No-hitter for Cornell as Vikettes split pair against 15th-ranked Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG
May 28, 2010 10:54 am

Going into Wednesday night’s softball season opener, Vinton-Shellsburg head coach Bari Parrott wasn’t quite sure what to expect as the Vikettes opened on the road against 15th-rated Williamsburg.

Vikes follow extra inning win with shutout to sweep W Dubuque

VINTON TODAY
May 28, 2010 9:43 am

Sophomore Darrin Charlier drove in Carson Struve for the winning run with a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Vinton-Shellsburg an 8-7 win in a three-hour extra-inning game against Western Dubuque Thursday evening in Vinton.

Vikings split with East Marshall, 9-1 and 15-13

VINTON TODAY
May 27, 2010 11:24 am

The Vinton-Shellsburg baseball team saw  its record to 2-1 after splitting with East Marshall, 9-1 and 15-13 in its home opener Wednesday in Vinton.

Sophomore hurlers lead Vikings to season opening win at South Tama

VINTON TODAY
May 26, 2010 10:31 am

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 him a 4-0 lead before he took the mound.

Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympians Do Well At State

BRIAN LARKIN
May 26, 2010 8:39 am

           There were two Statewide competitions in the Des Moines area last weekend.  While the one in Des Moines may have gotten more attention, Vinton-Shellsburg was well represented in Ames also.

Red Cedar Shooters Place 3rd Twice

BRENDAN KNUDTSON, RED CEDAR SHOOTERS
May 26, 2010 8:38 am

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 of 213/250.

Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ track team at Class3A State track meet in Des Moines

JEFF HOLMES
May 25, 2010 7:53 am

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.

Boys' track results

JEFF HOLMES
May 25, 2010 7:51 am

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 Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Vikettes Open Softball Season Wednesday

JEFF HOLMES
May 24, 2010 12:46 pm

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 Parrott’s Vinton-Shellsburg softball team will open the season on the road Wednesday night with a WaMaC Conference twinbill at Williamsburg’s newly-remodeled softball field.

Brian's Veiws from the Grandstands 5/24/10

BRIAN BRIES
May 24, 2010 8:21 am

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.