Sports
Last chance to sign up for Aqua Aerobics
VPRD is making its final call for registrations for an upcoming session of Aqua Aerobics. This class will be held at the Braille School Indoor Pool from 6:30 to 7:30 PM on the dates of March 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27. The cost is $40 for the session and the last day to register without incurring a $3 late fee is TODAY (Thursday, February 28) so hurry in if you are interested.
Only seven seats left on second VPRD bus to State Basketball
I wanted to let you know about some details regarding our second bus. We have secured a second bus for the trip on Tuesday, March 5th to watch the boys play in Des Moines. This bus trip has also been helped out by sponsors to help defray the cost. The second bus is $20 per ticket and includes all the amenities of the first (transportation, ticket to the game, parking cost, brown sack supper).
Snowed in: 1982-83 Vikings recall a night in the Marion gym
With the snow on the way and Vinton scheduled to play a game in Marion, it brought up a memory from high school that seemed fitting.
I can remember being on the bus going to the game that day and already seeing snow starting to drift. I was on the floor in the 4th quarter when they stopped play and made an announcement over the loudspeaker that the weather was bad and our basketball team would be spending the night in Marion.
Vikings to face coach with most State experience in Iowa history
Don't let the six losses fool you: Harlan is a very good high school basketball team with a very rich history.
Although the Cyclones are seeded eighth, two of their losses came by a combined five points to Atlantic, which was ranked second -- right behind Vinton-Shellsburg -- for most of the year.
The Cyclones "stunned" Atlantic in Sub-State action, according to the headline on the KMALAND radio station web site, defeating them 52-43 in their Sub-State contest.
Support Viking Basketball with a State T-Shirt
Vinton-Shellsburg basketball players received a State Tournament T-shirt the night they won their Sub-State game, and now all VS fans can get one.
Click HERE for an order form; all proceeds go toward Viking basketball programs.
VPRD arranging charter bus for State Basketball
The Vinton-Shellsburg boy's basketball team is headed to the State Tournament in Des Moines and we are offering a way to get you there as well!
The Vinton Parks & Recreation Department is now accepting signups for a seat on a chartered bus headed to Des Moines to watch the boys play on Tuesday, March 5th.
The cost of this trip is only $18 per person and includes transportation, parking, ticket to the game and a brown-sack supper for the ride home.
VS planning early out, pep buses for State game March 5
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys’ basketball team will play in the state tournament starting on Tuesday, March 5 at 3:45.
The school district will have a three hour early out on Tuesday so students and families can attend the game.
We are working on providing pep busses for our middle school and high school students for $13/seat which includes a ticket to the game and the bus.
Adult Volleyball League scores and standings
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'Vinton Community Night' at the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
The annual 'Vinton Community Night' at the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders hockey game is now less than a month away and tickets for the event are now on sale at two convenient Vinton locations. Come out with friends and family on Saturday, March 9th to enjoy a fast-paced, hard-hitting hockey game as the RoughRiders take on the Sioux Falls Stampede at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena.
Vikings have one more goal to accomplish: State Championship
Standing late last night on the court where their last loss – which took place a year ago tomorrow – taught them what they could accomplish this year, the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings looked back on the first 24 games of their season.
The journey began, not with basketballs in their hands, but pencils.
“We made a goal sheet,” said Chris Merchant and Chase Overton, the Vikings’ sixth and seventh men – who also make it a point to stand side-by-side when the National Anthem is played before each game.