A young girl walked up to Kay Mull, looked at her prosthetic limb, and asked, “How did you change your leg?” Kay, a freshman cheerleader at Vinton-Shellsburg High School, hasn’t let having her leg amputated just below the knee stop her from being active in life, or in school.

After defeating East Marshall, 38-14, last Friday, the Union Knights are preparing for their Homecoming game this week vs. Aplington-Parkersburg.  Coach's summary: “We were extremely happy with jumping off to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings welcomed back quarterback Jordan Womochil, who was injured three weeks earlier, as they traveled to Independence hoping to spoil the undefeated Mustangs’ Homecoming.

The Vinton-Shellburg Vikings play the third Top 10 team of the season tonight when they travel to Independence to play the 4-0 and 7th-ranked Mustangs.

A Trip to the Dominican Republic was an eye opener for Andrea Wagoner a senior at Geneseo High School.  She is the granddaughter of Gerald and Margie Selken of Keystone IA and the daughter of Cindy (Selken) & Tom Wagner of Colona IL.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School and High School cross country teams hosted their annual home meet on Tuesday at Rodgers Park, where both the boys and girls varsity teams each finished in first place.

The racing season in Vinton wrapped up on Sunday with the annual tribute to veterans.  Approximately 20 former soldiers and sailors saluted the flag during the National Anthem, then paraded around the track in military trucks, as spectators waved and applauded.

The Union Knights headed to South Tama Friday night in a key 2A district 6 matchup.   Jerry Lowe had two touchdowns in the first quarter and Union's offense could not get rolling as the first half ended 13-0.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings have played two of their first four games in a cold, driving rain that continued throughout the evening.  They have already also played two of the top-ranked teams in the state.

Below is the coach's summary of the Union Knights' victory over Roland-Story last Friday: Opponent: Roland Story  Score: Union 41 Roland Story 21  Union Overall Record: (1-2) Union District Record: 2A D6, (1-0) Next Opponent: Union @ South Tama, 7:30 PLAYERS OF THE GAME:  Tackle: Jace Glenn Block: Michael Ahrendsen  Special Forces: Daycen Douglass, Dylan Stech  TEAMme: Sam Johnson, Adrian Hernandez  Scout Team: Clayton Thiele  Key Point(s) of the Game from Coach Hadachek: “Number one, we were able to establish the line of scrimmage with our offensive line which opened holes for the run game.