Sports

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters trap shooting team took 2nd place honors at the Cedar Rapids Xavier Trap Shooting Invitational held at Otter Creek Sportsman’s Club in Cedar Rapids today.   The Red Cedar Shooters Black Squad had a final score of 217/250, securing the 2nd Place trophy.  Red Cedar Shooters Gold Squad finished the day tied for 3rd Place with Cedar Rapids Xavier’s #1 squad, and after a shoot-off, ended the day with 4th Place honors overall.

Cooper Sanders, the son of Jason and Angie Sanders, finished second in the USA Wrestling National Championships last weekend at UNI.  Cooper was the national runner-up in the Bantam division (7 & 8 year olds), at 50 pounds. He was in a 32-man bracket; the only Iowan in the bracket with wrestlers from across the country. He had four wins over the weekend, bringing him to the Championship match where his only loss came.

Dual with Independence at the Wildcat Golf Course, Shellsburg Par 35 Weather conditions: warm, no breeze  (Perfect!)   Team Scores:      V-S                  171      Independence    202     Medalist: Mackenzie Black, Indee     34 Runner-up medalist:  Erin Randall, V-S   39   Individual scores: Erin Randall       39 Natalie Ketchen  43 Cara Hach          44 Mara Jessen       45 Lauren Tandy      47 Kaiti Kilpatrick     51 (count the low four for team score)   What a night the Vinton-Shellsburg girls had! They really came ready to play.

Richie Gustin doesn’t start many of his races at Benton County Speedway at the front, but he has a knack for finishing them there. Gustin raced from 13th to win Sunday’s Frostbuster feature for IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds at Vinton. He passed pole starter Scott Hogan at the flagstand on the 20th of 30 laps, holding off Hogan and then “B” feature winner J.

After visiting a few other Iowa colleges and thinking he had found at least one he liked, Vinton-Shellsburg senior basketball player Grant Sagan went to Grand View University in Des Moines and found "the match" for his collegiate hoops career. "I like the coach, I like the size, I liked that it was a 4-year school, and the players were all very nice to me," said Grant, who officially signed with Grand View Monday morning.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters hosted AGWSR for their first Trap Shooting meet of the season today at the Red Cedar Chapter of the Izaak Walton League.   The Red Cedar Shooters won today’s event, with V-S Junior Caleb Svoboda taking the male Top Shot honors with a score of 46/50, and V-S Junior Sara Jorgensen taking the female Top Shot honors with a score of 41/50.

The varsity and JV won their meets last night against Center Point-Urbana.   Varsity won 177-193 JV won 201-203   Dylan Rippel was the first place medalist with 39; Tyler Stueck was the 2nd place medalist with a 44. Grant Noren golfed varsity and finished with 46 and Daniel Jannssen was Varsity with a 48.   Top two JV golfers were Bryce Shaw with 47 and Austin Bohnsack with 48.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes won their first golf meet of the year, a dual vs Center Point-Urbana, at Rolling Acres Golf Course in Center Point.  Under cool and cloudy conditions, the Vikettes, led by Erin Randall. won, 183-214.   CPU and V-S both improved their team scores from last year’s meet. Coach's summary: V-S’s four returning veterans played very well tonight; we were pleased with our scores, especially since we have had limited time to practice outside.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Red Cedar Shooters Trap Team will host AGWSR for their first competition of the season this Saturday, April 6th at the Red Cedar Chapter Izaak Walton League.    Practice rounds start at 7:30 a.m., and competition will begin at 9 a.m.   The Red Cedar Shooters number 33 members this year, up from 20 last season, and the most ever in the 5 year history of the program.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings basketball players gathered with their families Monday night to reflect on their historic season, and to say thank you to all of those who in some way helped make the 2012-13 campaign a historic one. “We are here to celebrate,” said Coach Joe Johnson, who handed out All-Conference and All-State Academic Awards as well as awards for accomplishments on the basketball court.