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The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings and Vikettes who earned a spot in the 2012 State Track Meet left Vinton Wednesday for Des Moines, where both Vikings and Vikettes will compete in five events at the State Track Meet which begins Thursday. The Viking shuttle hurdle team members (Nolan Edwards, Ryan Webster, Darrin Charlier and David Richter) continued a VSHS tradition by getting brightly-colored Mohawk hair styles.

  AMES -- Iowa State first baseman Erica Miller has been named to the First Team All-Big 12, the league office announced Tuesday. The honor is Miller's second conference nod after being selected to the second team in 2011. Miller is the granddaughter of Dave and Marcia Hite of Vinton.  "Her family lives in California, and ISU recruited her after seeing her play on a traveling team," said Marcia.

The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team finished fourth at Districts. Meet Summary from Coach Woodhouse: May 14, 2012 District Tournament Ames Country Club par 73 Weather: sunny and low 80s   2 teams advance to regionals low five individuals advance in medalist competition   Teams advancing: South Tama                  360 Nevada                        404 Others: Waverly-Shell Rock     418 V-S                              420 Ballard                         423 Union                           448 Gilbert                          466 Iowa Falls-Alden          513   We had no individuals advance.

Vinton Vikes 14U Black team took 1st place in the May 5 and 6th Corn Shucker Challenge Tourney. It was held at the Marvin Lindsey Complex in Vinton. The Vikes beat Iowa City Trojan Green team  in the Championship game with a score of 10-7.   Players include: Front row-Nolan Hendrickson 2nd Row (L to R) N

PELLA -- Phil Miller, a 2008 Vinton-Shellsburg graduate and a senior member of the Central College track team, has won the shot put event in the Iowa  Conference Outdoor meet. The shot put competition took place Friday in Dubuque, during the two-day event. Miller's 55-feet even  performance set a new record and  was five feet better than the second-place finisher; he now seems headed for the National Championships in California May 24-26.

Winners at the Benton County Speedway Sunday included: Stock Car: Damon Murty Sports Mod: Kyle Olson Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert Modifieds: Richie Gustin Sports compact:Nathan Chandler See complete results HERE.

  The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikettes traveled to Ames Sunday night, where they stayed overnight in a hotel to prepare for today's District golf tournement there. On Saturday, they competed at South Tama. Below is the coach's summary:   South Tama Tournament May 12, 2012 Tama-Toledo Golf and Country Club.

Dylan Rippel made second-team all conference with a 79 (14th place), leading the Vinton-Shellsburg boys golf team at the WaMaC Super Meet Monday at Solon "I am very proud of him.  He worked very hard all last summer to improve his game, and it is paying off," says Viking Coach Scott Tandy. See complete results HERE.

The Vinton-Shellburg Middle School 8th grade girls won their home meet, the Little Vikette Invitational, on Tuesday evening. The Vikettes scored 136 team points, 37 more than second-place Monticello. Bristi Gerber led the Vikettes with 16 individual points. Vikette winners include: 1500M : Lily Horst 4 x 200 relay 4 x 800 relay (Bristi Gerber, Annika Schmidt, Chloe Osborne and Lily Horst)  400M shuttle hurdle relay See complete results for both seventh and eighth grade HERE.

  VINTON – The first out-of-state driver to win a JR Motorsports Hawkeye Dirt Tour main event was the winner when the IMCA Modified series opened Tuesday night at Benton County Speedway.  Quincy, Ill., hotshoe Jeff Waterman drew the pole and ran at the front all 30 laps, beating J.D. Auringer to the checkers by a car length after two of the race’s three caution flags wiped out big leads.