The top Solon shooters defeated the top Vinton-Shellsburg shooters during the first meet of the season Saturday. The VS team, called the Red Cedar Shooters,  did outscore the Solon squad overall.

Last week, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team won two meets it had never won before, says their coach. They followed their first place finish at Williamsburg with another one at Hudson.

Erin Randall led the VS Vikettes to victory in their first golf meet of the season. The girls defeated CPU, 204-233, at the Vinton Country Club. Here is the summary of the contest: Thursday, April 5 Dual Meet with CPU @ Vinton Country Club   Team Scores:             V-S                    204             CPU                   233   (Count low four scores of six) V-S Erin Randall                  48 Cara Hach                    48 Natalie Ketchen            54 Liz Moen                      54 Mara Jessen and Katie Lovell both had 55   CPU Mallory Thurm              49 Amelia Smith                            59 Marrisa Brandt             62 Kamryn Haynes                        63 Noncounters: Katie Walters and Dannielle Wenger   Neither team had enough for a JV score, but Colleen Finch and Samantha Jorgensen  (V-S)also played, as did Sara Davis, Hanna Ellis and Sam Morris for CPU.

The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team edged out Solon, winning the Williamsburg meet with 140 points on Tuesday. "I was very happy with they way that we competed," said Coach Aric Chvala.

An early season special brings NASCAR favorite Ken Schrader to Ben­ton County Speedway for the April 8 Frostbuster.  Schrader will race an IMCA Modified in the Sunday show at Vinton, joining BCS regulars and a host of Frostbuster visitors in pursuit of a $1,000 top prize.

  Welcome to another views from the grandstands.  The first racing event of the season took place tonight at the Benton County Speedway.

  The 8th Grade AAU Volleyball Team from Vinton finished their 2012 season with a trip to State in Des Moines this past weekend. The girls took first place in the Apgar 8th Grade AAU Volleyball Tournament in Marshalltown to advance to State.

  Led by gold medalists Kelyn Rickels (high jump) and Darrin Charlier (long jump), the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings finished fifth in team scoring at Tipton Tuesday evening.

  The first official practice of the Viking Alumni Football team will be held this Sunday, April 1, at 6 p.m. at the practice field just north of the high school football field.

Cheyenne Barnes was the 55m indoor WAMAC champ on Monday, at Cornell College in Mount Vernon.  She was also runner up in the 200.  Peyton Leonard was the 400 WAMAC indoor champ.