Sports

Racing Shots for the week of August 8th

Vinton sport compact winner Nate Chandler ‏ in action Sunday at Benton County Speedway. Feature winners Sunday, Aug. 8, included: Damin Murty: Stock Car Austin Kaplin: Sports Mod Jerry Luloff Modified Nate Chandler: Sports Compact Al Swearin: Hobby Stock ...

Views from the Grandstands – BCS – Aug 1

Welcome to another weekly summary of the races at the birthplace of the IMCA Modified, Benton County Speedway.  Before I get started I want to mention how tough it is out there racing as I got m...

Winners of this week\'s races

Mod winner, Patrick  Flannigan with his  family A break in the rain allowed racing to continue Sunday at the Benton County Speedway. The winners in the Aug. 1 features were: Phil Holz - Stock Car Justin Stander - Hobby Stock Drew...

12 and Under team faces big-league-sized field, and fathers

Coach Roger Roseberry tosses the first pitch to Tyler Stueck as Coach Boisen catches. Next year, the current Vinton 12 and under team that enjoyed a successful season, winning tournaments against teams from all over Iowa, will be playing in the 13 and under league.  Th...

Weekly Race photos

Joe Docekal races around the track ...

Former UNI star Ali Farokhmanesh leads Vinton Merchants in Prime Time League

      Millions of Americans remember Ali Farokhmanesh as the UNI player whose 3-point shots led his team to victory over top-seeded Kansas in the NCAA tournament.  &nbs...

Races at the fair this week

Jerry Luloff passes Scott Hogan with 4 laps to go A few snapshots of the races happening this week at the Benton County Fair. Thanks so much to Scott Tjabring at Action Track Photography. ...

Robertson, Parrott are All-Stars

Vikette senior Brittany Robertson will represent V-S in the softball All-Star series Monday in Wauke   The high school softball season gets a little extension for one Vikette and her coach next week. Vinton-Shellsburg senior second baseman Brittany Robertson will be playing Monday in...

Several Vikikngs earn All-Conference honors

Vinton-Shellburg baseball players Taylor Leyden (pitcher), Nolan Edwards (infielder) and Gunner Tranel (outfielder) were named to the WaMaC West First Team All-Conference team, after voting by the...

View From The Grandstands

Welcome to another episode of views from the grandstand.  AB Auto sponsorded the night as it was the week before the fair races.  No hot laps tonight as the track was having problems kee...