Sports
Vikings defeat Oelwein, 61-47; to face them Monday in district action
Viinton-Shellburg defeated Oelwein Tuesday night in their regular season finale. Logan Williams and Grant Sagan led the Vikings with 16 points each. Senior Matt Blake began the scoring, hitting a 3-point shot to give the Vikings a 3-0 lead. The game was close until midway through the final quarter, when the Vikings went on a 10-1 run when the game was tied at 41. VS seventh graders take second at Independence basketball tournament
Vinton-Shellsburg 7th grade boys won second place at the Independence baskeball tournament Feb. 13. Pictured are Nich Hyland, Grant Noren, Tyler Rippel, Jon Betterton, Tyler Stueck, Brian Stainbrook and Kyle Jorgensen. Not pictured are Sean Noeller and Austin Bohnsack
A tale of two schools' battle with cancer
One team wore pink socks, and spent the entire halftime discussing cancer.
The other team wore masking tape with two numbers and two letters on it.
One team’s fans said a lot about its schools efforts to battle the disease.
The other team’s fans said nothing – except for the man who answered a question from this reporter. Solon continues trend of dominance; defeats Vikings, 69-49
Solon (18-2) came to Vinton with a coach (Brad Randall) who won his 300th career game early in the 2010-11 season, another coach (Acie Earl) whose resume includes playing basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and three players on their roster who are taller than the tallest Viking. The Spartans did what they have done 90 percent of the time this year: They won. Vikettes defeat Union; to face Knights again in Regional opener
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes will begin Regional play against the same team they faced in their last regular season game.
The girls will travel to La Porte City to play Union at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16. They defeated Union, 35-28, Thursday, Feb. 10, in Vinton.
The Vikettes end their regular season with a 10-11 record. Senior Night: VS girls celebrate years of playing together
Vikette seniors and their parents received recognition for their years of commitment to the Vinton-Shellsburg girls basketball program.
Since they were students at Tilford Middle School, the girls have been playing together. A photo on a display set up outside the gym shows a team that includes all of the 2011 seniors at a tournament for 8th graders in 2006, with coach Deb Hanneman. Hawkeye Dirt Tour opener moved to Benton County Speedway
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.
“Due to circumstances beyond our control, we were forced to find a new home for the opener,” explained Tour Director Bucky Doren.
Vikings defeat Independence, 59-45; plan Pink Night Friday
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings recovered from a couple of minor ankle injuries in time to compete against Independence Tuesday night in Vinton. The Vikings defeated the Mustangs, 59-45, in WaMaC West action.
Starting center Brody Beatty was recovering from a minor sprain, and reserve Jake Milroy returned to action several weeks after suffering a sprain that was originally diagnosed as a broken bone. Special Populations Bowling Outing Winners
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.
Pictured above are the winners of the 5 awards given out. VPRD volleyball standings, results
To see the latest Vinton Parks and Recreation Dept. Volleyball League results and standings, click HERE.