Sports
Senior Night: Vikings reverse fortunes, defeat CPU by 13
Junior Tyler Bartz led the Vikings with 20 points as the Vikings defeated Center Point-Urbana, 69-56, in Wamac basketball action on Tuesday.
The Stormin' Pointers had defeated the Vikings by 13 a few weeks ago in Center Point, and came to town in first place in the Wamac West, with just one loss in conference play.
CPU looked to be continuing its winning trend early, building a 16-11 first quarter lead. Rippel signs with Mount Mercy baseball team
Vinton-Shellsburg senior pitcher Tyler Rippel signed his letter of intent to play baseball next season for Coach Jack Dahm and the Mount Mercy University Mustangs.
Dahm and Viking coach Jim Struve joined Rippel and his family for a signing ceremony Wednesday at VSHS.
Rippel pitched for the Vikings in last year's State Tournament, giving up just two earned runs to eventual State Champion Waverly-Shell Rock. VPRD to host 9-Pin Adult Bowling Tournament
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is excited to once again be hosting our annual 9-Pin Adult Bowling Tournament at Berry’s Lanes this coming Saturday, February 13th. Not only is this tournament a ton of fun, but it also helps to raise some funding for capital improvements at our community parks. Bowling will begin at 2 PM and your $20 entry fee includes three games of bowling, shoe rental, flight prizes and a donation to the VPRD Park Improvement Capital Fund.
Bowling Results 2/5/16
Below are the results for the bowling meet on Friday. This was senior night as you all know and all teams were victorious. We have 13 senior bowlers and a Senior manager that has been with me for all 3 seasons. This was a difficult night for me as a coach because these kids have been so great to be around and have made my job so much fun.
Meet the Vikettes of the Class of '22: 6th grade girls play many sports together
Not long after finishing their league basketball season, the athletes in the Vinton AAU 6th grade volleyball league are preparing for their first tournament this weekend, with the goal of returning to the State AAU contest.
For volleyball, Shelly Patterson and Shawna Kurth have been coaching the girls since the third grade.
"Shelly is the head coach and I am her assistant," says Kurth. Rivalry Week, Part 2: Vikings must get past Benton, CPU to win Wamac West
The second of three "Rivalry Week" series of the 2015-16 high school basketball season takes place over the next few days at the Garrison Fieldhouse, where the Vikings will host Benton Community on Friday and Center Point-Urbana on Tuesday.
The Vikings lost at Benton on Jan. 12 and at CPU on Jan. 15. The three teams are contending for the Wamac West Title.
Volleyball Standings
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Vikings earn 6th at North Central Swim Meet
The Viking swim team appears to be peaking at the right time. On Saturday in Grinnell the young Viking squad turned in its best overall performance of the year in claiming sixth place at the North Central Swim Conference Meet in Grinnell.
Hitting the pool for the first time since the season-ending injury to freshman standout Isaac Lindauer, the Vikings stepped up their performances across the line-up. Garwood, Bunge finish 3rd in district individual bowling event
On Sunday, the top bowlers in our District competed in a tournament as individuals in Forest City. The tournament is comprised of the top 2 bowlers of each team and 6 at-large bids based on seasonal average. There are a total of 24 boys and 24 girls competing in the tournament. The VS Bowling Team is fortunate to have some of the highest averages and we as a team competed with 4 boys and 5 girls. Viking bowlers sweep Oelwein
Another successful evening for the VS Bowling teams. Clean sweep for all 4 teams. This is a great time for VS bowling team as we are wrapping up our regular season in the next couple of weeks. Tomorrow we head to Forest CIty for our district Individual Tournament with 9 of our varsity bowlers.
The Varisty boys team was led by senior Tyler Rasmussen with a 427 series.