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Pella Sports Camp, Pursue Camp

For many coaches and athletes, feelings of uncertainty, confusion, loss, and disappointment can seem like an undeniable reality. However, the truth is that our identity in Christ is greater than our identity in sports.

V-S qualifies seven events to State track meet

By SAGE HOLMESINDEPENDENCE — The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking and Vikette varsity track and field teams took to Lyle Leinbaugh Field in Independence Thursday for the 2021 State Qualifying Meet.

Stock Cars vie for $1,250 winner's share May 23 at Benton County

A payday of all-star proportions will be on the line Sunday night at Benton County Speedway.The quarter-mile Bullring will offer up $1,250 to the feature winner of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars presented by Albert Auto in an event that will also serve as a qualifier for the inaugural IMCA Stock Car All-Star Invitational at this year’s IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s.
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Dalles Mitchell Jacobus to be at the Bullring Lil Racer Car Club on Sunday

Next Sunday night, May 23rd, the Bullring Lil Racer Car Club is proud to announce that former Iowa Hawkeye defensive lineman and current singer/songwriter DALLES MITCHELL JACOBUS of Palo,  will be our guest in the clubhouse at the Benton County Speedway.
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Vikes close out at 14-0; post-season is up next

By SAGE HOLMESVT SportswriterSOLON — The Vinton-Shellsburg varsity soccer team (14-0) took on the Solon Spartans (11-4) at Spartan Stadium in Solon and earned a 2-0 shutout victory.

Vikettes shut out by Spartans 1-0

By SAGE HOLMESVT SportswriterThe Vikette varsity soccer team (8-6) took on the Solon Spartans (10-4) at the Karr Athletic Complex on May 14 to honor the seniors.
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V-S Boys Soccer Team shares Success on the Field with area Lions Club

Vinton-Shellsburg boys soccer team shared their accomplishments with the Vinton Lions Club on Wednesday, May 12th at the noon meeting.The 36 players on the Vinton-Shellsburg boys soccer team have accomplished something that not many VS teams in any sport have achieved, they are undefeated Wamac Champions! They are currently 13-0 and ranked 2nd in the state in class 2-A.
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Live Healthy Track Meet Results

Children Ages 7 - 14 year olds competed in the annual "Live Healthy" track meet. The Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships event was founded in 2015 to continue on the tradition of the Hershey ® Track and Field Games in Iowa.

A few minutes with the Vikings...

VINTON -- This past Friday afternoon I had the oppourtunity to talk to seven members of Vinton-Shellsburg's amazing 2nd-ranked boys' soccer team. Of the seven you'll see on the accompaning video, six have been playing together since the age of six and two of those have played together since the age of five.
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