Sports
Viking gridiron practice has one goal: Championship football
With the sounds from the horns and drums of the marching band echoing around them, the members of the 2011 Vinton-Shellsburg Viking football team continued practicing as they approach their season opener in 15 days at Benton Community.
"Our goal is championship football," head coach Pat Farley told his players as they worked on some blocking drills Thursday morning. Burbridge joins familiar names in Victory Lane at Benton County Speedway
Winners at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, Aug. 7, include:
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Sports Compact: Brad Chandler
Sports Modified: Race Hullin
Stock Car: Damon Murty
Modifieds: Mike Burbridge
See complete results HERE, at Speed Net Direct.
Benton County Speedway coloring contest winners announced
Drivers weren't the only ones competing for the top spot at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, August 7.
It was decision night for the Speedway's annual coloring contest, which awarded a combined total of over $150 in prizes. Trophy winners collected a bag of loot, including skating or mini-golf passes to the Vinton Skate and Activity Center, Palace Bucks for the Vinton Palace Theater and Vinton Value Dollars courtesy of Vinton Unlimited. VPRD Kids Triathlon winners listed
The youngsters swam, biked and ran (in that order) their way to the finish line. The Kids Triathlon took place at the Vinton Swimming Pool and surrounding roads on the morning of Saturday, July 30th.
The distances required for each event differered depending on their age group. The time, place and required distances of the partipants can be found in the attached "Triathlon Results. First Baptist Church sees 83 children for soccer camp, so far
Soccer camp is being held this week by the First Baptist Church. There has been as many as 83 children participate, and anyone else is still welcome to come on over and join in!
The soccer camp is being held at the Braille school soccer field as a ministry of First Baptist Church.
There are 11 coaches and 16 support staff. Benton County Speedway Coloring Contest is here!!
The rules are simple, just print off the attached Rules & Picture, work your magic, and turn it in at the Benton County Speedway this Weekend!
Entries are due THIS SUNDAY and you must be present to win, so sharpen your crayons and colored pencils and put some color to the page.
The PDF file is attached, along with a JPG version.
Swim Camp, register by August 3 to participate
For $10, kids can get a chance to learn competitive swimming technique and strokes from the Vinton Boys and Girls Swim coaches, current and both current and former high school and college swimmers.
Included in this price are goggles, t-shirt and swim cap.
The camp is August 8-12, Mon – Fri from 5 to 6pm at the Vinton Pool.
Winners at BCS include Pippert, Olson
Winners at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, July 31 included:
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Sports Mod: Kyle Olson
Sports Compact: Nate Chandler
Modifieds: Joe Docekal
Stock Car: Andrew Burk
See complete results HERE.
Thanks for Making VU golf event a success!
Thank you to everyone who took time out of their day to come out and play in the Vinton Unlimited Golf Tournament this year! We had a fantastic time and all but about 2 groups made it through the entire tournament without getting rained on! Below you will find some information about the tournament, the scores, and the crowd pleaser.
Roster among winners at Benton County Speedway
Winners at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, July 24, included:
Hobby Stock: Scott Pippert
Stock Car: Curtis Roster
Modifieds: Troy Cordes
Sports Mod: Dave McCalla
Sports Compact: Nate Chandler
For complete results, click HERE.