Jessen honored as medalist in Vikette golf opener

VINTON TODAY
April 11, 2014 9:58 am

Mara Jessen led all golfers, shooting a 47 at the Wildcat on Thursday, April 10, in the Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team home opener.  Benton Community edged the Vikettes, 203-207, but two of the top three scorers were Vikettes.

Stueck, Rippel lead Vikings to second place in golf opener

CHAD PETTYJOHN, VS BOYS GOLF COACH
April 10, 2014 11:22 am

The Viking Boys Golf team started the year with a good round of golf Monday. The Vikings placed second at the meet shooting 161. Mount Vernon won the meet by 7 strokes with 154.

Vikettes finish fourth at Jesup track meet

VINTON TODAY
April 10, 2014 10:24 am

Payton Leonard led the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes to fourth place in the Jesup Invitational Track meet on Tuesday evening. Leonard finished second in the 200 and 400, and was anchor of the second-place 800 sprint medley team and the third-place 4 x 200 team; she led the team by scoring 20 of its 69 points.

Opening night races rescheduled due to postponed Frostbusters

BILL MARTIN, IMCA
April 9, 2014 4:34 pm

Regular season openers at four IMCA sanctioned tracks have been rescheduled due to postponed Frostbuster specials. First local point races of the season at Southern Iowa Speedway will be Wednesday, April 16.

VS spring sports schedule listed

V-S COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
April 9, 2014 3:51 am

Area soccer, track, golf and trap shooting fans can see the complete Vinton-Shellsburg athletic schedule, which includes high school and middle school teams, HERE.

Vikettes win soccer opener vs. Mount Vernon in OT, 3-2

VINTON TODAY
April 9, 2014 2:26 am

Every year, says VS girls soccer coach Dave Cornell, the team will have a new look. That’s because every year, more underclassmen will have had one more year of pre-high school soccer experience.

Red Cedar Shooters place 5th in openers; home trap meet Saturday

JEFF TILSON, RED CEDAR SHOOTERS
April 7, 2014 3:30 pm

The Vinton-Shellsburg High School "Red Cedar Shooters" trap shooting team kicked off their 2014 competition season by taking 5th place overall in 2 separate trap invitationals hosted by Cedar Rapids Xavier and Cedar Rapids Jefferson High Schools held Saturday at the Otter Creek Sportsman's Club in Cedar Rapids.

Weather delays early VSHS athletic events

VINTON TODAY
April 3, 2014 10:08 am

The continued cold has caused delays in some of the first Vinton-Shellsburg athletic contests of the season.  Boys and girls golf openers vs.

Second-year racer Leah Wroten hopes to make more history in 2014

VINTON TODAY
April 2, 2014 11:30 am

Last year, Leah Wroten became the first woman to win a feature race since 1971 at the Independence Motor Speedway, and came close to becoming the second woman to ever win a feature against male competitors at the Benton County Speedway in Vinton.

Car show unites dirt track race drivers, fans

VINTON TODAY
April 1, 2014 11:47 am

Although cold wet weather delayed this weekend's scheduled Frostbuster at the Benton County Speedway, the sun was shining Sunday afternoon when several of the drivers brought their machines to First Avenue in Vinton.