Sports

V-S volleyball tournament set for Saturday; 8 teams to compete

Below is the schedule for the Vikette volleyball tournament. The V-S girls host seven other teams during the annual event Saturday, Sept. 4. 2010 Varsity Vikette Volleyball Tournament Saturday, September 4, 2010 Vinton-Shellsburg High School Teams:            Gold Pool                                                        Black Pool  1.

Vikings travel to South Tama tonight

The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings are looking to bounce back from the loss to Benton Community. They travel to South Tama tonight. South Tama began its season with a 46-0 shutout of Saydel. Next Friday, Sept. 10, when the Vikings host Maquekota, they will honor the football team from 1960. Many of them will attend the game.

V-S volleyball season begins with close win; tournament set for Saturday

The V-S Varsity team will host its annual tournament this Saturday. The Vinton-Shellsburg volleyball team began its season with a close win over South Tama, Tuesday evening, Aug. 31. The varsity beat South Tama last night 3-2, in a series that included five close games. The two teams traded victories for the first four contests, then V-S won a narrow 15-11 victory to claim the match. Game scores were: 25-20 VS win 22-25 ST win 25-19 VS win 17-25 ST win 15-11 VS win The girls host their tournament this Saturday in the VSHS gym.

V-S cross country teams prepare for second race, Tuesday in Grinnell

Coach John Frazier watches as the V-S girls compete. The V-S cross country season began in Williamsburg, where the boys finished fourth and the girls, fifth, on Tuesday. Next Tuesday, the teams travel to Grinnell for their second meet of the year. These photos are courtesy of Nancy Jorgensen. Vinton Today welcomes submission of photos of all events, including athletics, from parents and/or coaches, or anyone else.

Vinton Country Club wins Cedar Valley Ryder Cup

2010 Cedar Valley Ryder Cup Champions from the Vinton Country Club. (Pictured: Front(L-R) Remmington Scott, Matt Martin, Ben Donnelly, Paul Johnson, Rick Murphy. Back-Duane Randall, Chris Boddicker, Mark Wilberg, Steve Stulken, Mike LaGrange, Don Weideman, Chuck Peterson) On Sunday, August 29th, twelve qualifiers from Dysart, Vinton, Tara Hills,Shellsburg, LaPorte City and Belle Plaine golf courses took to the links at the Vinton Country Club in the annual Cedar Valley Ryder Cup Tournament.

V-S girls finish fifth at first Cross-Country meet in Williamsburg

Freshman Liz Fischer led the Vinton-Shellsburg girls with a 16th place finish in the Williamsburg varsity girls competition Tuesday evening. The Vikettes finished fifth overall. Benton Community, led by sophomore Madison Weekly's second-place performance, finished third in team scoring. Official results: PLACE TEAM POINTS PLACES OF FINISHERS   1* MountVernon-Lisbon 40 1 3 9 10 17 21 28 2* Williamsburg 40 4 5 6 7 18 23 29 3 BentonCommunity 51 2 8 12 14 15 31 32 4 Mount Pleasant 127 13 24 26 30 34 36 38 5 Vinton-Shellsburg 133 16 22 27 33 35 37 40 6 Mid-Prairie 136 11 20 25 39 41 42 43 7 North Cedar 201 19 44 45 46 47 Incomplete Teams: Clear Creek Amana Individuals results for V-S and BC: 3.

V-S boys Cross Country team begins season, finishes fourth at Williamsburg

Led by sophomore Ricky Jeray, who finished in ninth place, the Vinton-Shellsburg boys cross-country team finished fourth in the Williamsburgmeet Tuesday evening. Benton Community finished fifth.   Team Scores:   1 Mount Vernon-Lisbon     33   1   2   7  11  12  15  21     2 Mount Pleasant          77   6  10  14  17  30  34  42   3 Mid-Prairie             85   3   4   8  26  44  45  47    4 Vinton-Shellsburg       89   9  13  19 23  25  29  36    5 BentonCommunity       116   5  20  24 32  35  40  41   6 Clear Creek Amana      133  16  18  28  33  38  54       7 North Cedar            205  22  27  50  51  55  59  60    8 Williamsburg           208  31  37  43  48  49  52         9 Hlv                    251  39  46  53  56  57  58    Individual results for V-S and BC teams: 4.

Youngsters race bicycles during Autism Awareness night at the Races

On your mark, get set.... bicyclists race during Autism Awareness Night at BCS. Young racers begin to line up for the start of the first annual Bike Races at the Benton County Speedway on Sunday, August 29, 2010. After pedaling one full lap to the checkered flag, each of the nearly 30 cyclists were awarded with a trophy and treat bags during Autism Awareness night at the Speedway.

Brian's View from the Grandstands

Gary Phieffer Sport Compact winner Welcome to another episode of Brian’s Views from the Grandstands.  Tonight’s action on Autism Awareness night is brought to you by the fine folks at Stickfort Construction as well as kid’s bike races.  Hang on as here we go again. The first feature up tonight was the Hobby Stocks.  19 cars started the feature with Doug Laughridge taking the early lead.

Cross Country runners compete in first meet tonight

The official 2010 VSHS varsity boys cross-country team photo. Tonight the Vinton-Shellsburg cross-country teams travel to Williamsburg for their first meet. "It's not a large meet, but it will be a competive one," said Coach John Frazier. The team has a relatively new tradition -- a supper at the Nancy and Pat Jorgensen home the night before the first meet. They observed that custom Tuesday evening, sharing spaghetti, bread sticks, garlic bread and dessert bars.