Sports
Vikette relay teams win two events at Wamac West indoor meet
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team did well at the Wamac indoor meet on Saturday in Mount Vernon, where Vikette winners included the 4 X 800 relay team and the 4 X 400 team.
Bristi Gerber, Lily Horst, Taylor Spies and Annika Schmidt won the 4 X 800 event with a time of 10:18.95.
The 4 X 400 team (Maci Griffith, LaDorshae Mull, Schmidt and Sarah Schminke) won with a time of 4:25.
Vikings set Wamac indoor 4 X 200 record, win many events
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys 4 X 200 relay team (Tyler Bartz, Jordan Womochil, Nick Hyland and Joel Barnes) set a new Wamac West indoor record at the Coe College track in Mount Vernon on Saturday.
The relay team, which finished 6th at State last year, completed the race on Saturday with a time of 1:33.89, .11 seconds faster than the previous indoor record.
Barnes, Gerber lead VS at Wartburg track meet
Joel Barnes and Bristi Gerber led the Vinton-Shellsburg athletes at the Wartburg Track and Field Meet on Tuesday.
Barnes won the 400M with a time of 52.85, and also was a member of the first-place 4 X 200 relay team, which won with a time of 1:34.50.
Gerber won the 800M run with a time of 2:33.74, more than seven seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
TV station honors Viking bowler Stein as Athlete of the Week
The votes of Vinton-Shellsburg fans made a difference in the voting of the recent KCRG Athlete of the Week.
Viking bowler Nick Stein received that honor this week, and appeared on the evening broadcast of KCRG on Wednesday.
Stein was nominated after winning the state individual bowling title and leading the Vikes to the Class 1A team title. Vikette golfer Walker signs to play golf at Central
Vinton-Shellsburg High School golf history was made this week when Olivia Walker became the second senior Vikette golfer to sign with a college team.
Walker joiner her parents, Okee and Randi, along with Vikette Coach Janet Woodhouse, for a signing ceremony on Thursday. She will study education at Central College in Pella and play golf for the Dutch. Union athletes help at NE Iowa Special Olympics event
A total of 35 Union High School football and volleyball athletes volunteered to help this past Sunday at NE IA Special Olympics.
See a video of the Knights helping the Olympians HERE. Vinton teen wins first place in his first Clear Lake snowmobile race
Several area snowmobile enthusiasts, led by the youngest among them who won first place in his first race, competed in the Jack Race in Clear Lake in February.
Vinton-Shellsburg High School student Jared McGowan won one of the Radar Runs (drag races) in his first attempt at such a race. He wore the same number, 3, that his father, Josh, wore in his racing days. Johnson named Wamac-West hoops Coach of the Year; several Vikes honored
The Wamac Conference has announced its All-Conference boys basketball teams, and Vinton-Shellsuburg Coach Joe Johnson has been named the Wamac West Coach of the Year.
Coach Johnson and his staff led V-S to a 14-7 record, a 13-win improvement over last season.
Viking players honored include: Tyler Stueck, first team; and Austin Bohnsack, second team. Viking football schedule: Less travel, more local rivalry games
The Vinton-Shellsburg football team has learned its schedule and district assignments for the next two seasons. The Vikings will travel a bit less and play most of the neighboring schools in 2016 and 2017.
The Vikes have been assigned to Class 3A, District, 3, along with Benton Community, Charles City, Decorah, Independence, South Tama, Waverly-Shell Rock and C.
Viking bowler Nick Stein nominated for KCRG Athlete of the Week
Nick Stein, who won the individual championship and led the Vinton-Shellsburg boys bowling team to the team title in the Class 1A State Bowling Tournament last week, is one of three nominees for the KCRG-TV Athlete of the Week.
Click HERE to vote for Nick.
A year ago, Nick was an Athlete of the Week nominee after finishing fourth at the state bowling event.