Vikette seniors and their parents received recognition for their years of commitment to the Vinton-Shellsburg girls basketball program.

  VINTON, Iowa (Feb. 10) – The JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour will now open its 2011 season at Benton County Speedway. Tour officials and track management have officially announced that the first event in the series for IMCA Modifieds will be held in Vinton on Tuesday, May 10.

    The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings recovered from a couple of minor ankle injuries in time to compete against Independence Tuesday night in Vinton.

  Our annual Special Populations Bowling outing was held on Friday, February 4th.   Every participant enjoyed having the opportunity to bowl two games at Berry's Lanes before heading out to Pizza Ranch for lunch immediately afterwards.

     To see the latest Vinton Parks and Recreation Dept. Volleyball League results and standings, click HERE.

       The daughter of an immigrant from Ecuadorwho lived through some difficult times was singing, while a big, strong man wiped a tear from his eye.

    Players on both teams wore pink in their hair, and the Vinton-Shellsburg girls wore black and pink warm-up suits Friday when they hosted Clear Creek-Amana on the basketball court at VSHS.

  5th grade and 7th grade boys basketball teams will host a tournament this Saturday at the V/S High School.    The 5th grade teams will play in the morning starting at 8 am, with teams visiting from around the metro area.

During the WaMaC wrestling tournament Saturday, four Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers earned 6th place finishes. They include: Ryan Webster at 152; Jake Hessenius, 140; Ian Storey, 135; and Nathan Merchant, 119.

 January 28, 2011   This Week's Results Coed Division               Sunday, January 23rd  Fareway / Tharp Design 34--2              Iron Shed / Hummel's 28--8  PHHF 26--10 Ron-Da-Voo 21--12 Diggers 20--13 Dominant Dingoes 18--15 Team Truax 9--27 Coots Materials 8--28  Natural Disasters 4--26  Koops 3--30   Dominant Dingoes 25--25--25 vs Koops 11--19--16 Fareway / Tharp Design 25--25--25 vs Team Truax 21--15--14 Natural Disasters 12--17--19 vs Ron-Da-Voo 25--25--25   Iron Shed / Hummel's 17--25--29 vs PHHF 25--20--27   Coots Materials 27--12--22 vs Diggers 25--24--25     Men's Division   Monday, January 24th Ron-Da-Voo 28--11 Neve's P.