Sports
Sophomores come from behind, seal win with end zone interception
The Vinton-Shellsburg sophomores came from behind against Maquoketa on Friday, winning 8-7, in Vinton.
The visiting Cardinals had a chance to win the game in the final minute, but Viking Max Griffith intercepted a pass in the end zone to seal the victory for the Vikings.
Earlier in the fourth quarter, Griffith had scored the Vikings' only touchdown. Vikings give '59 Wamac champs reason to cheer, win 38-35
As the Vinton Viking football players of 1959 gathered near the field before Friday's game between Vinton-Shellsburg and Maquoketa, someone asked one of the players from that team if he had any advice for the 2010 Vikings.
"They need to win," was the reply. "Or else a lot of people will be mad."
The Vikings fell behind early, 14-0, after an interception was returned for a touchdown to give Maqoketa an early lead. Vikettes win in another close sweep, 3-0 vs. Benton
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes won another match of an area team, winning three close games.
The Vikettes beat Benton, 3-0, Thursday night in Van Horne.
The scores were:
25-23
25-20
25-22
This sweep followed a sweep of CPU, by similar scores.
Vikette volleyball team sweeps CPU with wins in close matches
The Vinton-Shellsburg varsity volleyball team swept Center Point-Urbana at Vinton Tuesday evening. The Vikettes won the first and third games of the match by the minimum two points, 26-24 and 25-23. They won the second game, 25-15.
The Vikettes travel to Van Horne on Thursday, where the freshmen, sophomore, junior varsity and varsity will all play matches against Benton Community.
Williams TD, late defensive stand give Vikings 26-21 win at S. Tama
Going up against the KCRG-TV Athlete of the Week -- quarterback Brandon Horbach -- the V-S Vikings traveled to South Tama High School on Friday, looking to rebound from their 21-7 opening loss to Benton Community.
Horbach had led his team to a 46-0 victory in their season opener. Against the Vikings, he also had a remarkable game, completing 28 of 40 passes for more than 300 yards and one touchdown pass.
Vikettes host volleyball tournament; West Delaware takes title
The West Delaware volleyball team won the Vikette tournament Saturday in Vinton, in the 8-team contest.
Below are the results:
Vinton-Shellsburg “Vikette” Volleyball Tournament
Scores
Gold Pool
Vinton-Shellsburg def Nashua Plainfield 21-7, 21-12
Union def Alburnett &nbs
V-S volleyball tournament set for Saturday; 8 teams to compete
Below is the schedule for the Vikette volleyball tournament. The V-S girls host seven other teams during the annual event Saturday, Sept. 4.
2010 Varsity Vikette Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Vinton-Shellsburg High School
Teams:
Gold Pool Black Pool
1.
Vikings travel to South Tama tonight
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings are looking to bounce back from the loss to Benton Community. They travel to South Tama tonight. South Tama began its season with a 46-0 shutout of Saydel.
Next Friday, Sept. 10, when the Vikings host Maquekota, they will honor the football team from 1960. Many of them will attend the game.
V-S volleyball season begins with close win; tournament set for Saturday
The Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball team began its season with a close win over South Tama, Tuesday evening, Aug. 31.
The varsity beat South Tama last night 3-2, in a series that included five close games. The two teams traded victories for the first four contests, then V-S won a narrow 15-11 victory to claim the match.
Game scores were:
25-20 VS win
22-25 ST win
25-19 VS win
17-25 ST win
15-11 VS win
The girls host their tournament this Saturday in the VSHS gym.