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Hawkeye Dirt Tour schedule announced; Vinton event May 13
The fifth annual XSAN Hawkeye Dirt Tour takes the best Modified drivers from in and around Iowa to 11 different tracks this season.
IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds race for a minimum of $1,000 to win and a minimum of $150 to start each night. The champion also earns a $600 share of the $3,000 point fund, a portion of which is provided by new series title sponsor XSAN.
Three-pointers, turnovers doom Vikings in 46-42 loss to Benton
With a minute and ten seconds left to go in the third quarter, the Vinton-Shellsburg basketball team held its biggest lead of the night: 6 points.
Ten seconds later, they were behind by one.
A three-point shot followed by two stolen passes and quick Bobcat buckets set the tone for the end of the game, which included a few more stolen passes leading to quick baskets. Nolan Sagan named KCRG Athlete of the Week
Nolan Sagan, the Viking leading scorer who is also near the top of the Wamac West scoring statistics, is this week's KCRG Athletes of the Week
The station will feature Nolan during its 10 p.m. broadcast tonight.
Nolan averages 15.2 points per game, and has made several key shots to help the Vikings win this year. Now a senior, he was the only junior starter on last year's team which advanced to the State Tournament last year. CPU edges Vikings in final seconds, 38-35
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys basketball team continued its trend of last-second games on Friday, but this time they came up short.
For the second time this year, the Vikings lost by 3 to Center Point-Urbana. Free throws in the final seconds gave the Stormin' Pointers the final edge.
The Vikings are 4-9 on the season. They lost one game in overtime, and five other losses were by four points or less. Vikings improving weekly after rough start, defeat No. 4 Solon
Opposing boys basketball teams may look at the Vinton-Shellsburg record (4 wins, 8 losses) and stat sheet (no conference leaders in any major category) and think that this year's team could not be quite so threatening on the court.
But as 4th-ranked Solon found out last week, that's not at all the case. The Vikings defeated the Spartans by one point, 50-49, on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
Benton County Speedway to be part of 2014 IMCA Late Model Series
A dozen dates at three different tracks comprise the inaugural IMCA Late Model Sunday Series.
Benton County Speedway in Vinton, I-35 Speedway in Mason City and Stuart Speedway each host four events this season. A standard purse will be paid and drivers will be eligible for point fund shares.
The series is at I-35 on May 18, June 15, July 20 and Aug. Viking wrestling results; VS defeats Cascade, CCA and Marion
The Vinton-Shellsburg wrestling team won three of four contests recently. The Vikes defeated Clear Creek-Amana, Marion and Cascade, but lost to CPU.
Vinton-Shellsburg (VISH) 45.0 Cascade (CASC) 30.0
106: Sam Martin, CASC, pinned Jacob Worthen, VISH, 1:04. 113: Brayden Laton, VISH, forf. . 120: Max Wehage, VISH, pinned Cain Hoffman, CASC, 1:04. 126: Navon Dunlap, VISH, pinned Justin Shaffer, CASC, 5:03.
Area Special Olympians to compete Saturday in Coralville
On Saturday morning, seven athletes from the Vinton Shellsburg United Special Olympics team will compete in regional competition in Coralville. Team members Zach Kramer, Mikey Malmgren, Sage Holmes, Leyton Aldrich, Nikole Bascom, Ryan Lane and Nick Eckhardt will take part in the Basketball Skills events held at the Northwest Junior High School.
The athletes will be scored in timed individual events including ball handling skills, passing accuracy, and shooting accuracy from various spots on the basketball court.
VS bowlers set new season high scores during Friday's contest vs. Marion
Four of the six Vinton-Shellsburg boys varsity bowlers rolled a 200+ game during Friday's home contest vs. Marion. Led by Cole Garwood's 201/244 and Daniel Janssen's 234/204, the Vikings defeated Marion at Berry's Lanes.
The young varsity girls team -- with only three members who had bowled before the beginning of this inaugural season -- continues to improve, said coach Amber Pattee. Viking swimmers set 27 personal bests against three big schools
We finished fourth but had a solid night swimming against some big schools and tough competition. Both West and City High return several state qualifiers. As a team, our 10 guys totaled 27 new personal best times.
We loaded up our relays because in a meet with this format, that is where the big points are unless you are able to place in the top 3 on an individual event.