Sports

VINTON – Ken Schrader plans to join the IMCA Modified field for the Thursday, April 2 Frostbuster special at Benton County Speedway.  The popular NASCAR driver, along with top IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified regulars from across the Midwest, will chase a top prize of $1,000. Also on the card at Vinton are IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars running for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet North­ern SportMods for $400 to win and IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 to win.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys Early Bird Track Meet is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31. Last year's event was delayed, and then canceled, because of cold spring weather in March and April of 2014.  School officials hope for warmer weather this year as the spring sports season begins. Along with boys and girls track, boys and girls soccer, the Red Cedar Shooters trap team, and boys and girls golf teams have many events scheduled for April and May.

The North Eden Willing Workers 4H club had a junior team participate in the annual 4H volleyball tournament on March 15, 2015.  The members who participated were  Front row Morgan Lang, Sophia Kreutner; back left to right, Carli Lang, Kate Hyland,  Tess Lillibridge, Samantha Walton, and Anna Becker.

This year the Jr/Sr league bowlers wrapped up their season with Boy/Girl Total Pin tournament. The kids bowled three games and after they added in their handicap the bowler with the highest score were:  Ben Wood and Taylor Berry. Great job bowling today!!  Team Placings: First Place:  Legends (Ben Wood, Josh Staab, Ethan Dedrick and Jordan Schoettmer (second picture) Second Place:  Alley Dawgs (Keegan McKibben, Tyler Rasmussen, Bradley Vileta, Bryce Myers)   Most Improved:  Tyler Rasmussen, Taylor Berry    High Average:    Jacob Gosse, Alyssa Bunge High Game:   Josh Staab, Connie Upmeyer High Series:  Ben Wood, Taylor Berry Zippy Midgets   Thhe Zippy Midget bowlers also wrapped up their season with Boy/Girl Total Pin tournament.

The Vinton-Shellsburg United Special Olympics basketball program put on a strong performance Saturday at the 2015 Iowa Winter Games the University of Iowa Fieldhouse in Iowa City.   In all, VSU came back with with a pair of gold medals, a silver and two strong fourth-place finishes along the way.    The male 5-on-5 basketball brought home gold with three wins in three tries.

Vinton-Shellsburg wrestlers, and even a couple of their coaches, competed in the Corn Cob Nationals at the Iowa State Fairgrounds this past weekend. Among the first place winners were Vikings Scott Betterton and Carter Weeks.  Also Nick Hyland finished 4th in his weight class; Michael Neal was 3rd and Viking Assistan Coach Phillip Miller was also 3rd.

Members of the Vinton Aquatic Club have done well in the Senior Short Course Swimming Championship and very well in the 2015 Iowa Junior Spring Diving Championship events. On Feb. 19-22, three VAC members qualified for the Senior meet. Ben Dvorak finished in 21st place in the boys 13-14 age division 100 yd. breaststroke with a time of 1:12.

The Automatic Amusement Sunday's winter pool league wrap up was held on Sunday March 8th at The Ozone Bar and Grill in Urbana.  The league consisted of 10 teams made up of 3 individual shooters on each team.  The teams played each other every Sunday for the past 19 weeks.  Play consisted of each team individual playing 3 games per week by playing each member of the other team.

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls track team began its season at the Dickinson Relays at UNI, where dozens of other schools of all sizes competed. Coach Heather Kalous was very pleased with the Vikettes' first performance of the season. Vikette Results: 60 M: LaDorshae Mull, 22nd, 8.45; 200 M: Maci Griffith, 65th, 29.99; Hannah Kalous, 77th, 30.

Nick Stein (The V-S Senior Bowler who placed 4th at State and was on the State Runner-up bowling team) is one of three finalists for the KCRG “Athlete of the week”. Voting will continue through 10 a.m. Thursday. You may vote by going to: www.kcrg.com/sports/athleteoftheweek/vote Text your vote to: number 45548 and type NICKS as your message.