Sports
Scott Hogan among Week 2 winners at Benton County Speedway
Scott Hogan of Vinton returned to Victory Lane at the Benton County Speedway Sunday night, winning the Modified Feature.
Other winners include:
Sport Mod: Kyle Olson
Stock Car: Paul Shepherd
Hobby Stock: Scotty Pippert
Sport Compact: Gary Pfeiffer VS girls win golf dual vs. Center Point-Urbana
The Vinton-Shellsburg girls golf team won a dual meet vs. Center Point-Urbana, at Rolling Hills Golf Course outside of Center Point Thursday. Par for the course is 35.
Hannah Looney led all golfers with a 45 to earn meet medalist honors. Liz Moen, playing for the JV, scored a 49.
Brian's View from the Grandstand: Week 1 at Vinton
Welcome to another season of Views from the Grandstands. The final night of the Frostbuster takes us to Vinton. First I want to mention a few things about the track. They removed the large white tractor tires and in their place they buried tires marking the racing surface. From what I heard, they retiled turns one and two and added quite a bit of dirt to the racing surface.
Benton County Speedway season opened Sunday
The traditional Frostbuster event began the racing season at the Benton County Speedway Sunday evening in Vinton.
Feature winners included:
Hobby StocK: Scott Pippert
Sport Mod: Danny Dvorak
Modifieds: Dan Rotarczak
Stock Car: Damon Murty
Sport Compact: Brad Chandler
VSHS Early Bird Men's Track Meet Results
Men 100 Meter Dash Varsity
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Name Year School Finals H# Points
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Finals
1 McCarron, Riley Wahlert 11.30 4 10
2 Schueller, Aaron Wahlert 11.41 4 8
3 Parysz, Pat Solon 11.57 4 6
4 Hadachek, Trev Union-Lpc 11.
Vikings win several events in Early Bird meet, finish 4th
The Vinton-Shellsburg boys track team finished fourth in its Early Bird meet Friday in Vinton.
The Vikings earned 89 points, behind Dubuque Wahlert, Solon, and Western Dubuque. Union Finished fifth and Benton Community, sixth.
Several V-S athletes won varsity events.
Jason Kirk won the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.
Benton County Speedway opens with April 3 Frostbuster special
The first green flag of the season flies at Benton County Speedway this Sunday, April 3, when five IMCA divisions converge at Vinton for the traditional Frostbuster special.
The IMCA Modified feature pays $1,000 to win and is a qualifying event for the 2011 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot. IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars run for $500 to win, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods for $400, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks for $250 and Mach-1 Sport Compacts for $150.
Winter Athletics Achieve Academic Recognition @ V-S HS!
During each activity season in Iowa, high school students are not only recognized for their accomplishments as performers or as athletes, but also recognized for their efforts in the classroom. The Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District is proud of the efforts our students put forth in the classroom. During the winter 2010-11 activity season, the following teams or groups have achieved state-wide academic recognition for their efforts.
2nd Annual Benton County Speedway Car Show
A cold but sunny Sunday greeted over 20 race teams and scores of fans to the streets of Vinton for the second annual Benton County Speedway Car Show, sponsored by the RonDaVoo Lounge & Deli and Vinton Unlimited.
Over 170 drivers and fans voted for their favorite car in the IMCA Modified, Stock Car, Hobby Stock, SportMod and Sport Compact divisions. VPRD Volleyball League champs receive trophies
The champions of the Vinton Parks and Recreation Department Volleyball League recently received their trophies. Pictured with this story are:
Coed League Champion - Fareway / Tharp Design
Back Row (l-r) Dennis Bramow, Mike Allen, Shane Cox
Front Row (l-r) Jessica Meyer, Lana Elwick
Not pictured: An