Sports

The Viking boys golf team finished in 4th place at sectionals in Manchester. It was a cold and windy day, which made scoring difficult at Pin Oak Golf Course. Dylan Rippel and Bryce Shaw, who carded 86 and 87, respectively, led the Vikings. Daniel Ervin shot 88 and both Grant Noren and Tyler Stueck shot 89. Daniel Janssen shot 92. This was a very difficult year for the players to get into a groove with their game.

The wind blew in the Vikings favor in the first half of their game against Marion. With a strong south wind at their backs, the Vikings scored twice in the first half. Senior Alex Lyons scored his first career soccer goal; Lasse Heddinger also scored for the Vikes. But in the second half, the wind blew the ball Marion's way. The Indians scored early in the second half, then tied the game on a penalty kick with 7:19 left.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys soccer team, in just its second year of existence, is 4-7 on the 2013 season, with two more regular seasons games to play. The Vikings host Marion tonight and West Delaware on Tuesday. Next Tuesday, May 20, they travel to Independence for the first-round Sub-State contest. The winner of that game will advance to play Decorah.

Freshman Macy Griffith scored the winning goal in last Tuesday's 1-0 win over Anamosa on the VS soccer field. The win was the Vikettes' first of the season. VS plays its last home game on Friday, vs. Solon. The next two Tuesdays, they play on the road, at West Delaware and South Tama, before traveling to Hudson on Tuesday, May 28, for their Regional opener.

  Tyler Bruening and John Emerson joined elite company Saturday night. They joined very short lists by winning the first two features of the season in their respective divisions at Independence Motor Speedway.   Bruening chased pole-sitter Jon Passick at the drop of the green in the 25-lap IMCA Late Model feature. After cutting into Passick’s sizable lead, a lap five caution put Bruening on the leader’s rear bumper for the ensuing restart.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes played in very wet and windy conditions at the South Tama golf tournament on Saturday, May 11. V-S finished fourth in the six-team field. Coach's Report: South Tama Tourney May 11, 2013 Tama-Toledo Country Club Par 70 Weather conditions: cold and extremely windy; very wet   Team Scores: Grinnell 374 Nevada 391 Newton 405 Vinton-Shellsburg 411 South Tama 423 Benton 442   Individuals: Medalist: Paige Van Dyk, So.

Vinton-Shellsburg junior Nolan Sagan raced to victory in the 400M and 800M events Thursday during the District track meet, earning an automatic place in the State Track meet. Freshman Bristi Gerber finished second in the 800, also automatically qualifying for the State Meet. Other athletes for VS who qualified for the State meet (after all District meet times were compared) included: Boys: Ricky Jeray, 3200 M.

After cold weather and snow delayed the Vinton-Shellsburg track teams from their outside workouts (with the exception of the day the athletes had to shovel the track), the rainy weather cancelled a few other meets. Weather was no friend for VS track teams on Thursday, either. A heavy rain delayed the district track meet one hour. But before the running events could begin, coaches -- aided by equipment and manpower from McDowell's and owner Larry Druschel -- had to remove water from the track.

VINTON, Iowa (May 7) – Cayden Carter held off a succession of heavy-hitting veterans in winning Tuesday’s Karl Performance Hawkeye Dirt Tour presented by XSAN opener at Benton County Speedway. A week and a half shy of his 18th birthday, the second-year IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified speedster started outside pole and was scored first on all but one of 30 circuits in the $1,000 to win main event.

The Vinton-Shellsburg golfers, led again by Erin Randall, won at the Jesup Golf Course during a make-up meet Tuesday. Coach's Report: Jesup Dual @ Jesup Golf Course May 7, 2013 Par 36 Sunny, warm, no breeze   Team Scores: Varsity             Vinton-Shellsburg         196             Jesup                            231 JV             V-S                              286             Don Bosco                   293   Medalist:             Erin Randall                  44 Runner-up             Mara Jessen                 48   It was an ideal night for a golf meet with perfect weather conditions.