Sports
Special Olympians prepare for April 16 track event at Coe
Benton County Special Olympians will lead the Parade of Champions for the track competition event on April 16, at Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
And when they recite the Special Olympics Oath, a Vinton-Shellsburg participant, Hunter Burg, will lead them. The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team members are also making plans to help (and cheer) for the event.
Brian's Views from the Grandstands
Welcome to another round of racing at Benton County Speedway. What originally looked like a washout according to earlier forecasts turned into another nice night of racing with Mother Natures help. The opening points night is being brought to you by the fine folks at Fisher Towing.
I know alot of folks have been complaining about the track surface, but it will take some time for the new dirt to settle in. Vikette golfers edge Independence at Wildcat
Dual at Wildcat
V-S 213
Independence 218
Medalist:
Mackenzie Black, Indee 43
Runner-up Medalist:
Kelsey Mahood V-S 49
V-S:
Kelsey Mahood 49
Mara Jessen 52
Hannah Looney 54
Liz Moen 58
Noncounters: Rylie Pflughaupt and Katie Lovell
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Scott Hogan among Week 2 winners at Benton County Speedway
Scott Hogan of Vinton returned to Victory Lane at the Benton County Speedway Sunday night, winning the Modified Feature.
Other winners include:
Sport Mod: Kyle Olson
Stock Car: Paul Shepherd
Hobby Stock: Scotty Pippert
Sport Compact: Gary Pfeiffer VS girls win golf dual vs. Center Point-Urbana
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team won a dual meet vs. Center Point-Urbana, at Rolling Hills Golf Course outside of Center Point Thursday. Par for the course is 35.
Hannah Looney led all golfers with a 45 to earn meet medalist honors. Liz Moen, playing for the JV, scored a 49.
Brian's View from the Grandstand: Week 1 at Vinton
Welcome to another season of Views from the Grandstands. The final night of the Frostbuster takes us to Vinton. First I want to mention a few things about the track. They removed the large white tractor tires and in their place they buried tires marking the racing surface. From what I heard, they retiled turns one and two and added quite a bit of dirt to the racing surface.
Benton County Speedway season opened Sunday
The traditional Frostbuster event began the racing season at the Benton County Speedway Sunday evening in Vinton.
Feature winners included:
Hobby StocK: Scott Pippert
Sport Mod: Danny Dvorak
Modifieds: Dan Rotarczak
Stock Car: Damon Murty
Sport Compact: Brad Chandler
VSHS Early Bird Men's Track Meet Results
Men 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 McCarron, Riley Wahlert 11.30 4 10
2 Schueller, Aaron Wahlert 11.41 4 8
3 Parysz, Pat Solon 11.57 4 6
4 Hadachek, Trev Union-Lpc 11.
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, Solon, and Western Dubuque. Union Finished fifth and Benton Community, sixth.
Several V-S athletes won varsity events.
Jason Kirk won the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.
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 feature pays $1,000 to win and is a qualifying event for the 2011 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150.