Sports

The 11U Viking Baseball team wrapped up their season by winning the PST League Tournament this past weekend with a 11-7 victory over the Prairie Hawks.  The team went 4-1 during the tournament and outscored their opponents 63-26 in the five games.  Scott Betterton pitched a complete game in the championship while Riley Deklotz and Keegan Thompson led the Vikings by scoring 7 of the 11 runs in the finale.

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. If you are interested in forming a team, please have your registration form turned into us by Thursday, July 5th. League play will tentatively begin the week of July 15th at the Riverside Park sandpit courts.

  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.   Aikey, who took charge two laps following a lap 10 restart, held off Guss in thrilling fashion to score his first series win of the season and his second straight at Independence.

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 1:01.96. The winners of the second heat were the only ones to beat them with a time of 1:00.92. Members of the 4x100 team were Sara Schminke, Taylor Spies, Libbie Timmerman and Olivia Coder.

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes begin their Regional action this week with a bye and a 28-12 record. The girls defeated Benton, 2-0 and 7-1 on Monday, which was also Senior night. Senior Lindsey Noren pitched the Vikettes to victory in the opener, holding the Bobcats scoreless. It was Noren's 15th win of the season The Vikette bats made the difference in Game 2.

  The winner of the Hogan Memorial can more than double their money with a long run at the front of the IMCA Modified feature field this Sunday, July 8 at Benton County Speedway. The headline event pays a minimum of $1,250 to win and an­other $50 for each of the 40 laps led, plus $250 to the leader at midway. That makes for a potential payoff of $3,500.

  The 14U Vinton Shellsburg Black Baseball Team took 3rd place at the USSSA “A” State Baseball Tournamant held June 22-24th in Altoona and Indianola.     Bottom Row (L to R) John Betterton, Tyler Stueck, Nick Hyland, Austin Bohnsack, Sean Noeller, Kyle Jorgensen Back Row (L to R) Coach Tom Stueck, Cole Garwood, Nolan Hendrickson, Tyler Rippel, Zach Boisen, Coach Dave Boisen   The parents would like to say a big Thank You to Coach Boisen for all of his hours of hard work over the years to make this team as successful as they have been.

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. Other Winners at the Benton County Speedway included: Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert Stock Car: Curtis Roster Modifieds:  Kyle Brown Sports Compact: Nathan Chandler See complete results HERE.

  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.

  INDEPENDENCE – A great field of 113 race teams filled the pits for Budweiser Mid-Season Championships at Independence Motor Speedway. A pair of brothers, while another pair of drivers from Vinton, all claimed titles during the special event.   Brothers and defending IMCA Modified and IMCA Stock Car champions Adam Johnson and Sean Johnson last won on the same night during Season Championship action last season.