Sports
WaMaC West Division All Conference Boys Soccer, Player of the Year Lapan-Islas
WaMaC West Division All Conference Boys Soccer 2020-2021 First TeamCJ Rickels- Vinton-ShellsburgDavid Lapan-Islas- Vinton-ShellsburgDamon Swenson- Vinton-ShellsburgEthan Rollinger- Vi...
World's LARGEST Candy Dash on a race track in Iowa/Father's Day Fun at the track
Sunday, June 13, join us at Benton County Speedway’s HUGE candy dash, sponsored by Christine Rublack, as she attempts to set a Guinness Book of World Records feat by dumping the MOST candy (by...
Leah Wroten earns her Benton County Speedway win in IMCA Stock Car Division
(Photo by Jim Wittke)Wroten recovers, wins IMCA Stock Car thriller at the BullringVINTON, Iowa (June 6) - When Damon Murty takes the lead of an event at Benton County Speedway, the race is typically ... Abby Davis breaks school goal record
By SAGE HOLMESVINTON – Vikette soccer phenom sophomore Abby Davis had big expectations for the 2021 soccer season after not getting to play in 2020 due to a global pandemic. Davis started off ... Vikette softball off to a 2-6 start
VINTON – The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikette varsity softball team is off to a 2-6 start for 2021. The Vikette wins were 1-0 vs. Marion and 5-2 vs. Riverside. The losses in a doubleheader to t...
Lil Racer Car Club invites kids under age of 12 to stop by the clubhouse
The Lil Racer Car Club invites all kids under the age of 12 to stop by the clubhouse across from Main Concessions at the Benton County Speedway, "The Bullring" this Sunday night and bring their ...
Emerson escapes, Cordes stays hot at the Bullring
Troy Cordes, 3rd driver, 1st IMCA Modified in Benton County Speedway history to earn 60 wins. (Photo by Jim Wittke)Troy Cordes became just the third driver - and first IMCA Modified - in Benton County... Lil Racer Car Club Events happening at the Benton County Speedway
The Lil Racer Car Club will be OPEN for business each Sunday night but will not be holding any big events ourselves for the next three weeks, as other track events have been scheduled. This Sunday nig...
Cedar Valley Nature Trail construction begins in June with intermittent closures
The Cedar Valley Nature Trail will experience intermittent closures between Center Point and Urbana starting June 1 for trail improvements, including hard surfacing. This six-mile segment, between Ash...
Vikings fall in the Substate final, 4-1
"Don't cry because it's over...smile because it happened..."It was Ethan Rollinger, the quiet, steady defensive leader of the Vinton-Shellsburg boys' soccer team, who rallied his teammates one final t...