Sports

Vikings win several events in Early Bird meet, finish 4th

     The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team finished fourth in its Early Bird meet Friday in Vinton.      The Vikings earned 89 points, behind Dubuque Wahlert,...

Benton County Speedway opens with April 3 Frostbuster special

The first green flag of the season flies at Benton County Speedway this Sunday, April 3, when five IMCA divisions converge at Vinton for the traditional Frostbuster special. The IMCA Modified f...

Winter Athletics Achieve Academic Recognition @ V-S HS!

  During each activity season in Iowa, high school students are not only recognized for their accomplishments as performers or as athletes, but also recognized for their efforts in the cl...

2nd Annual Benton County Speedway Car Show

First Avenue was filled with race cars and fans for the annual pre-season car show Sunday.   A cold but sunny Sunday greeted over 20 race teams and scores of fans to the streets of Vinton for the second annual Benton County Speedway Car Show, sponsored by the RonDaVoo Lounge ...

VPRD Volleyball League champs receive trophies

Coed Volleyball Championship team: Fareway/Tharp Design      The champions of the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department Volleyball League recently received their trophies. Pictured with this story are: Coed League Champion - Fareway ...

Pickleball Winners

Hunter Vogt and Max Kearns Here are the champions from this trimester for Pickleball!      (Pickleball is a fun game that is played on a badminton court with the net lowered to 34 inches at the cent...

Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings Junior Co-Ed basketball team comes home with the gold

The Gold Medal Winning Vinton-Shellsburg team and the silver medal winning team from Atlantic.                  The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings Junior Co-Ed basketball team came home with the gold Saturday.  Special Olympics Iowa held its a...

Vinton-Shellsburg 5th Grade Viking Boys Basketball team completes a great season

  The Vinton-Shellsburg 5th Grade Viking Boys Basketball team completed a successful season this past month.  During the season, the team won two tournaments and finished se...

Vinton-Shellsburg team places second at Independence tournament

     The Vinton-Shellsburg middle school basketball team has had a successful season. Photos here are from the Independence Tournament, where they placed second.   &nbs...

Vikette track team has early success at ISU Girls Classic

    In their first event of the season, the Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team gave coach Heather Kalous reasons to look forward to a great year.      Competing ag...