Sports
VS wrestlers take on Grinnell
The Vinton-Shellsburs wrestlers competed vs. Grinnell vs. on Jan. 27. See results below:
Grinnell (GRIN) 51.00 Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 26.00
106: Carter Weeks (VISH) over Alexander Farmer (GRIN) (Fall 1:56) 113: Garrett Loftin (GRIN) over Wes Haefner (VISH) (Fall 2:44) 120: Lane Milner (GRIN) over Brayden Laton (VISH) (TF 15-0 5:46) 126: Max Wehage (VISH) over Kaiden Gosselink (GRIN) (MD 20-7) 132: Dalton Kies (GRIN) over (VISH) (For.
Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest announces winners
The annual Knights of Columbus free throw contest was held last Saturday at Tilford elementary.
Winners of the contest were:
Kalli Burke, 9
Alyssa Griffith, 10
Curtis Erickson, 10
Kayla Griffith, 11
CJ Rickels, 12
Tia Burke, 13
Jack Shaw, 13
Jacob Stocker, 14
22 boys and girls competed. 20 from Vinton, and 2 from Benton Community. VS bowlers defeat Denver on Senior Night
Senior night is always the hardest night for me as a coach. It is great to see how these guys have grown even just over a years time. They are all great kids and I have loved working with them.
All four teams performed well at the meet and beat Denver on all levels.
The Varsity boys were led by Jacob Gosse 227, Cole Garwood 226, Ben Wood 223, Nick Stein 212 and Daniel Janssen 212.
Stein, Bunge place in Sires bowling event
Local bowlers enjoyed bowling a pins over average competition over the holiday break in Cedar Rapids. The Sires Classic Holiday Youth tournament bowlers divides into multiple groups by the their bowling average. After bowling three games, the bowlers took their score minus the bowling average that they had earned in their league bowling to reach their final score for the tournament. Viking swimmers take on big schools at C.R. Washington
Nine schools, fourteen teams and nearly 200 swimmers. Tuesday night at Cedar Rapids Washington the Vinton-Shellsburg swimmers had the opportunity to swim with the big schools and came up big. The Vikes, facing a field comprised of all Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Schools, managed a very respectable ninth place defeating teams that included CR Jefferson and Dubuque Hempstead.
Viking swimmers split with Decorah, Waterloo East
Another tight meet for the Viking swimmers resulted in another come from behind victory to secure a split Tuesday night in Waterloo against host Waterloo East and Decorah. The Vikings edged the East Trojans 85 to 82 while falling to Decorah 134 -35.
Top overall finishers for Vinton-Shellsburg were Matt Upmeyer with a 2nd in the 50 Free and 4th in the 100 Back.
Wehage earns 100th win as Vikes wrestle at Anamosa
The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestling team competed at the Anamosa Duals on Saturday, where they won 55-24 over Cascade, but lost 48-27 to Waterloo Columbus.
A highlight of the weekend was the 100th win for Max Wehage. The 132-pounder won two decisions. Other Vikings with two wins on Saturday include Nick Hyland, Michael Neal,Warren Rouse,Steve Henry and Tevin Null. Parents Night: Viking wrestlers host Maquoketa, Solon and Marion
The VS wrestling team honored parents and seniors during Thursday's dual event which included Marion, Solon and Maquoketa.
The Vikings defeated Maquoketa, 42-39, but lost to Solon, 43-30.
See more photos HERE.
See results below:
VS vs. Solon
VS vs. Maquoketa Slow start, Mustang 3s doom Vikings in 65-56 loss
The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings played well enough over three quarters to defeat Independence in an away game on Tuesday.
But a dreadfully poor start by the Vikes and spectacular 3-point shooting by a Mustang junior made the difference. V-S fell behind 9-1 and ended the first quarter with a 5-15 deficit. They were able to cut the Mustang lead to 2 a couple of times in the second half, but lost the Wamac Conference contest, 65-56.
Hyland scores 100th win at Starmont Duals
Junior Viking wrestler Nick Hyland earned his 100th high school career win on Saturday, as he wrestled with the Vikings at the Starmont Duals event. Hyland wrestles this year at 138 lbs.
During this event, the Vikings competed in duals against Dike-New Hartford, Starmont and New Hampton. Hyland scored a win by decision, a fall and a forfeit on Saturday to reach the milestone.