Sports
V-S Special Olympics athletes compete in Cedar Rapids
The Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympics team sent 26 competitors to the Regional meet at Coe College this weekend and came home with 19 first place wins.
The team will attend the Iowa Special Ol... Veteran sports writer Jeff Holmes helps keep Vinton Today readers informed
Among the many people who have volunteered to share news with Vinton Today readers is long-time Vinton sports writer Jeff Holmes. Jeff has spent years covering local high school teams, and has graciou...
V-S girls win over Jesup in home dual golf meet
By Jeff Holmes
VINTON – The Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ golf team enjoyed a little home-cooking Thursday night as they rolled a 223-235 home dual-meet victory over Jesup Thursday night...
Dyson shares gold medal as V-S boys take third in home golf meet
By Jeff Holmes
Jake Dyson shared medalist honors, but the Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ golf team finished third Thursday in a WaMaC Conference triangular at Wildcat Country Club.
Marion w...
Red Cedar Shooters begin second year with 12 new members on team of 17
The increasing popularity of high school trap shooting is apparent in the numbers:
• The numbers of high school trap shooting teams competing throughout the state.
• The numbers of partici... Viking golfers take third at La Porte City
By Jeff Holmes
Coach Scott Tandy’s Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ golfers finished third in a non-conference quadrangular Tuesday.
The Vikings finished with a nine-hole team score of 192. Unio...
Hammer wins long jump; V-S girls finish seventh at Iowa Valley
By Jeff Holmes
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ track team picked up one gold medal and seventh-place team finish Monday night at Iowa Valley’s Ruth Ahrens’ Invitational.
Vikett...
Vikings take third place at Iowa Valley Track meet
By Jeff Holmes
A pair of first-place finishes and good balance led to a third-place tie for the Vinton-Shellsburg Viking boys’ track team Tuesday night at Iowa Valley’s Ruth Ahrens&rsquo...
VS girls lose to 7th-ranked Solon, but JV team wins, 1-0
By Jeff Holmes
SOLON – The Vinton-Shellsburg girls’ soccer team went up against a buzzsaw Tuesday night, as Coach Alana Svensen’s Vikettes dropped a 10-0 decision to 7th-r...
Stanek gets first win Vinton; Week 2 was first points race of season here
By Brian Bries
Welcome to the first “Brian’s Views from the Grandstands” in 2010. Last night was the first points race at Vinton in the chase to crown the 2010 Season Champions...