger shot an all time team high of 217/250 earning them 4th Place out of 62 squads. The V-S team is starting to knock off some of the larger teams in the state.

Girls WAMAC Super Meet  (15 teams) held @ Timberline Golf Course, Peosta par 73  (36,37) Weather: cool, cloudy, windy conditions; some rain/lightening We had a storm delay midmorning, so it was a lengthy round.   Medalist: Stine Laursen, Maquoketa     84 Runner-up: Ellie Ament, Western Dubuque  86        V-S improved from last year's team's 14th place finish to 8th (out of 15 teams)!  Timberline is a tough course to walk; it is long and hilly and filled with hazards.

  Hawkeye Dirt Tour Opener! Tuesday, May 10 Grandstands open at 5:30pm Racing at 6:45pm Grandstand Admission: Adults $12; Kids 6-12 $5 For more info: www.dirttour.com

  WAMAC WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL MEET - 5/6/2011 VINTON-SHELLSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL Results Boys 100 Meter Dash 7TH GRADE =================================================================== Name Year School Finals H# =================================================================== Finals 1 Mass, Tim CCA 12.

Welcome to another round of Views from the Grandstands from the birthplace of the IMCA Modified. Tonight is our Mother's day special in which additional prizes were drawn from Mother's tickets as well as a limited number of flowers provided to all Mothers courtesy of the folks at Ron Da Voo Lunge and Deli. It was a tad nit windy and I was concerned if the track was going to hold up.