Sports
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’ Invitational.
Coach Aric Chvala’s Vikings finished deadlocked for third with Clear Creek-Amana with 80 points. Solon won the meet with 137 points, while Benton Community was second with 83.
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-ranked Solon in WaMaC Conference action.
Sophomore goalkeeper Erin Spangler had 11 saves for the Vikettes, who dropped to 0-3 for the year.
The Vikette junior varsity picked up their first win of the season Tuesday, as they edged the Spartans, 1-0 on Erika Hammer’s first-half breakaway goal.
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. It was announced that 108 cars checked into the pits tonight to due battle amongst the 5 classes of cars. This first week was brought to you by West Edge Auto Salvage. V-S girls soccer team loses to Mount Vernon
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls soccer team lost to Mount Vernon 6-1, last Thursday.
“Kylie Fisher, a senior, was our goal scorer and she scored on a breakaway in the first half. The play started with a beautiful pass from Kaitlin McAbee to Clare Cooling who then sent the ball behind the defense for Kylie to run onto. On the other end of the field, Chelsea Brown made 17 saves,” said Coach Alana Svensen.
V-S boys take second at Pirate Relays; Hudson first
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team won second place in the Pirate Relays in Hudson on Friday, April 9. The Vikings had 92.5 total points, second to host Hudson which had 153.
Union took third with 86.75 points.
“Overall, I would say that this was by far our best performance of the year,” said VS Track Coach Aric Chvala. “Most athletes performed the best that they had all year long, and that is all that you can ask for.
2010 season begins at BC Speedway; Gustin wins Modifieds, Dulin in Stock cars
By Bill Martin, IMCA
(Photos courtesy of Scott Tjabring, Action Track Photography)
VINTON, Iowa (April 4) – Early cautions were the only thing that slowed Richie Gustin down, in Sunday’s IMCA Modified Frostbuster feature at Benton County Speedway.
Gustin led the last 19 of 20 laps in taking the $1,000 top prize. VSHS winter athletic squads honored for academic achievements
During each activity season in Iowa, high school students are not only recognized for their accomplishments as performers or as athletes, but also recognized for their efforts in the classroom.
The Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District is proud of the efforts our students put forth in the classroom. During the winter activity season, the following teams or groups have achieved state-wide academic recognition for their efforts.
Benton County Speedway opens Sunday with Frostbuster special
By Bill Martin
VINTON, Iowa (March 29) – Opening night at Benton County Speedway features the third of three weekend IMCA Frostbuster specials.
The Sunday, April 4 program at Vinton is headlined by IMCA Modifieds in a $1,000 to win main event.
IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods vie for a $300 check, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks chase $250 in first place money and top prize for the Mach-1 Sport Compacts is $125.
High school track teams compete in Early Bird meet in Vinton
Fifteen eastern area Iowa boys track teams competed in the traditional Early Bird Meet in Vinton on Tuesday, March 30.
Results are below for the top six finishers in each event, with team totals at the end.
Men 100 Meter Dash Varsity =================================================================================== Name School Seed Finals H# Points =================================================================================== Finals
1 Parysz, Pat Solon 11.
AmeriCorps members partner with Special Olympics
The Vinton-Shellsburg Special Olympians are preparing to send two dozen athletes to Cedar Rapids for the Regional Track and Field Meet at Coe College on April 17.
Along with their parents and coaches, the local Special Olympians will have another group of helpers: Volunteers from the Vinton AmeriCorps NCCC campus.
During a meeting this week at VS Middle School, the volunteers met with coaches and a few of the athletes.