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Last Call for VPRD Sandpit Volleyball League Registrations‏

Starting in mid-July, VPRD will begin its NEW Sandpit Volleyball League! There will be a coed league that will play on Sunday late afternoons / early evenings and a women's league that will play Wednesday nights.

News from the Speedway

  No more than a car-length separated Jeff Aikey and Ray Guss Jr. for much of the 40-lapper, but that’s all Aikey needed when the checkers waved in the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models at Independence Motor Speedway.
Article Thumbnail. VS Girls 11-12 yr old 4x100 relay team: Sara Schminke, Libbie Timmerman, Olivia Coder, Taylor Spies

VS 11 & 12 year old girls place 2nd in 4X100 Relay

At the State Hershey Track Meet in Marshalltown, the Vinton-Shellsburg 11-12 year old girls took home 2nd place in the 4x100 relay race. They led their heat with their personal best time of 1:01.
Article Thumbnail. Vinton racer Danny Dvorak won in both Independence and Vinton this past weekend.

Dvorak continues winning weekend with victory in Vinton

Danny Dvorak made it two wins in a row in the IMCA Sports Mod dirt track racing. He followed his win at the Mid-Season Championships in Independence on Saturday with a Feature win in Vinton on Sunday, July 2.

VS Volleyball camp for 3-6-grade players set for July 30-Aug. 1

  The Little Vikes Volleyball Camp for kids going into 3rd-6th grade will take place July 30, and Aug. 1, from 8am-10am.  Cost is $30;  please register by July 11th to receive a t-shirt.

Mid-Season Championships, Deery Series next up at Independence Motor Speedway

  Two big events over the course of three days will lead area race fans into the July 4 holiday at Independence Motor Speedway. Budweiser Mid-Season Championships and the annual appearance of the Deery Brothers Summer Series for IMCA Late Models will highlight action in the coming days.