Vinton Parks and Recreation Department                                                                                                   2013-14 Adult Volleyball Standings                                                                                                   December 13, 2013                                                                                                                                                                                             Coed Division Sunday, December 13   Ehlinger's Vinton Express 66       12—12--22          vs            Hummel's / Iron Shed                    25--25--25   Team Truax                                        12--19--22           vs             Hummel's / Iron Shed                    25—25--25   Paul's Seeds                                       15—25--25          vs            Fareway / Tharp Design                                25--14--27   Neve’s P.

  Match Summary VISH SOLO 106 Conner Miracle (Vinton-Shellsburg) won by forfeit over Unknown (Unattached) .

  Match Summary VISH EWD 106 COLLIN KOERPERICH (Epworth, Western Dubuque) won by pin over Conner Miracle (Vinton-Shellsburg) 1:14.

The 1st Annual Vinton-Shellsburg Men’s Alumni Basketball Tournament is set for December 21, in the VSHS gym. Look for more information about teams and times on Vinton Today in the near future.

After a rough first week, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings basketball team won its first game of the season, defeating South Tama in overtime by one point, 57-56.

The Viking basketball home winning streak is over. Six-foot-nine Williamsburg senior Matt Heitmann and the rest of the Raider defense made scoring tough all night -and virtually impossible in the final nine minutes -- for the Vikings in their home opener.

Vinton-Shellsurg athletes are busy in December competing in the traditionally-named "winter" sports, basketball, wrestling and swimming. Now, however, softball is becoming a winter activity for dozens of V-S girls, from fourth grade through high school.

Harold Shepherd's basketball team won at Vinton on Tuesday, something that happened hundreds of times over three decades.   But Tuesday's win was Coach Shepherd's first in Vinton leading an opposing team.

A year after the historic undefeated season and its first appearance at the state tournament since 1996, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys basketball team begins a season without most of the key players from last year’s squad.

Way back in 1982, Max and Marian Madorin opened the doors to Moose’s Rollarena on C Avenue to provide recreational skating for the community and surrounding area.