Sports : Vikings lose two at Indee; many experience field turf for first time

The Vinton-Shellsburg Viking baseball team lost two games on the new field turf at Independence on Friday. An 8-inning 2-1 Mustang win preceded a 3-1 victory for Independence, which was honoring it Blake Bohnsack was out at the plate on this play at Independence. s five seniors. While Viking infielders say the new turf was a bit faster, the base runners were the ones who noticed the difference. "You slide a lot farther,"� said Blake Bohnsack, who came in a couple times as a pitch runner, and advanced from first to third in Game 1 before being thrown out at the plate on an attempted double-steal play. "It looks like they are sliding on linoleum,"� said one VS parent. The Vikings (22-15) wrap up regular-season action on Monday at Oelwein and Tuesday vs. Waverly-Shell Rock. They host Benton Thursday at 7 p.m. in the District opener. See the VS stat page HERE. See more photos HERE.