Sports
Sophomore hurlers lead Vikings to season opening win at South Tama
Two sophomore pitchers led the Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team to a season-opening win at South Tama Tuesday night.
Darrin Charlier started the game for the Vikings, whose offense gave h... Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympians Do Well At State
There were two Statewide competitions in the Des Moines area last weekend. While the one in Des Moines may have gotten more attent... Red Cedar Shooters Place 3rd Twice
Red Cedar Shooters Place 3rd Twice on Saturday at meets held at Otter Creek in Cedar Rapids.
Xavier Meet Hel d in the morning Red Cedar V-S Squad A placed 3rdwith a record high team score... Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ track team at Class3A State track meet in Des Moines
DES MOINES – There no medals but some solid performances over the weekend for the Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ track team at the Class3A State track meet in Des Moines.
The Vikett... Boys' track results
DES MOINES – There was one medal-winning performance and some other solid performance for the Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ track team over the weekend at the Class 3A State track meet at Dra... Vikettes Open Softball Season Wednesday
VINTON – The hot weather this week can mean only one thing: Summer is here and with it the start of the summer sports season.
Coming off of five straight 20-plus win seasons, Coach Bari P...
Brian's Veiws from the Grandstands 5/24/10
Welcome to another episode of Brian's Veiws from the Grandstands. It was a warm and windy night with 99 cars on hand to battle in the 5 IMCA classes.
The first feature was the IMCA Spor...
State Track Meet: V-S athletes competed in several events
DES MOINES -- Through the early competition at the State track meet Friday, Vinton-Shellsburg's Allison Emrich and Taylor Leyden were among the first local athletes to compete.
E... Vinton boys take second place in local 12 and under baseball tournament
The Vinton 12 and under boys baseball team won second place in their home tournament this past weekend.
More than 30 teams competed in Vinton and Shellsburg during the two-day event. Games took... Brian’s Views From the Grandstands – Vinton 5/16/10
Welcome to another issue of Views from the Grandstands from the Benton County Speedway. Auto Source sponsored the night’s festivities and it was definitely a wild one to sa...